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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb name\|0247881}}		* {{IMDb name\|0247881}}
	* [http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfing.htm Article debunking the "skin suffocation" urban legend] from [[Snopes.com]]		* [http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfing.htm Article debunking the "skin suffocation" urban legend] from [[w:Snopes.com\|Snopes.com]]
	* [http://jamesdaviesmedia.blogspot.com/2008/06/interview-with-bonds-golden-girl.html James Davies Interview with Shirley Eaton, 18 June 2008.]		* [http://jamesdaviesmedia.blogspot.com/2008/06/interview-with-bonds-golden-girl.html James Davies Interview with Shirley Eaton, 18 June 2008.]
	* [http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html Shirley Eaton interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe]		* [http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html Shirley Eaton interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe]

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{Official website}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0247881}}		* {{IMDb name\|0247881}}
	* [http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfing.htm Article debunking the "skin suffocation" urban legend] from [[Snopes.com]]		* [http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfing.htm Article debunking the "skin suffocation" urban legend] from [[Snopes.com]]
	* [http://jamesdaviesmedia.blogspot.com/2008/06/interview-with-bonds-golden-girl.html James Davies Interview with Shirley Eaton, 18 June 2008.]		* [http://jamesdaviesmedia.blogspot.com/2008/06/interview-with-bonds-golden-girl.html James Davies Interview with Shirley Eaton, 18 June 2008.]
	* [http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html Shirley Eaton interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe]		* [http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html Shirley Eaton interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe]

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	Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).		Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).
			[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[w:Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]
			Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.

	Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.
	~~[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]~~
	Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>		Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

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	[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]		[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]
	~~[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]~~
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

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	Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.		Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.
			[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]
	Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>		Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

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	[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]		[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]
			[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

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	==Career==		==Career==
			[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

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	The main character in [[Jonathan Coe]]'s novel [[What a Carve_Up! (novel)\|''What a Carve Up!'']] is obsessed with Eaton in her role in the [[What a Carve Up! (film)\|film of the same name]].		The main character in [[w:Jonathan Coe\|Jonathan Coe]]'s novel [[w:What a Carve_Up! (novel)\|''What a Carve Up!'']] is obsessed with Eaton in her role in the [[w:What a Carve Up! (film)\|film of the same name]].

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	==Career==		==Career==
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

	Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).		Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).

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	==Career==		==Career==
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

	Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).		Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).

	Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.		Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.

	Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=BBC}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>		Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

	After ''Goldfinger,'' Eaton made only a few more films, including a pair of films for [[Ivan Tors]], ''[[Rhino!]]'' (1964) and ''[[Around the World Under the Sea]]'' (1966), a [[Harry Alan Towers]] version of the [[Agatha Christie]] mystery ''[[Ten Little Indians (1965 film)\|Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965) co-starring [[Hugh O'Brian]] and a [[Bob Hope]] comedy, ''[[Eight on the Lam]]'' (1967), plus the title role of [[Sax Rohmer]]'s [[Sumuru]] in Towers' ''[[The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' (1967) and ''[[The Girl from Rio (1969 film)\|The Girl from Rio]]'' (1969), ''[[Everdream]]'' (2001) In a 2014 interview, she explained]: "After I finished ''[[The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' and was coming home in the plane was when I made the decision to quit. I hated being away from my baby Jason and his brother Grant. However, I did enjoy being the wicked lady Sumuru in two rather bad films, which I had not had the chance to be before. I do believe they have become cult films now."<ref>		After ''Goldfinger,'' Eaton made only a few more films, including a pair of films for [[w:Ivan Tors\|Ivan Tors]], ''[[w:Rhino!\|Rhino!]]'' (1964) and ''[[w:Around the World Under the Sea\|Around the World Under the Sea]]'' (1966), a [[w:Harry Alan Towers\|Harry Alan Towers]] version of the [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]] mystery ''[[w:Ten Little Indians (1965 film)\|Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965) co-starring [[w:Hugh O'Brian\|Hugh O'Brian]] and a [[w:Bob Hope\|Bob Hope]] comedy, ''[[w:Eight on the Lam\|Eight on the Lam]]'' (1967), plus the title role of [[w:Sax Rohmer\|Sax Rohmer]]'s [[w:Sumuru\|Sumuru]] in Towers' ''[[w:The Million Eyes of Sumuru\|The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' (1967) and ''[[w:The Girl from Rio (1969 film)\|The Girl from Rio]]'' (1969), ''[[w:Everdream\|Everdream]]'' (2001) In a 2014 interview, she explained]: "After I finished ''[[w:The Million Eyes of Sumuru\|The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' and was coming home in the plane was when I made the decision to quit. I hated being away from my baby Jason and his brother Grant. However, I did enjoy being the wicked lady Sumuru in two rather bad films, which I had not had the chance to be before. I do believe they have become cult films now."<ref>
	In 2001 Eaton cane out of retirement for the short movie ''[[Everdream]]'' {{cite web \| last1=Armstrong \| first1=Richard \| title=Shirley Eaton Talks with the Café about James Bond, Mickey Spillane, and Her New Book \| url=http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html \| website=Classic Film & TV Cafe \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="StrodderPhillips2007">{{cite book\|last1=Strodder\|first1=Chris\|last2=Phillips\|first2=Michelle\|title=The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People, Events, and Artifacts of the 1960s\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRILAQAAMAAJ\|date=1 March 2007\|publisher=Santa Monica Press\|isbn=978-1-59580-017-6\|page=104}}</ref>		In 2001 Eaton cane out of retirement for the short movie ''[[w:Everdream\|]]'' {{cite web \| last1=Armstrong \| first1=Richard \| title=Shirley Eaton Talks with the Café about James Bond, Mickey Spillane, and Her New Book \| url=http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html \| website=Classic Film & TV Cafe \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="StrodderPhillips2007">{{cite book\|last1=Strodder\|first1=Chris\|last2=Phillips\|first2=Michelle\|title=The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People, Events, and Artifacts of the 1960s\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRILAQAAMAAJ\|date=1 March 2007\|publisher=Santa Monica Press\|isbn=978-1-59580-017-6\|page=104}}</ref>

