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Marshall, Zena

Zena Marshall (January 1, 1926 – July 10, 2009) was a Kenyan-born British actress known for her work in British film and television.

Zena Marshall as Miss Taro in ‘Dro no’.

Marshall’s film career dates back to 1945 when she had a bit role in a production of Caesar and Cleopatra starring Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. Her exotic looks often resulted in her being cast in ethnic roles, such as Italians and Asian characters. It is as the Chinese Miss Taro in the first James Bond film, Dr No in 1962 that Marshall is arguably best known (she was actually three years older than her leading man, Sean Connery).

Another major film was 1965’s Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. Marshall appeared in numerous TV series in the 1950s and 1960s, including three appearances (as three different characters) on Danger Man.

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