Alison Doody

Alison Doody is an Irish actor and model. Her birth date was 11th November 1966. Alison Doody first made a film debut as an actress and Bond actress with the film A View to a Kill, (1985). Then she appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989. She played Nazi sympathizing archaeologist Elsa Schneider. Siobhan Donnevan in A Prayer for the Dying (1997), Charlotte Taffin (1988) and Rebecca Flannery Major League II (1994) also play roles. Doody began modeling after she was approached. The outcome proved to be a lucrative career. Doody tried to stay clear of glamorous and sexy roles, which was a principle she applied in her acting. In the event that she was brought to director's notice for an upcoming James Bond film, Doody took on a part on the film A View to a Kill (1985). Doody is listed within John Willis Screen World's Vol. 3. She is listed as one of the 12 most promising actors of 1986. 38. Still only 18 when she appeared in the film, Doody was and is one of the smallest Bond girl that has ever appeared. A Prayer for the Dying (1997) with Mickey Rourke, also featured a smaller role as IRA Siobhan. Doody played a non-speaking part in the 1987 television version of The Secret Garden appearing as Archibald Craven's wife Lilias in the movie of his dreams. The storyteller's episode Sapsorrow was her debut leading part. The episode aired in 1988 opposite John Hurt, Dawn France as well as Jennifer Saunders. She also appeared with Pierce Brosnan on the movie Taffin. Her most recognizable part to date was that of Austrian Nazi sympathizer and archaeologist Doctor Elsa Schneider opposite Harrison Ford in 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Doody has been in three films with James Bond actors. In 1991 Doody was co-starring with Jonathan Pryce in British mini-series Selling Hitler inspired by the publishing fraud known as the Hitler Diaries. Then, she moved to Hollywood. She was Flannery Charlie Sheen's agent and partner on the set of Major League II. She was chosen to be the replacement for Cybill Shepherd who had been L'Oreal's spokesperson. Doody was a part of the 2003 British comedy The Actors. Michael Caine played her in a ceremony in recognition of an award. In 2004, she appeared alongside Patrick Swayze as a television adaptation of King Solomon's Mines. She also appeared as a character in Benjamin's Struggle, a 2005 publication about the Holocaust. Doody had a minor role in Danny Dyer's film The Rapture (2010). Then, she appeared on RTE's Medical thriller The Clinic. She was scheduled to also be the star of a remake in 2011 of the classic horror film The Asphyx. However, the project was ultimately canceled. The year 2011 saw her debut on the first season of two on the E4 comedy drama Beaver Falls playing Pam Jefferson. In 2014, she appeared in We Still Kill the Old Way. The Almeria Tierra de Film Award was presented to her on November 21, 2018. In addition, she was awarded one of the stars at the Almeria Walk of Fame.