Yvonne Shima
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Born1935
British Columbia, Canada
Died1 September 2023 (age 88)
British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Yearsactive1958–1965
Yvonne Shima | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 1 September 2023 (age 88) British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 1958–1965 |
| Spouse | Barry Ransom |
Yvonne Shima (1935 – 1 September 2023)[1] was a Canadian-born British actress.
Shima was born in British Columbia into a Japanese Canadian family and later settled in Toronto. Soon after arriving in the UK in 1958[2] she began playing the role of Lotus Blossom in the play The Teahouse of the August Moon on stage. She played the receptionist Sister Lily in the first James Bond film Dr. No in 1962.[3] In the late 1960s, Yvonne decided to stop acting after suffering a car accident.[1]