Bianchi began appearing in films in 1958, initially as an
extra. , Daniela Bianchi and
Raymond Massey in
Dr. Kildare (1964) In 1963, she starred as
Bond girl Tatiana Romanova, a
Soviet cipher clerk sent to entrap agent 007, James Bond, in the 1963 film
From Russia with Love. Her voice in
From Russia with Love was dubbed by
Barbara Jefford owing to Bianchi's heavy accent. Bianchi starred in a number of French and Italian films after
From Russia with Love, the last being
The Last Chance in 1968. One of her later films was
Operation Kid Brother (also known as
OK Connery and
Operation Double 007), which was a James Bond spoof filmed in English (though Bianchi was again dubbed) and starring
Sean Connery's brother,
Neil Connery. Her only role in an American production was in the
Dr. Kildare three-part story "Rome Will Never Leave You." In 1970, Bianchi retired from acting to marry a
Genoan shipping magnate, Alberto Cameli, with whom she has one son (Filippo Cameli). Her husband died in 2018. In 2012, Bianchi appeared in a small role in the documentary film ''We're Nothing Like James Bond''. ==Filmography==