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In the early 80s, Gyp had made a name for himself as a star of action in films, in particular Cockroach ,, Foxy Brown , And Sheba, Babe . But, when we offered her part in one of the greatest action franchises of all time, she refused it without any regret. In a new interview with Weekly entertainment , Grier explained why she didn't want to be A liaison girl And how the producers responded to his suggestions on how to strengthen the role. Read the rest to discover what she had to say.

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Grier was considered for a role in the years 1983 Octopus , what was Roger Moore The sixth film like James Bond. The 73 -year -old actor said Weekly entertainment this year that She met the broccoli family , which produce Bond films, even if she already knew that she was not interested. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"My agents made me meet the broccoli family, and I will:" I am not available "," she said. "They looked at me and said," Well, why are you here? "I will," I don't know. My agent told me to come and meet. " »»

Grier explained that she "just wanted to make really in -depth character pieces that were not predictable". She added: "I refused everything."

At this stage of her career, Grier had already played in action films where she was the manager. So, it is not really surprising that she feels that she would not have enough to do as a woman in a bond film.

"I just felt like a bond girl: what am I going to do?" she said EW . "Am I going to help save him? Is he saving me? Is a Bond girl a reflection after the fact, a cliff, perhaps."

She continued: "I asked:" Do I hate Bond? Am I to kill him? Will I kill him before killing myself? "They didn't think about it. I gave them other ideas, which were much deeper and interesting than they did."

Octopus ended up presenting Maud Adams in the title role and Kristina Wayborn Like Henchwoman Magda.

At the time, the actor wanted to move from his roles of Blaxploitation and play in different types of projects. She talked about it in a 2020 Interview with The New Yorker .

"They wanted me to continue [in Blaxploitation], and I said:" History is over. There is so much more. There is Mary Fields , the first black diligence driver, from the Courrier du Montana route. I want to play it, "" shared Grier. "The studio said that nobody would believe that there was a black diligence driver - even if it was in the books. They said that Bond girls are more interesting and the Bikinis. The Hollywood needs are different from my needs. "

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Grier continued to act on the screen and on stage after dropping Octopus . One of her most famous roles came in 1997 when she played in Quentin Tarantino Jackie Brown . She is also known to play Kit Porter on the TV series The word I From 2004 to 2009. More recently, she played in the series Blessed this disorder , appeared in the film Poms and guest played on episodes of It's us .