James Bond Girls:
The Remarkable Women Of 007

James Bond girls are a vital part of the Bond film series, usually acting as objects of affection and often playing major roles. There are many classic moments in James Bond movies where 007 girls have ‘lit up’ the screen.

Some of these moments include George Lazenby meeting ‘Blofeld’s Angels of Death’ for dinner in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), and Daniel Craig watching Solange ride her horse along the beach in Casino Royale (2006).

James Bond girls often test Agent 007’s ability and challenge him to rise to their level. They are attractive yet tough and confident in their approach to the world knowing precisely how to reach their goals.

Often saved by 007 from precarious situations, James Bond women are regularly victims, associates, villains, or mistresses.

Their role in the Bond series has gradually changed over time, becoming more profound, and benefiting from an increased independence. An example of this is the villain, Elektra King (played by Sophie Marceau), in The World Is Not Enough (1999).

Here is a list of the James Bond girls in each film:

Movie	Girl	Actress
Dr No	Honey Ryder Miss Taro Sylvia Trench	Ursula Andress Zena Marshall Eunice Gayson
From Russia with Love	Tatiana Romanova Sylvia Trench Vida Zora	Daniela Bianchi Eunice Gayson Aliza Gur Martine Beswick
Goldfinger	Pussy Galore Jill Masterson Tilly Masterson Dink	Honor Blackman Shirley Eaton Tania Mallet Margaret Nolan
Thunderball	Domino Derval Patricia Fearing	Claudine Auger Molly Peters
You Only Live Twice	Aki Kissy Suzuki Ling	Akiko Wakabayashi Mie Hama Tsai Chin
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	Tracy di Vicenzo Ruby Bartlett Nancy	Diana Rigg Angela Scoular Catherine Schell
Diamonds Are Forever	Tiffany Case Plenty O'Toole Marie	Jill St John Lana Wood Denise Perrier
Live and Let Die	Solitaire Miss Caruso	Jane Seymour Madeline Smith
The Man with the Golden Gun	Mary Goodnight Andrea Anders Chew Mee	Britt Ekland Maud Adams Françoise Therry
The Spy Who Loved Me	Anya Amasova Felicca	Barbara Bach Olga Bisera
Moonraker	Holly Goodhead Corinne Dufour Manuela	Lois Chiles Corinne Cléry Emily Bolton
For Your Eyes Only	Melina Havelock Bibi Dahl Lisl von Schlaf	Carole Bouquet Lynn-Holly Johnson Cassandra Harris
Octopussy	Octopussy Magda Bianca	Maud Adams Kristina Wayborn Tina Hudson
Never Say Never Again	Domino Petachi Lady in Bahamas Patricia	Kim Basinger Valerie Leon Prunella Gee
A View to a Kill	Stacey Sutton Pola Ivanova Kimberley Jones	Tanya Roberts Fiona Fullerton Mary Stavin
The Living Daylights	Kara Milovy Linda	Maryam d'Abo Kell Tyler
Licence to Kill	Pam Bouvier Lupe Lamora	Carey Lowell Talisa Soto
GoldenEye	Natalya Simonova Caroline	Izabella Scorupco Serena Gordon
Tomorrow Never Dies	Wai Lin Paris Carver Inga Bergstrom	Michelle Yeoh Teri Hatcher Cecilie Thomsen
The World Is Not Enough	Christmas Jones Dr Molly Warmflash	Denise Richards Serena Scott Thomas
Die Another Day	Jinx Peaceful	Halle Berry Rachel Grant
Casino Royale	Vesper Lynd Solange	Eva Green Caterina Murino
Quantum Of Solace	Camille Montes Agent Fields	Olga Kurylenko Gemma Arterton

Honey Ryder Ursula Andress	Tatiana Romanova Daniela Bianchi		Pussy Galore Honor Blackman
Domino Derval Claudine Auger	Aki Akiko Wakabayashi		Tracy di Vicenzo Diana Rigg
Tiffany Case Jill St John	Solitaire Jane Seymour		Mary Goodnight Britt Ekland
Anya Amasova Barbara Bach	Holly Goodhead Lois Chiles		Melina Havelock Carole Bouquet
Octopussy Maud Adams	Domino Derval Kim Basinger		Stacey Sutton Tanya Roberts
Kara Milovy Maryam d'Abo	Pam Bouvier Carey Lowell		Natalya Simonova Izabella Scorupco
Wai Lin Michelle Yeoh	Christmas Jones Denise Richards		Jinx Halle Berry
Vesper Lynd Eva Green		Camille Montes Olga Kurylenko

