Was considered for the part of Domino in Thunderball (1965). Steven Jay Rubin's 1981 book "The James Bond Films" features a picture of Monlaur posing in a 'Domino' bathing suit.
Is the daughter of a French poet and a Russian ballet dancer.
Her father was a white Russian count.
She was a photographer's model while still a child.
She studied ballet with the Comedie Francaise before turning to films.