Barbara Broccoli is one of the most successful female producers in the entertainment industry, born on June 18, 1960, to legendary filmmaker Albert R. Broccoli, affectionately known as Cubby, and Dana Broccoli.
Growing up in the behind-the-scenes world of James Bond, Barbara traveled with her family to various exotic locations, and as a child, she liked to play with photocopy machines in the offices of Eon Productions, Ltd., her father's company responsible for the Bond films.
During location shooting in Japan for You Only Live Twice (1967),young Barbara caught a fever from the Japanese custom of sleeping on the floor, and Sean Connery generously relinquished his comfortable bed so she could properly fight her illness.
She graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California, with a degree in motion picture and television communications. Her first official credited job on the Bond films was for 1983's Octopussy (1983) as an executive assistant.
Later, for the two Timothy Dalton Bond films, she was promoted to associate producer, a post she shared with veteran Bond associate producer Tom Pevsner.
