Actresses you forgot were Bond girls

Dame Diana Rigg found fame later in life once more as Olenna Tyrell in 'Game of Thrones,' but many forget that she was once also Tracy Bond in 1969's 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service.' Sadly, Rigg died of cancer, at age 82, in 2020. She left behind a prolific acting career, as well as the legacy of becoming the only Bond girl to become 007's wife.

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Dame Diana Rigg is also famed for her role as the desirable Emma Peel in 'The Avengers' TV series (1961-69).

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Ursula Andress - Ursula Andress was the first Bond girl, starring opposite Sean Connery in 'Dr. No.'

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Ursula Andress - She won a Golden Globe, and went on to become a star of films like 'She,' 'Clash of the Titans,' and 'Casino Royale' in 1967.

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Tania Mallet -

The late British actress was best known as Tilly Masterson in 'Goldfinger.' It was her only film.

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Tania Mallet - Helen Mirren (pictured) was Mallet's first cousin, who called her "impossibly beautiful and kind [...] a loyal and generous person." Mallet died at age 77, in 2019.

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Honor Blackman - Honor Blackman became the oldest Bond girl when she was 39, starring in 'Goldfinger.'

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Honor Blackman - The actress scored roles through the '60s and '70s, before starring in the popular sitcom 'The Upper Hand.' "Stop calling us Bond girls, we are women and actresses!," she once told an interviewer. She passed away in 2020.

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Barbara Bach -

The US actress starred as Russian agent Anya Amasova in 'The Spy Who Loved Me.' She has described the character of Bond as "a chauvinist pig."

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Barbara Bach - Bach's last film was 'To the North of Kathmandu,' which also starred her longtime husband Ringo Starr.

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Shirley Eaton - Shirley Eaton was already known for her beauty before she starred as Jill Masterson in 'Goldfinger.'

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Shirley Eaton - Five years later, Eaton retired from acting. Her final film was 'The Girl from Rio.'

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Jane Seymour - This actress was just 20 when she starred opposite Roger Moore in 'Live and Let Die.' "My Bond character was meant to look like a virgin," Seymour revealed.

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Jane Seymour - After Bond, the actress went on to have big roles in 'Somewhere in Time,' and the drama series 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.'

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Grace Jones - Grace Jones was a star in her own right before she played May Day in 'A View to Kill.' However, she's still one of the most memorable Bond girls.

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Grace Jones -

Jones went on to release three more albums, and starred in a number of films, like 'Boomerang' and 'Cyber Bandits.'

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Famke Janssen - Famke Janssen was a breath of fresh air in 'GoldenEye.' She played Xenia Onatopp, a fighter pilot and trained assassin.

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Famke Janssen - Janssen has gone on to become a prolific actress, with roles in the 'Taken' and 'X-Men' series. She starred in three films in 2020.

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Michelle Yeoh - Michelle Yeoh was another popular Bond girl, playing Wai Lin in 'Tomorrow Never Dies.' Pierce Brosnan called her "the female James Bond."

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Michelle Yeoh - Yeoh captured the world's attention once again in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.' She recently starred in 'Crazy Rich Asians.'

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Halle Berry - Halle Berry is another Bond girl that will go down in history. She might not have given a 'Monster's Ball'-level performance, but she certainly had the look.

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Halle Berry - The famous actress went on to star in blockbusters like 'Cloud Atlas,' as well as smaller movies like 'Kings' and 'Kidnap.'

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Eva Green - In 'Casino Royale,' Daniel Craig brought the suave character to life. However, Eva Green was on-hand as the conniving Bond girl Vesper Lynd.

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Eva Green - The accomplished actress has gone onto big things. She's held her own in Hollywood blockbusters, including 2021's 'Dumbo.'

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Maud Adams - Maud Adams has played not one, but two Bond girls! She was Octopussy in 'Octopussy,' and Andrea Anders in 'The Man with the Golden Gun.'

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Maud Adams - She went on to star in TV drama 'Emerald Point NAS.' Adams also appeared in 'That '70s Show,' alongside other Bond girls like Tanya Roberts, Kristina Wayborn, and Barbara Carrera.

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Britt Ekland - Swedish bombshell Britt Ekland was already a star before she played Mary Goodnight, in 'The Man with the Golden Gun.'

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Britt Ekland - Ekland was one of the most photographed celebs during the '70s. Her last film was in 1989, and she's since appeared on Swedish reality TV.

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Claudine Auger -

Apparently, the character of Domino Derval was originally called Domino Vitali. However, producers wanted French actress Claudine Auger for the role in 'Thunderball.'

