Caroline Munro, a stunning brunette with a long mane of hair, was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, and spent her childhood in Rottingdean near Brighton, where she attended a Roman Catholic convent school. Her journey to stardom began by chance, when her mother and a photographer entered her picture in a "Face of the Year" competition for the British newspaper The Evening News, which they won.
This unexpected win led to a modeling career, with her first job being for Vogue Magazine at the tender age of 17. She subsequently moved to London to pursue top modeling jobs, becoming a major cover girl for fashion and television commercials. Her popularity as a model led to decorative bit parts in films such as Casino Royale (1967) and Where's Jack? (1969).
One of her many gorgeous photo ads earned her a screen test and a one-year contract at Paramount, where she won the role of Richard Widmark's daughter in the comedy/western A Talent for Loving (1973). During the filming of this movie, she met her future husband, actor Judd Hamilton, but they later divorced.
In 1969, she became the commercial poster girl for "Lamb's Navy Rum", a gig that lasted an impressive ten years. She also had no lines as Vincent Price's dead wife in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972),which, in turn, led to a Hammer Studios contract and such low-budget spine-tinglers as Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974).
More noticeable roles came outside the studio, as the slave girl/love interest in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973),the princess in At the Earth's Core (1976),and a lethal Bond girl in the top-notch The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Her voluptuous looks sustained her for a bit longer, but the quality of her roles did not improve with higher visibility.
Later '70s and '80s roles included the lower-grade Starcrash (1978),Maniac (1980),and Slaughter High (1986),the last-mentioned written and directed by her second husband, George Dugdale, whom she married in 1990. He passed away in 2020.
Following her marriage, she was less seen, but continued to perform sporadically on camera, primarily in England and often in the horror genre. Subsequent lead and supporting movie roles have included Heaven's a Drag (1994),Domestic Strangers (1996),Flesh for the Beast (2003),Vampyres (2015),Cute Little Buggers (2017),and House of the Gorgon (2019),which also featured her daughter Georgina Dugdale.
