Aliza Gur

Israeli-born Aliza Gur began her career as a beauty pageant contestant, winning the Miss Israel 1960 title and reaching the semifinals of Miss Universe 1960 in Miami Beach. She transitioned to acting in the early 1960s, appearing in films such as Exodus (1960) and A Place to Go (1962). Her most famous role came in 1963's From Russia with Love, where she played Vida, one of two fighting gypsies in the James Bond film. She also starred in Night Train to Paris (1964), Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966), Kill a Dragon (1967), and The Hand of Night (1968), with her last movie being Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968). Gur, who is of Middle Eastern ethnicity and has black hair and brown eyes, stood 5'3" with an average build. She retired from acting in 1973. Interestingly, her From Russia with Love co-star Daniela Bianchi had been her roommate at the Miss Universe pageant.