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Alison Doody (born 11 November 1966) is an Irish actress and model. The youngest of three children, she was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, Joan, was a beauty therapist, and her father, Patrick, worked in the property business and farmed. Doody attended Mount Anville Secondary School. Approached by a photographer, Doody took up modeling, which turned into a career in commercial modeling as she stringently avoided glamour and nude work—a clause which she extended to her acting career. She came to the attention of the casting director of a new James Bond film and accepted a part as... MORE

Alison Doody (born 11 November 1966) is an Irish actress and model. The youngest of three children, she was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, Joan, was a beauty therapist, and her father, Patrick, worked in the property business and farmed. Doody attended Mount Anville Secondary School. Approached by a photographer, Doody took up modeling, which turned into a career in commercial modeling as she stringently avoided glamour and nude work—a clause which she extended to her acting career. She came to the attention of the casting director of a new James Bond film and accepted a part as Jenny Flex in 1985's A View to a Kill. Doody was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. [1986]. Still only 18 when she appeared as Jenny Flex, she was - and remains - the youngest Bond girl. Her character, a dedicated horse rider, was famously killed when a bomb planted by the villainous Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) flooded the mine where he was plotting to cause an even bigger explosion. She then had a non-speaking role in the 1987 television adaptation of The Secret Garden with Derek Jacobi appearing as Archibald Craven's wife, Lilias, in his LESS