"It's rather a shock," [Roger Moore], who had known her since they were students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1944, told BBC radio.

In addition to her 14 appearances as Miss Moneypenny, she also acted in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita and worked on TV shows including The Saint, The Baron, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), and The Persuaders!, the BBC said.