# Deborah Moore
**Deborah Moore** (full name Deborah Maria Luisa Moore) is an English actress born in 1963 in [Marylebone](https://www.edgepedia.org/marylebone), London, the daughter of [Roger Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-moore), the actor best known as [James Bond](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-bond), and the Italian actress Luisa Mattioli[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/deborah-moore/credits/3000967275/) • [3](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/deborah-moore-2247/). Her screen career began in childhood, in an episode of her father's series *The Persuaders!* in 1971, and her best-known roles include Charlie Chaplin's second wife Lita Grey in Richard Attenborough's *Chaplin* (1992) and a brief appearance as an air hostess serving a martini to Pierce Brosnan's Bond in *Die Another Day* (2002)[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/). In Britain she is also widely recognized as the face of the Scottish Widows insurance advertising campaign[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Deborah Maria Luisa Moore[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/deborah-moore/credits/3000967275/) |
| Born | 1963, Marylebone, London, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) |
| Parents | Actor Roger Moore and Italian actress Luisa Mattioli; siblings Geoffrey and Christian[3](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/deborah-moore-2247/) |
| Early billing | Credited as Deborah Barrymore in her early career, including *Lionheart* (1987) and *Top Line* (1988)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) |
| Signature British work | Face of the Scottish Widows press and television advertisements, 1986 to 1995[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore) |
| Best-known film roles | Lita Grey in *Chaplin* (1992); Air Hostess in *Die Another Day* (2002); Maj. Goode in *Into the Sun* (1991)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) |
| Marriage | Married to actor and producer Jeremy Green from 1989 to 1994; the marriage ended in divorce[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) |
## Early life and training
Moore grew up during her father's rise to international fame as James Bond, a period he later described as spanning the 1970s. She recalled in a 2026 podcast interview that as a small child she believed she had two fathers, one on television and one who came home in the evening[5](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/spyhards-a-spy-movie-podcast-1/episodes/deborah-moore-on-die-another-day-bullseye-spymaster-interview-132). Her parents' children also included her brothers Geoffrey and Christian[3](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/deborah-moore-2247/).
She trained at LAMDA, the [London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art](https://www.edgepedia.org/london-academy-of-music-and-dramatic-art). In her account, she wondered at drama school whether she was being admitted because of her family name, but concluded that work would not come without ability[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-25-ca-408-story.html). One of her classmates there was [Rita Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/rita-wilson), later the wife of [Tom Hanks](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-hanks), and the two remained close family friends[3](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/deborah-moore-2247/).
Her first screen appearance came in childhood: an episode of *The Persuaders!* in 1971, the series starring her father[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore).
## Career
Moore's early film credits were billed under the name Deborah Barrymore, including Mathilda in *Lionheart* (1987) and June in *Top Line* (1988)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/deborah_moore_62). From 1986 to 1995 she was the face of the Scottish Widows investment company's press and television advertising in Britain, which became one of her most widely recognized appearances[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore).
**American work in 1992.** In January 1992, having moved to Los Angeles about a year earlier, she made her American film debut as an Air Force public affairs officer, Maj. Goode, in the action film *Into the Sun*, opposite [Anthony Michael Hall](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthony-michael-hall) and [Michael Paré](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-pare)[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-25-ca-408-story.html). The same year she played [Charlie Chaplin](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlie-chaplin)'s second wife Lita Grey in *Chaplin*, directed by Richard Attenborough[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-25-ca-408-story.html) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/), and took a regular role on the NBC daytime soap *Days of Our Lives* as a character named Danielle[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-25-ca-408-story.html).
**Later film and television.** In the 1990s she played Hannah Bernstein in the thrillers *On Dangerous Ground* (1996) and *Midnight Man* (1997) and appeared in the television film *Merlin: The Magic Begins* (1998)[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/deborah_moore_62) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/). Later credits include *Provoked* (2007), in which she played Jackie alongside Aishwarya Rai and [Miranda Richardson](https://www.edgepedia.org/miranda-richardson)[8](https://static.bafta.org/files/entered-films-2007-58.pdf), episodes of *Midsomer Murders* (2009) and *Sherlock* (2010), the film *Assassin* (2015) as Laura Boyd, *Crown for Christmas* (2015) as Mrs. Hinden, and *We Still Steal the Old Way* (2017) as [Anne-Marie](https://www.edgepedia.org/anne-marie)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/). In the HBO series *The Nevers* she appeared in two episodes in 2021 to 2023 as a Fancy Lady and High Society Woman[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/). She has also worked in voice roles, including in the video games *Star Wars: Battlefront* (2015) and *Mass Effect: Andromeda* (2017)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/).
## James Bond connections
Bond-related roles run through her career. She played a secretary in *Goldeneye* (1989), a British television film about [Ian Fleming](https://www.edgepedia.org/ian-fleming), the creator of James Bond[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/). In *Die Another Day* (2002), the Bond film starring [Pierce Brosnan](https://www.edgepedia.org/pierce-brosnan), she had a minor role as an air hostess who serves Bond a martini on a [British Airways](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-airways) flight, a cameo noted for its self-reference to her father's Bond[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/) • [9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/characters/nm0601105/). Her line, "Your drink, sir", is answered by Brosnan's Bond with "Lucky I asked for it shaken"[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/characters/nm0601105/). She also appeared with her father and Michael Caine in the comedy *Bullseye!* (1990), playing Flo Fleming[5](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/spyhards-a-spy-movie-podcast-1/episodes/deborah-moore-on-die-another-day-bullseye-spymaster-interview-132) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/deborah_moore_62), and in 2024 appeared as herself in the documentary *From Roger Moore with Love*[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore).
In interviews, she has described her father as supportive rather than prescriptive: he gave her no specific career advice, and she said she learned instead from watching his discipline and his equal treatment of crew and actors[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-25-ca-408-story.html).
## References
1. [Deborah Moore, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601105/)
2. [Deborah Moore List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/deborah-moore/credits/3000967275/)
3. [Deborah Moore, CineMagia.ro](https://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/deborah-moore-2247/)
4. [Deborah Moore Movies on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/deborah-moore)
5. [Deborah Moore on Die Another Day + Bullseye! - SpyMaster Interview #132, SpyHards podcast (Podscan)](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/spyhards-a-spy-movie-podcast-1/episodes/deborah-moore-on-die-another-day-bullseye-spymaster-interview-132)
6. [High Flying and Sudsy, Los Angeles Times (25 January 1992)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-25-ca-408-story.html)
7. [Deborah Moore, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/deborah_moore_62)
8. [BAFTA Entered Films 2007 (Provoked credits)](https://static.bafta.org/files/entered-films-2007-58.pdf)
9. [Die Another Day (2002) - Deborah Moore as Air Hostess, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/characters/nm0601105/)
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