Nikki van der Zyl
| Nikki Van Der Zyl | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Monica van der Zyl 27 April 1935 Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Voice actress, Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1980 |
Monica "Nikki" van der Zyl (born 27 April 1935, Berlin) is a German voice actress known for providing the voice of Honey Ryder in the movie Dr. No.[1] She also revoiced all the other female voices in that same movie, except that of Miss Moneypenny and Miss Taro. Van der Zyl also worked as a dialogue coach who assisted Gert Fröbe, whose English was limited, for the movie Goldfinger. She works as an artist, poet, and public speaker.
Personal life
Nikki van der Zyl was born 27 April 1935 in Berlin. Her father was Rabbi Dr. Werner van der Zyl.[2]
Filmography
James Bond films
- Dr. No (1962; re voiced Ursula Andress, Eunice Gayson and all other female voices except Moneypenny, Miss Taro, Sister Rose and Sister Lily. Despite controversies, van der Zyl also performed the song "Underneath the Mango Tree" which is heard in the film.[3] Only the version heard on the soundtrack album release was performed by Diana Coupland)
- From Russia with Love (1963; re voiced Eunice Gayson and female hotel clerk in Istanbul)
- Goldfinger (1964; re voiced Shirley Eaton as well as Nadja Regin and was English coach to Gert Fröbe on set with him)
- Thunderball (1965; re voiced Claudine Auger and woman in red dress at the nightclub)
- You Only Live Twice (1967; re voiced Mie Hama)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969; re voiced "Olympe" (Virginia North) and various other characters.)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971; re voiced Denise Perrier)
- Live and Let Die (1973; partly re voiced Jane Seymour)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974; re voiced Francoise Therry and various other characters)
- Moonraker (1979; re voiced Corinne Clery, Leila Shenna and various other characters)
Other films
- Man in the Moon (1960, re voiced Shirley Anne Field)
- The Savage Innocents (1960, re voiced Yoko Tani)
- Lafayette (1961, re voiced Claudia Cardinale)
- Call Me Bwana (1963, re voiced Anita Ekberg)
- You Must Be Joking! (1965, re voiced Gabriella Licudi)
- The Ipcress File (1965, re voiced Sue Lloyd)
- She (1965, re voiced Ursula Andress)
- The Blue Max (1966; re voiced Ursula Andress)
- Funeral in Berlin (1966, re voiced Eva Renzi)
- Modesty Blaise (1966, re voiced Monica Vitti)
- One Million Years B.C. (1966, re voiced Raquel Welch)
- Prehistoric Women (1967, re voiced various characters}
- Frankenstein Created Woman (1967, re voiced Susan Denberg)
- Deadlier than the Male (1967, re voiced Sylva Koscina)
- The Jokers (1967, re voiced Gabriella Licudi)
- Hannibal Brooks (1969; re voiced Karin Baal)
- Krakatoa, East of Java (1969, re voiced Jacqui Chan)
- Fraulein Doktor (1969, re voiced Suzy Kendall)
- Scars of Dracula (1970; re voiced Jenny Hanley)
- You Can't Win 'Em All (1970, re voiced Michele Mercier)
- Gawain and the Green Knight (1973, re voiced Ciaran Madden)
- The Cherry Picker (1974; re voiced Lulu)
Other
In January 2013, van der Zyl published her book, For Your Ears Only, which was translated into German for a 2015 release in Germany. In November 2013, an exhibition called "Night Flight to Berlin" [4] opened in the Museum Pankow in Berlin and ran until April 2014. The exhibition highlighted stages in van der Zyl's life from her childhood days to the Bond films and her work as a barrister and political correspondent in London.
On 20 September 2014, she was a special guest star at a 50th anniversary screening of Goldfinger in Braunschweig (Germany) where she was awarded an Honorary Membership in the James Bond Club Deutschland e.V. for her contribution to the James Bond film series.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bond's secret girl: Unknown artist dubbed the voices of 007's best-known beauties - but now she's banned from the movies spy's 50th birthday party!". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Meaker, Morgan. "For your ears only". Magazine. Kids of Dada. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Bond's Secret Weapon". The New York Post. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ "Night Flight to Berlin" Exhibition Opening with Nikki van der Zyl; The Bond Bulletin". thebondbulletin.blogspot.de. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ↑ "GOLDFINGER Screening in Braunschweig - A glamorous Anniversary Event; The Bond Bulletin". thebondbulletin.blogspot.de. Retrieved 21 September 2014.