Sophia meets Miss Moneypenny: The two leads in the 1953 Italian film adaptation of the Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" were Sophia Loren (in the title role) and Lois Maxwell (as Amneris, daughter of the king of Egypt). Maxwell would portray M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in 14 James Bond films. We all remember her in those, but her screen time was brief: Maxwell spoke fewer than 200 words total in all her 007 films.

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