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Abigail Good

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Abigail Elizabeth Good[1] (born 30 September 1971)[2] is an English former runway model and an actress, now working as[3] travel writer and international Children’s fashion photographer,[4] photojournalist and set photographer[5] working under the name Abi Campbell.[6]

Good was born in Leicester, and raised in Singapore. She returned to England as a teenager, and went to school in Bromsgrove. After modelling for some ten years, she was selected by Stanley Kubrick to play the role of the "Mysterious Woman" in his 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut.[2] She was the last actress Stanley Kubrick filmed.

The role of the Mysterious Woman appeared to be combined in some fashion with that of Mandy (portrayed by Julienne Davis), a prostitute with whom the Cruise character has a brief connection. The apparent doubling led to confusion and some controversy.[2][7][8]

Good also appeared as Tabatha in Randall's Flat[9] cast as a forthright, manipulative woman with striking good looks, and another role as a "mysterious blonde" in the 2002 film Butterfly Man.[10]

Good lives with her two children in London, England.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Eyes Wide Shut Masked Party Principal / Mysterious Woman
2001 Randall's Flat Tabatha
2002 Butterfly Man No Name (final film role)

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Alison Jones, "Interview Abigail Good: Cruise to stardom; Alison Jones meets the Birmingham model plucked to stardom to appear opposite Tom Cruise." Birmingham Post, 11 September 1999  – via Questia Online Library (subscription required) .
  3. ^ "Cactus and cowboys on a family ranch holiday". VisitUSAUK.
  4. ^ "MEET ABI CAMPBELL; TRAVEL WRITER, FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER AND OF COURSE, A MUM! | Sunuva News | Sunuva". www.sunuva.com.
  5. ^ "Abi Campbell | BFI". www.bfi.org.uk.
  6. ^ Campbell, Abi (8 November 2015). "Building a new life". thetimes.co.uk. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ^ Charlotte O'Sullivan, "Film: Body of evidence. In Eyes Wide Shut, Abigail Good plays a 'Mysterious Woman'. But that's not the half of it." The Independent, 27 August 1999.
  8. ^ Patrick Webster, Love and Death in Kubrick: A Critical Study of the Films from Lolita Through Eyes Wide Shut (McFarland & Company, 2011), ISBN 978-0786459162, p. 292 n.69. Excerpt available at Google Books.
  9. ^ "Meet the Cast - Randalls Flat". www.s2s.co.uk.
  10. ^ Derek Elley, "Butterfly Man", Variety, 13 December 2002.