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Her mother taught her to speak French fluently and she was educated at the Lycée Français Charles De Gaulle in London, leading many to believe erroneously that she was born in France . When Bisset was a teenager, her mother was diagnosed with Disseminating Sclerosis . After her parents divorced, she moved in to help her mother. She had taken ballet lessons as a young child, and now began taking acting lessons, and Fashion Modelling to pay for them. In 1967, Bisset was cast in the critically acclaimed movie '' Two For The Road ''. Next, she participated in the James Bond spoof '' Casino Royale '' (1967), as Miss Goodthighs. In 1968, Mia Farrow dropped out of a movie named '' The Detective '' (1968), and the role went to Bisset. She was cast opposite Steve McQueen in '' Bullitt '' in 1968. In 1973, she appeared in François Truffaut 's movie Day for Night, where she earned the respect of European critics and moviegoers as a serious actress. In 1977, Bisset made great strides towards becoming a better known entertainer in America with her movie '' The Deep '' (1977), co-starring Robert Shaw , where her appearance swimming underwater wearing only a T-shirt made many to credit her with popularizing the Wet T-shirt Contest . At the time, '' Newsweek '' magazine declared her to be "the most beautiful film actress of all time." Soon thereafter she played in the movies '' Rich And Famous '' (1981) with Candice Bergen , and '' Under The Volcano '' with Albert Finney (1984) and earned her a second Golden Globe award nomination. In 1978 she had already earned her first Golden Globe nomination for the comedy '' Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe? ''. In 1996, she was nominated for a César Award , France's version of the Oscars , for her role in '' La Cérémonie ''. During her career, Bisset has worked with such legendary directors as François Truffaut , John Huston , George Cukor and Roman Polański , among others. Several of her movies are French or Italian productions. Bisset has also appeared in many . Bisset has never married, but her Heterosexuality has never been in question. Bisset is the godmother to actress Angelina Jolie . She starred opposite Jolie in the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005). The scenes never made the final cut. Unlike many actresses of her generation who have had difficulty finding work after the age of 40 as a result of industry greylisting, Bisset made a seamless transition from leading lady to character actor. She remains very much in demand both in Hollywood and Europe. "This film business, perhaps more so in America than in Europe, has always been about young sexuality," she told a Bermuda newspaper in 2004 . "It's not true of theatre, but in America, film audiences are young and they go to the cinema to see the sort of romance or adventure that appeals to them. It's not an intellectual cinema in America. "But one musn't be too greedy. One wants to be stimulated by the work as long as there is something to give. I think you have to be as flexible as possible. Perhaps you don't get handed the big American productions, but, quite honestly, who would want to be in a lot of them? "Many of them are just puerile teenage filler, and they're not fascinating to be in. To be used in a part without depth is a frustrating feeling, when you know you have something to give, and the camera just sort of brushes past you, and doesn't get what you have to give. "Most actresses I know are frustrated, but you have to adapt to the reality. I go and find a small part in something I find interesting, or find an independent film." FILMOGRAPHY
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