Luciana Paluzzi Net Worth: $19 Million
Movie: Thunderball (1965)
Role: Fiona Volpe
The criminal organization SPECTRE has been a long-running presence in the Bond franchise. The criminal group has employed a number of agents, including female assassin Fiona Volpe who was played by Luciana Paluzzi in Thunderball.
Paluzzi played opposite Sean Connery and provided the perfect combination of ruthlessness and seduction.
Paluzzi was born in Rome, Italy, in 1937 and had a number of roles in Italian films before hitting the big time with her Bond appearance. The actress had auditioned for the role of Domino in the movie.
Paluzzi was stunned by the level of fame she achieved after her appearance in Thunderball but felt she was taken less seriously as an actress because of it. The Italian femme fatale eventually retired in 1978.
Paluzzi married US media mogul Michael Jay Solomon in 1979. It was her second marriage.