- Cassandra Harris
Infobox actor
name = Cassandra Harris Brosnan
imagesize = 200px
caption = Cassandra Harris as Countess Lisl von Schlaf in James Bond MovieFor Your Eyes Only
birthdate = birth date|1948|12|15| AGE 59 df=y
location =Sydney, Australia
deathdate = death date and age|1991|12|28|1948|12|15
birthname = Sandra Colleen Waites
deathplace =Los Angeles ,California , U.S.
othername =
spouse =Dermot Harris Pierce Brosnan
(1980–1991)Cassandra Harris (
December 15 ,1948 –December 28 ,1991 ) was anAustralian actress .Born Sandra Colleen Waites in
Sydney, Australia , she appeared in "The Greek Tycoon " (1978), "Rough Cut " (1980), and theJames Bond film, "For Your Eyes Only" as theCountess Lisl von Schlaf , the ill-fated mistress of Milos Colombo (played by Israeli actor Topol). While she was filming this movie, her second husband,Pierce Brosnan , met James Bond series producerAlbert R. Broccoli , which eventually led to his starring in four James Bond films.She guest starred in several episodes of the
television series "Remington Steele " with her husband Brosnan, to whom she was married from 1980 until her death inLos Angeles, California fromovarian cancer at the age of 43.She had three children -- Christopher and Charlotte Harris, from her first marriage to
Dermot Harris — a younger brother of the late actor,Richard Harris -- and son Sean Brosnan, from her second marriage to Pierce. Christopher and Charlotte were adopted by Brosnan after Dermot Harris's death in 1986. Allegedly she always wanted to see her husband portray James Bond, but her death tragically occurred prior to his selection for the role in "GoldenEye "External links
*imdb name|id=0364520|name=Cassandra Harris
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