Caroline Bliss Caroline Bliss Caroline Bliss (born 12 July 1961) is an English actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She is best known for her appearance as M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the James Bond films of the Timothy Dalton era. At the age of 25, Bliss replaced the long-standing Lois Maxwell in the films "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill". She is the youngest actress to have played the role of Miss Moneypenny as the other actresses Lois Maxwell, Samantha Bond and Naomie Harris all began to play their roles at their thirties. Bliss is the
The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel published on November 2, 2006 in the UK. Weinberg is the first woman to write an officially licensed James Bond-related novel. The first diary fills in the gaps between a number of agent 007's missions including the period between "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice", but also includes an entire backstory for Moneypenny. For the first time since Fleming introduced the character alongside Bond in "Casino Royale", Moneypenny is given a first name: Jane. Although it has since been announced as an official book from Ian Fleming Publications, the holder of the literary rights to James