---
name: "Eunice Gayson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eunice-gayson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 March 1928"
died: "8 June 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-18T10:58:26.025119+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eunice Gayson

Actor. Born 17 March 1928 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. Died 8 June 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 March 1928, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 8 June 2018
- **Active:** 1962–1963
- **Also known as:** Eunice Elizabeth Sargaison
- **Frequently works with:** [Albert R. Broccoli](https://film.one/person/albert-r-broccoli.md), [Harry Saltzman](https://film.one/person/harry-saltzman.md), [Richard Maibaum](https://film.one/person/richard-maibaum.md), [Sean Connery](https://film.one/person/sean-connery.md), [Terence Young](https://film.one/person/terence-young.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Gayson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224739, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311013/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9877

## Biography

Eunice Gayson, born Eunice Elizabeth Sargaison, was an English actress. She is known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's love interest, in the first two Bond films: *Dr. No* (1962) and *From Russia with Love* (1963). She was originally cast as Miss Moneypenny in *Dr. No*, with the roles later switched.

Gayson trained at the Edinburgh Academy, where she studied operatic singing, and began her professional career in the late 1940s with stage and film work. Other screen credits include a leading role in the Hammer horror film *The Revenge of Frankenstein* (1958) and appearances in television series such as *The Avengers* (1961) and *The Saint* (1962). She also had a long stage career, including a role in the London production of *The Sound of Music*.

Her voice was overdubbed in the Bond films. Gayson died in London on 8 June 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.com, bbc.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *From Russia with Love* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Sylvia Trench — [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Dr. No* (1962), Fi1m 77, as Sylvia Trench — [page](https://film.one/film/dr-no.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *James Bond: The First 21 Years* (1983), as Sylvia Trench (archive footage)
- *The Adventurer* (1972), series, as Countess Marie
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), as Sylvia Trench — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Dr. No* (1962), as Sylvia Trench — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/dr-no.md)
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Christine Graner, Nora Prescott
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Lucille Banks — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Louise Bancroft
- *The Revenge of Frankenstein* (1958), as Margaret Conrad
- *Light Fingers* (1957), as Rose Levenham
- *Carry On Admiral* (1957), as Jane Godfrey
- *Zarak* (1956), as Cathy Ingram
- *The Last Man to Hang* (1956), as Elizabeth Anders
- *Out of the Clouds* (1955), as Penny Henson
- *Mark Saber* (1954), series, as Valerie Dyson
- *Dance Little Lady* (1954), as Adele
- *Street Corner* (1953), as Janet
- *Miss Robin Hood* (1952), as Pam Wrigley
- *Down Among the Z Men* (1952), as Officer's Wife
- *To Have and to Hold* (1951), as Peggy
- *Dance Hall* (1950), as Mona
- *Melody in the Dark* (1949), as Pat Evans
- *It Happened in Soho* (1948), as Julie
- *My Brother Jonathan* (1948), as Young Girl

## Gallery

- ![Apollo Cinerama, Zürich: Première von "Porgy and Bess": von links.: Lys Assia, Moses LaMarr, Eunice Gayson, Anton Eric Scotoni, Sophia Loren, Van Johnson, Alice (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-0eb7badb2355.jpg) Apollo Cinerama, Zürich: Première von "Porgy and Bess": von links.: Lys Assia, Moses LaMarr, Eunice Gayson, Anton Eric Scotoni, Sophia Loren, Van Johnson, Alice (1960) — Bildcode:
Com_L09-0086-0002-0014
Fotograf:
Gerber, Hans
Titel:
Première von "Porgy and Bess" im Kino Apollo
Beschreibung:
V.l.: Lys Assia, Moses LaMarr, Eunice Gayson, Anton Eric Scotoni, Sophia Loren, Van Johnson, Alice Scott, Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard
Datierung:
27.4.1960
Bildnachweis:

ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Gerber, Hans / Com_L09-0086-0002-0014 / CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Apollo_Cinerama_Com_L09-0086-0002-0014.jpg/1280px-Apollo_Cinerama_Com_L09-0086-0002-0014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Baseline Drive-In theater advertisement for the double-feature horror films The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) and Night of the Demon (1957), released in the Un](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-b0e16fa3f95c.jpg) Baseline Drive-In theater advertisement for the double-feature horror films The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) and Night of the Demon (1957), released in the Un — Columbia Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Baseline_Drive-in_Ad_-_18_June_1958%2C_Highland%2C_CA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eunice Gayson](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-136272346077.jpg) Eunice Gayson — Bildcode:
Com_L09-0086-0003-0003
Fotograf:
Gerber, Hans
Titel:
Première von "Porgy and Bess" im Kino Apollo
Datierung:
27.4.1960
Bildnachweis:

ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Gerber, Hans / Com_L09-0086-0003-0003 / CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Eunice_Gayson_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A screenshot of Eunice Gayson as Margaret from the Hammer Film The Revenge of Frankenstein (1957) (1958)](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-c9886c412e91.jpg) A screenshot of Eunice Gayson as Margaret from the Hammer Film The Revenge of Frankenstein (1957) (1958) — [2], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Revenge_of_Frankenstein_%28trailer%29_-_Eunice_Gayson_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Revenge_of_Frankenstein_%28trailer%29_-_Eunice_Gayson_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eunice Gayson](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-94a61ddf9696.jpg) Eunice Gayson — Image via TMDB
- ![Eunice Gayson](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-0a9f7cdf0e5d.jpg) Eunice Gayson — Image via TMDB
- ![Eunice Gayson](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-18aadf3d4f7c.jpg) Eunice Gayson — Image via TMDB
- ![Van Johnson, Eunice Gayson, Première von "Porgy and Bess" 1960, Apollo Cinerama, Zürich](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-e60c31847df6.jpg) Van Johnson, Eunice Gayson, Première von "Porgy and Bess" 1960, Apollo Cinerama, Zürich — Bildcode:
Com_L09-0086-0003-0003
Fotograf:
Gerber, Hans
Titel:
Première von "Porgy and Bess" im Kino Apollo
Datierung:
27.4.1960
Bildnachweis:

ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Gerber, Hans / Com_L09-0086-0003-0003 / CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Van_Johnson%2C_Eunice_Gayson_Com_L09-0086-0003-0003.jpg/1280px-Van_Johnson%2C_Eunice_Gayson_Com_L09-0086-0003-0003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eunice Gayson](https://film.one/media/person/1025229/gallery-69606d49f845.jpg) Eunice Gayson — Image via TMDB

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