Mary Stävin

• Name — Mary Stävin • Born — 20 August 1957 • Birthplace — Örebro County, Sweden • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1981–present • Height — 170 cm • Children — 1 • Hair Color — Blonde • Eye Color — Blue • Title — Miss World Sweden 1977 Miss World 1977

Stävin was born in Örebro County, Sweden, in 1957. A blue-eyed blonde, she won Miss World 1977 in London, becoming the third Swedish woman to win the Miss World crown. Stävin started her acting career in the early 1980s. She appeared in two music videos for Adam Ant, "Ant Rap" (1981) and "Strip" (1983). Stävin's first film role was in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), where she played a non-speaking role as an Octopussy girl. She then appeared in the next Bond film, A View to a Kill (1985), in a larger role as agent Kimberley Jones. Bond actor Roger Moore later wrote in his autobiography that "floating away on board a submarine with Mary Stavin must be many men's dream." Stävin dated footballer Don Shanks from 1978 to 1982. She then dated footballer George Best from 1982 to 1985, and the couple released the exercise album Shape Up and Dance.

Stävin has acted sporadically since the mid-1990s. She married businessman Nicholas Wilcockson in 1995, and the couple has one daughter who was born in 1996. Stävin lives in California.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — Arthur the King — Princess — TV film • 1985 — Hotel — Sandy Tanner — Episode: "Distortions" • 1986 — Still the Beaver — Maria — Episode: "Miss Honeywell Comes to Town" • 1987 — The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd — Kirsten Haaken — 2 episodes • 1989 — Night Court — Jacqueline — Episode: "Life with Buddy" • 1990 — Twin Peaks — Heba — 2 episodes • 1995 — Days of Our Lives — Rhonda — Episode: #1.7678

Mary Stävin is recorded with the occupation beauty pageant contestant. Recorded as model, actress and beauty pageant contestant. Recorded at birth as Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin. The authorities additionally record the heading Miss World 1977.

Stävin continued her acting career after the Bond films. She had supporting roles in the horror films House (1985) and Open House (1987). She then had supporting roles in the films The Opponent (1988), Alien Terminator (1988), and Howling V: The Rebirth (1989). Stävin played the female lead in the action films Strike Commando 2 (1988) and Born to Fight (1989). Both were directed by Bruno Mattei and starred Brent Huff. Stävin also played Heba in the television series Twin Peaks (1990). During the late 1980s, Stävin was married to and divorced from actor Steve Jamieson, and she then had a five-year relationship with actor William Holdsworth.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — Octopussy — Octopussy Girl • 1985 — A View to a Kill — Kimberley Jones • 1985 — House — Tanya • 1987 — Open House — Katie Thatcher • 1988 — The Opponent — Gilda Duranti • 1988 — Caddyshack II — Girl in Bar — Cameo • 1988 — Alien Terminator — Maureen De Havilland • 1988 — Strike Commando 2 — Rosanna Boom • 1989 — Howling V: The Rebirth — Anna • 1989 — Born to Fight — Maryline Kane • 1993 — Desire — Adrienne • 1996 — The Devil Takes a Holiday — Tina • 2005 — The Story of Bob — Inga Jones • 2019 — The Christmas Pause — Aunt Viv • 2021 — Barking Mad — Katya Philipova