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Abigail Elizabeth Good [1] (born 30 September 1971) [2] is an English former fashion model [3] and travel writer. [4] Now a journalist [5] and fashion photographer, [6] [7] [8] she has also taken stills on films. [9] Good works under the surname Campbell. [10]
Abigail Elizabeth Good was born in Leicester on 30 September, 1971 and raised in Singapore. She returned to England as a teenager, and went to school in Bromsgrove. [2] Good now lives in East Sussex, England. [11]
After modelling for ten years, Good was selected by Stanley Kubrick to play the role of the "Mysterious Woman" in his 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut . [2] [12] She was the last actress Stanley Kubrick filmed. [13] Her voice was dubbed over by Cate Blanchett, as Good's American accent was not considered convincing enough. [14]
Good also appeared as Tabatha in Randall's Flat [15] cast as a forthright, manipulative woman with striking good looks, and another role as a "mysterious blonde" in the 2002 film Butterfly Man . [16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Mysterious Woman | |
| 2001 | Randall's Flat | Tabatha | |
| 2002 | Butterfly Man | No Name | (final film role) |
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