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My Take
Luciana Paluzzi is one of those names I associate instantly with a single unforgettable role. As the SPECTRE assassin Fiona Volpe in Thunderball, she gave the fourth James Bond film one of its most memorable adversaries. But what I appreciate is that she wasn't a one-film figure. Born in Rome in 1937, she worked across both Italian cinema and Hollywood through the 1960s and 70s, in films like Chuka, The Green Slime and The Klansman. That range tells me she was a working actress who could move between industries. To me, a career that straddles two film cultures is genuinely impressive.
Overview
Luciana Paluzzi (born 10 June 1937) is an Italian actress. She is perhaps best known for playing SPECTRE assassin Fiona Volpe in the fourth James Bond film, Thunderball, but she had important roles in notable films of the 1960s and 1970s in both the Italian film industry and Hollywood, including Chuka, The Green Slime, 99 Women, Black Gunn, War Goddess, The Klansman and The Sensuous Nurse.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Luciana Paluzzi
- Name (Japanese)
- ルチアナ・パルッツィ
- Reading
- るちあな・ぱるっつぃ
- Born
- June 10, 1937 (age 89)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.