Shirley Eaton the Crazy Gang in "Life Is a Circus" (1958) and with Mickey Spillane in "The Girl Hunters" (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation Mike Hammer. She appeared in several early "Carry On" films. She made three episodes of "The Saint," starring Roger Moore, including the pilot. Eaton participated in the British heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest. But Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film "Goldfinger," gaining more recognition than actress Honor Blackman, who played famed Bond Girl Pussy Galore. She appeared on the cover of
Honor Blackman Western films "Shalako" (1968) with Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot and "Something Big" (1971) with Dean Martin. She played Hera in "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963), which is well known for the stop-motion animation and effects of Ray Harryhausen. She had roles in the films "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and "Jack Brown and the Curse of the Crown" (also 2001). Albert R. Broccoli said Blackman was cast opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond films based on her success in the British television series "The Avengers". He knew that most American audiences would not have seen the programme. Broccoli said,