Nikki van der Zyl

This is a Dutch name; the family name is van der Zyl, not Zyl.

Nikki van der Zyl (b.1935, Berlin, also known as Monica van der Zyl) is a German voice-actress most famous for providing the voice of Ursula Andress in the movie Dr. No She also revoiced all the other female voices in that same movie, except that of Miss Moneypenny (played by Lois Maxwell) and that of a Chinese girl. Van der Zyl also worked as a dialogue coach who assisted Gert Fröbe, whose English was limited, for the Bond movie Goldfinger. Currently, she works as an artist, poet, and public speaker. Her father was Rabbi Dr Werner van der Zyl.

Filmography

• Dr. No (1962) (Revoiced Ursula Andress and all female voices except Moneypenny, Miss Taro, and possibly Sister Rose and Sister Lily.)
• From Russia with Love (1963) (Revoiced Eunice Gayson and female hotel clerk in Istanbul.)
• Goldfinger (1964) (Revoiced Shirley Eaton and Bonita. Voice coach to Gert Fröbe on set with him.)
• Thunderball (1965) (Revoiced Claudine Auger and woman in red dress at the nightclub.)
• You Only Live Twice (1967) (Revoiced Kissy, the girl Bond 'marries' in the film.)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (Revoiced Olympe and various other characters.)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Woman's voice heard on boat in Amsterdam.
• Live and Let Die (1973) (Partly revoiced Jane Seymour).
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) (Revoiced Chew Mee and various other characters.)
• Moonraker (1979) (Supposedly revoiced Corinne Clery; also revoiced various other characters.)

Sources

• Monica van der Zyl at the Internet Movie Database
• Monica van der Zyl's Homepage

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