Nicollette Sheridan to her at age 16. When Sheridan was less than a year old her father left the family, and she has never seen him since. In 1969, her mother Sally (billed as Dani Sheridan) featured in the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" as one of Blofeld's "Angels of Death". There Sally met Blofeld actor Telly Savalas, who eventually became her de facto husband and Sheridan's stepfather. Sally became known as Sally Savalas. Nicollette emigrated to the United States from England in 1973, when she was ten years old. Sheridan began her career as a fashion model, appearing
Diamonds Are Forever (film) by William Shakespeare, using only Scottish actors and in which Connery himself would play the title role. This project was abandoned because Roman Polanski's version of "Macbeth" was already in production. Charles Gray was cast as villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, after playing a Bond ally named Dikko Henderson in "You Only Live Twice" (1967). David Bauer, who plays Morton Slumber, had also previously appeared in that film, uncredited, as an American diplomat. Jazz musician Putter Smith was invited by Harry Saltzman to play Mr. Kidd, after a Thelonious Monk Band show. Musician Paul Williams was originally cast as Mr. Wint.