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Eaton was born on 12 January 1937 in [[Edgware]] General Hospital, [[Middlesex]], and brought up in the suburb of [[Kingsbury, London\|Kingsbury]]. She attended Roe Green Primary School on Princes Avenue, and although living close to both [[Kingsbury County Grammar School]] and [[Kingsbury High School\|Tylers Croft Secondary Modern School]], won a place at the [[Aida Foster Theatre School]], a specialist drama school, and remained there until she was sixteen.<ref name="Reid">{{Cite book \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|page=144 \|location=Morrisville, NC \|publisher=Lulu Press \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-1-4116-7877-4}}</ref> Her stage debut was in [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[The Little Sweep\|Let's Make an Opera!]]'' and her West End debut was in 1954 in ''Going to Town''.<ref name="Reid"/>		Eaton was born on 12 January 1937 in [[w:Edgware\|Edgware]] General Hospital, [[w:Middlesex\|Middlesex]], and brought up in the suburb of [[w:Kingsbury, London\|Kingsbury]]. She attended Roe Green Primary School on Princes Avenue, and although living close to both [[w:Kingsbury County Grammar School]] and [[w:Kingsbury High School\|Tylers Croft Secondary Modern School]], won a place at the [[w:Aida Foster Theatre School]], a specialist drama school, and remained there until she was sixteen.<ref name="Reid">{{Cite book \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|page=144 \|location=Morrisville, NC \|publisher=Lulu Press \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-1-4116-7877-4}}</ref> Her stage debut was in [[w:Benjamin Britten\|Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[w:The Little Sweep\|Let's Make an Opera!]]'' and her West End debut was in 1954 in ''Going to Town''.<ref name="Reid"/>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).		Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).
			[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[w:Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]
			Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.

	Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.
	~~[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]~~
	Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>		Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

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	==Career==		==Career==
	[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]		[[File:Shirley Eaton gold.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton being painted gold for [[w:Goldfinger\|Goldfinger]]]]
	~~[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]~~
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[w:Prince of Wales Theatre\|Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

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	Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.		Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.
			[[File:Shirley Eaton Life.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Eaton on the [[Life (magazine)\|Life magazine]] cover]]
	Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>		Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

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	==Career==		==Career==
	All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[Eurovision Song Contest]].		All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 [[w:Eurovision Song Contest\|Eurovision Song Contest]].

	Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).		Throughout her career, Eaton appeared with many of the top British male comedy stars of the period, including [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Max Bygraves]], [[Bob Monkhouse]], and [[Arthur Askey]]. Eaton's female co-stars included [[Peggy Mount]], [[Thora Hird]], and [[Dora Bryan]] among others. Her early roles include ''[[w:Three Men in a Boat\|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) and ''Date with Disaster'' (1957), in which she co-starred with [[w:Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]]. She appeared in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), two [[Doctor (film series)\|of the "Doctor" film series]], three early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]] and worked with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)\|the Crazy Gang]] in ''[[w:Life Is a Circus (1960 film)\|Life Is a Circus]]'' (1958).

	Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.		Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite [[w:Mickey Spillane\|Mickey Spillane]] in ''[[w:The Girl Hunters (film)\|The Girl Hunters]]'' (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation [[w:Mike Hammer\|Mike Hammer]]. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in ''[[w:Come Blow Your Horn\|Come Blow Your Horn]]''. She made three episodes of ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]],'' starring [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]], including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series ''[[w:Man of the World (TV series)\|Man of the World]]'' that was the pilot for the TV series ''[[w:The Sentimental Agent\|The Sentimental Agent]]''. Her episode was included in a 1963 [[w:feature film\|feature film]] of the series entitled ''[[w:Our Man in the Caribbean\|Our Man in the Caribbean]]''.

	Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=BBC}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>		Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Goldfinger (film)\|Goldfinger]]'' (1964). She appeared on the cover of ''[[w:Life (magazine)\|Life]]'' magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an [[w:urban myth\|urban myth]] that Eaton had died during filming.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\| url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180716-goldfinger-and-the-myth-of-bond-girl-shirley-eaton-death\| title=Goldfinger and the myth of a Bond girl's death\| last=Blauvelt\| first=Christian\| date=17 July 2018\| website=BBC Culture\| publisher=[[w:BBC\|]]}}</ref> She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series ''[[w:MythBusters\|MythBusters]]'' to dispel the rumour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mythresults.com/pilot3 \|title=MythBusters Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger \|work=MythBusters Results \|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

	After ''Goldfinger,'' Eaton made only a few more films, including a pair of films for [[Ivan Tors]], ''[[Rhino!]]'' (1964) and ''[[Around the World Under the Sea]]'' (1966), a [[Harry Alan Towers]] version of the [[Agatha Christie]] mystery ''[[Ten Little Indians (1965 film)\|Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965) co-starring [[Hugh O'Brian]] and a [[Bob Hope]] comedy, ''[[Eight on the Lam]]'' (1967), plus the title role of [[Sax Rohmer]]'s [[Sumuru]] in Towers' ''[[The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' (1967) and ''[[The Girl from Rio (1969 film)\|The Girl from Rio]]'' (1969), ''[[Everdream]]'' (2001) In a 2014 interview, she explained]: "After I finished ''[[The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' and was coming home in the plane was when I made the decision to quit. I hated being away from my baby Jason and his brother Grant. However, I did enjoy being the wicked lady Sumuru in two rather bad films, which I had not had the chance to be before. I do believe they have become cult films now."<ref>		After ''Goldfinger,'' Eaton made only a few more films, including a pair of films for [[w:Ivan Tors\|Ivan Tors]], ''[[w:Rhino!\|Rhino!]]'' (1964) and ''[[w:Around the World Under the Sea\|Around the World Under the Sea]]'' (1966), a [[w:Harry Alan Towers\|Harry Alan Towers]] version of the [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]] mystery ''[[w:Ten Little Indians (1965 film)\|Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965) co-starring [[w:Hugh O'Brian\|Hugh O'Brian]] and a [[w:Bob Hope\|Bob Hope]] comedy, ''[[w:Eight on the Lam\|Eight on the Lam]]'' (1967), plus the title role of [[w:Sax Rohmer\|Sax Rohmer]]'s [[w:Sumuru\|Sumuru]] in Towers' ''[[w:The Million Eyes of Sumuru\|The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' (1967) and ''[[w:The Girl from Rio (1969 film)\|The Girl from Rio]]'' (1969), ''[[w:Everdream\|Everdream]]'' (2001) In a 2014 interview, she explained]: "After I finished ''[[w:The Million Eyes of Sumuru\|The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' and was coming home in the plane was when I made the decision to quit. I hated being away from my baby Jason and his brother Grant. However, I did enjoy being the wicked lady Sumuru in two rather bad films, which I had not had the chance to be before. I do believe they have become cult films now."<ref>
	In 2001 Eaton cane out of retirement for the short movie ''[[Everdream]]'' {{cite web \| last1=Armstrong \| first1=Richard \| title=Shirley Eaton Talks with the Café about James Bond, Mickey Spillane, and Her New Book \| url=http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html \| website=Classic Film & TV Cafe \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="StrodderPhillips2007">{{cite book\|last1=Strodder\|first1=Chris\|last2=Phillips\|first2=Michelle\|title=The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People, Events, and Artifacts of the 1960s\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRILAQAAMAAJ\|date=1 March 2007\|publisher=Santa Monica Press\|isbn=978-1-59580-017-6\|page=104}}</ref>		In 2001 Eaton cane out of retirement for the short movie ''[[w:Everdream\|]]'' {{cite web \| last1=Armstrong \| first1=Richard \| title=Shirley Eaton Talks with the Café about James Bond, Mickey Spillane, and Her New Book \| url=http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2014/02/shirley-eaton-talks-with-cafe-about.html \| website=Classic Film & TV Cafe \| access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="StrodderPhillips2007">{{cite book\|last1=Strodder\|first1=Chris\|last2=Phillips\|first2=Michelle\|title=The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People, Events, and Artifacts of the 1960s\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRILAQAAMAAJ\|date=1 March 2007\|publisher=Santa Monica Press\|isbn=978-1-59580-017-6\|page=104}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==