Miss Moneypenny

At the age of 25, Bliss replaced the long-standing Lois Maxwell in the films The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill. She is the youngest actress to have played the role of Miss Moneypenny as the other actresses Lois Maxwell, Samantha Bond and Naomie Harris all began to play their roles at their thirties.

Personal life

Bliss is the granddaughter of composer Sir Arthur Bliss, former Master of the Queen's Music. She is married to author and actor Andy Secombe and the couple reside in Goonbell with their two children.

Filmography

Her film and television work includes appearances in:

• Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) (TV)... Princess Diana
• Killer Contract (1984)... (TV) Celia Routledge
• Pope John Paul II (1984) (TV)... Rosa Kossack
• My Brother Jonathan (1985) (TV)... Edie Martyn
• The Moneymen (1987) (TV)... Sarah
• The Living Daylights (1987)... Miss Moneypenny
• Licence to Kill (1989)... Miss Moneypenny
• Braxton (1989)... Vanessa Rawlings
• The Paradise Club (1990) (TV)... DI Sarah turnbull
• Insektors (1994) (TV)
• Ruth Rendell - A Case of Coincidence (1996) (TV)... Sarah quin
• Blitzlicht (aka Inside Out in the U.S.) (1996)

Theatre

Her theatre work includes:

• Blood Brothers
• Blue Remembered Hills
• Eve
• Fuente Ovejuna
• Good
• Particular Friendships
• Romeo and Juliet
• Rough Justice
• The Invisible Man
• The Night They Raided Minsky's

[ Source: Wikipedia ]