Yvonne Shima

Yvonne Shima (1935 – 1 September 2023)^[1] was a Canadian-born British actress.

Yvonne Shima
Born	1935 British Columbia, Canada
Died	1 September 2023 (age 88) British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actress, Singer
Years active	1958–1965
Spouse	Barry Ransom

Life and career

Shima was born in British Columbia into a Japanese Canadian family and later settled in Toronto. Soon after arriving in the UK in 1958^[2] she began playing the role of Lotus Blossom in the play The Teahouse of the August Moon on stage. To the general public, she was probably best known for playing receptionist Sister Lily in the very first James Bond film Dr. No in 1962.^[3] In the late 1960s, Yvonne decided to stop acting after suffering a car accident.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	ref
1960	The Savage Innocents	Lulik
	The World of Suzie Wong	Minnie Ho
	Passport to China	Liong Ti	Uncredited
1961	The Sinister Man	Tamaya
1962	The Road to Hong Kong	Poon Soon
	Dr. No	Sister Lily
1963	The Cool Mikado	Peep-Bo
1965	Genghis Khan	Concubine

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	ref
1958	Television Playwright		Episode: "The Commentator"
	Armchair Theatre	Fujiko Maki	Episode: "The Deaf Heart"
1963	The Avengers	Anna	Episode: "A Chorus of Frogs"