Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; trained at AADA, New York, and RADA, London. Talented blonde beauty with a sly, seductive smile, successful on stage but in few substantial films. Her most memorable film performances include the enticing Molly in TOM JONES (1963), which won her an Oscar® nomination, and the tart with a heart of gold in RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN (1964). Cilento turned to writing in the late 1960s, publishing her first novel, The Manipulator, in 1969; she followed that with Hybrid in 1970. Her memoir My Nine Lives was published in 2006. Married to Sean Connery from 1962 to 1973, their son Jason (b. 1963) is also an actor. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a detailed listing of Cilento's film and television credits.  Nominated for Supporting Actress 1963: TOM JONES 1 nomination