Cassandra Harris
| Cassandra Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sandra Colleen Waites 15 December 1948 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 December 1991 (aged 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–85 |
| Spouse | William Firth (1964–19??; divorced) Dermot Harris (1970–78; divorced); 2 children Pierce Brosnan (1980–91; her death); 1 child |
Cassandra Harris (15 December 1948[1][clarification needed] – 28 December 1991[2]) was an Australian actress.
Born Sandra Colleen Waites in Sydney, Australia, Harris was a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She enrolled in 1961, aged 12, under the name Sandra Gleeson. She went on to perform in the successful Sydney stage production of Boeing Boeing from 1964-65.
She appeared in The Greek Tycoon (1978), Rough Cut (1980), and the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only as the Countess Lisl von Schlaf, the ill-fated mistress of Milos Colombo (played by Israeli actor Topol). While filming this movie, her third husband, Pierce Brosnan, met with producer Albert R. Broccoli, which eventually led to his casting as James Bond in four films. She guest starred in several episodes of the television series Remington Steele with her husband Brosnan; they married on 27 December 1980.[3][dead link]
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[edit] Family
She had three children; Christopher and Charlotte Harris by her marriage to Dermot Harris, a younger brother of actor Richard Harris, and a son, Sean Brosnan (born 1983), from her marriage to Brosnan. Christopher and Charlotte were adopted by Brosnan after the death of Dermot Harris in 1986.
[edit] Death
Harris was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1987 and battled the illness for four years until she finally died from it on 28 December 1991, aged 43.[4][dead link]
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