In 1960, she won the first runner up title in Miss Universe contest.
If you look very closely, you can even see that she appeared in a third Bond film, with an uncredited cameo in A View to a Kill.
Her acting career started I the year 1958.
In 1995 she gained more international fame as Queen Isabella in Braveheart, and in 1999 she achieved more blockbuster success as the villainous Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough.
The role rocketed her to stardom and helped land her the role of Jean Grey in the , a role she went on to play in four hit films.
She was originally cast to play the character of Aki in the film, but switched roles after having trouble with the English dialogue.