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Now let's take a look at some of the great moments featuring James Bond girls:

• In Dr No (1962) James Bond listens to Honey Ryder reveal how she killed her landlord - by placing a black widow spider underneath his mosquito net.
• Tatiana Romanova takes a steamship ride in Istanbul in From Russia with Love (1963) where she gives detailed information to Agent 007 regarding the Lektor decoder device. The recording is later heard by MI6 staff including the comment, "Oh James will you make love to me all the time in England?"
• In Goldfinger (1964) Bond awakens to the sight of Pussy Galore on Auric Goldfinger's private jet believing he must be dreaming.
• Domino Derval, one of the most stylish James Bond girls, becomes trapped on a rock when snorkelling in Thunderball (1965). She is rescued by 007 who happens to be in the water nearby.
• In You Only Live Twice (1967) James Bond is rescued by Aki in her sports car before secretly being led to her boss Tiger Tanaka.
• Tracy di Vicenzo wades into the ocean to take her own life in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), and is saved by Agent 007 before speeding off in her vehicle.

• In Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Tiffany Case goes to her room to give Bond ice for his drink. Here, she secretly checks his thumb print using a device hidden in her wardrobe.
• Solitaire shows her disdain for 007 in Live and Let Die (1973) at a Fillet of Soul restaurant in Harlem, New York. She tells him, "I know who you are, what you are, and why you have come … you have made a mistake, you will not succeed."
• In The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Mary Goodnight manages to obtain the valuable Solex device, but is then trapped in the boot of Francisco Scaramanga's flying car.
• Major Anya Amasova arrives at the Mujaba Club in Cairo in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Here, she is reacquainted with James Bond before the pair attempt to bid for a precious microfilm from the club owner Max Kalba.
• In Moonraker (1979) Dr Holly Goodhead meets Agent 007 at Hugo Drax's space shuttle centre and is rather appalled by his chauvinistic attitude.
• Melina Havelock, one of the toughest James Bond girls, kills Cuban hit man Hector Gonzalez with a crossbow in For Your Eyes Only (1981). She then meets Bond and the pair escape in her Citroen 2CV.

• In Octopussy (1983) 007 travels to the lavish residence of circus group owner Octopussy in Udaipur, India. The pair meet in her beautifully adorned room complete with a tank containing her precious blue-ringed octopus. Of all the James Bond girls, she is the only one to play the title character in a 007 film.
• Domino Petachi receives a sensual massage from James Bond in France in Never Say Never Again (1983). She is later surprised to discover he was posing as her masseuse.
• In A View to a Kill (1985) Stacey Sutton leads police on a spectacular chase through the San Francisco streets driving a fire engine with Agent 007 clinging to a rear ladder.
• Kara Milovy performs in an orchestra in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, in The Living Daylights (1987) before experiencing a whirlwind adventure with Bond. She later wows the audience in Vienna, Austria, playing her cello that has a bullet hole.
• In Licence to Kill (1989) Pam Bouvier displays her aerial expertise when dropping 007 on to a tanker truck and later spraying crop dust onto an enemy vehicle.

• One of the most adept James Bond girls is Natalya Simonova in GoldenEye (1995). She uses her computing skills to re-programme a dangerous satellite weapon.
• In Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Colonel Wai Lin takes care of a gang of hooligans who turn up at her workshop in Saigon, Vietnam.
• Dr Christmas Jones makes quite an appearance in The World Is Not Enough (1999). She is introduced to James Bond at a weapons base in Kazakhstan and tells him not to mention any jokes about her name.
• In Die Another Day (2002) Giacinta Johnson (Jinx) rises from the water in Cuba and meets Agent 007 who is having a drink at a seaside bar.
• Vesper Lynd introduces herself to Bond on a train journey to Montenegro in Casino Royale (2006). The pair enjoy some light banter before Vesper tells 007 she has no patience for his typical behaviour.
• In Quantum of Solace (2008) Camille Montes Rivero kills General Medrano after a vicious fight at the Perla de las Dunas Hôtel in the Bolivian desert.

In the new James Bond movie, Skyfall, Bérénice Marlohe will be the main James Bond girl. The film is scheduled to be released in late 2012 and will star Daniel Craig as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as the key villain.

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