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Claudine Auger - Claudine Auger found great success in French cinema. However her final film was 1995's 'Los hombres siempre mienten,' a film in Spanish. She died in 2019.

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Luciana Paluzzi - The Italian-American actress is perhaps best known as Fiona Volpe, an assassin in 'Thunderball.'

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Luciana Paluzzi -

She's had a long career in cinema, and her final performance was in 'Deadly Chase' back in 1978.

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Diana Rigg -

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Diana Rigg -

Dame Diana Rigg is also famed for her role as the desirable Emma Peel in 'The Avengers' TV series (1961-69).

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Ursula Andress - Ursula Andress was the first Bond girl, starring opposite Sean Connery in 'Dr. No.'

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Ursula Andress - She won a Golden Globe, and went on to become a star of films like 'She,' 'Clash of the Titans,' and 'Casino Royale' in 1967.

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Tania Mallet -

The late British actress was best known as Tilly Masterson in 'Goldfinger.' It was her only film.

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Tania Mallet - Helen Mirren (pictured) was Mallet's first cousin, who called her "impossibly beautiful and kind [...] a loyal and generous person." Mallet died at age 77, in 2019.

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Honor Blackman - Honor Blackman became the oldest Bond girl when she was 39, starring in 'Goldfinger.'

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Barbara Bach -

The US actress starred as Russian agent Anya Amasova in 'The Spy Who Loved Me.' She has described the character of Bond as "a chauvinist pig."

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Barbara Bach - Bach's last film was 'To the North of Kathmandu,' which also starred her longtime husband Ringo Starr.

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Shirley Eaton - Shirley Eaton was already known for her beauty before she starred as Jill Masterson in 'Goldfinger.'

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Shirley Eaton - Five years later, Eaton retired from acting. Her final film was 'The Girl from Rio.'

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Jane Seymour - This actress was just 20 when she starred opposite Roger Moore in 'Live and Let Die.' "My Bond character was meant to look like a virgin," Seymour revealed.

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Jane Seymour - After Bond, the actress went on to have big roles in 'Somewhere in Time,' and the drama series 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.'

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Grace Jones - Grace Jones was a star in her own right before she played May Day in 'A View to Kill.' However, she's still one of the most memorable Bond girls.

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Grace Jones -

Jones went on to release three more albums, and starred in a number of films, like 'Boomerang' and 'Cyber Bandits.'

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Famke Janssen - Famke Janssen was a breath of fresh air in 'GoldenEye.' She played Xenia Onatopp, a fighter pilot and trained assassin.

NL Beeld

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Famke Janssen - Janssen has gone on to become a prolific actress, with roles in the 'Taken' and 'X-Men' series. She starred in three films in 2020.

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Michelle Yeoh - Michelle Yeoh was another popular Bond girl, playing Wai Lin in 'Tomorrow Never Dies.' Pierce Brosnan called her "the female James Bond."

NL Beeld

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Michelle Yeoh - Yeoh captured the world's attention once again in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.' She recently starred in 'Crazy Rich Asians.'

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Halle Berry - Halle Berry is another Bond girl that will go down in history. She might not have given a 'Monster's Ball'-level performance, but she certainly had the look.

NL Beeld

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Halle Berry - The famous actress went on to star in blockbusters like 'Cloud Atlas,' as well as smaller movies like 'Kings' and 'Kidnap.'

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Eva Green - In 'Casino Royale,' Daniel Craig brought the suave character to life. However, Eva Green was on-hand as the conniving Bond girl Vesper Lynd.

NL Beeld

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Eva Green - The accomplished actress has gone onto big things. She's held her own in Hollywood blockbusters, including 2021's 'Dumbo.'

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Maud Adams - Maud Adams has played not one, but two Bond girls! She was Octopussy in 'Octopussy,' and Andrea Anders in 'The Man with the Golden Gun.'

NL Beeld

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Maud Adams - She went on to star in TV drama 'Emerald Point NAS.' Adams also appeared in 'That '70s Show,' alongside other Bond girls like Tanya Roberts, Kristina Wayborn, and Barbara Carrera.

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Britt Ekland - Swedish bombshell Britt Ekland was already a star before she played Mary Goodnight, in 'The Man with the Golden Gun.'

NL Beeld

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Britt Ekland - Ekland was one of the most photographed celebs during the '70s. Her last film was in 1989, and she's since appeared on Swedish reality TV.

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Claudine Auger -

Apparently, the character of Domino Derval was originally called Domino Vitali. However, producers wanted French actress Claudine Auger for the role in 'Thunderball.'

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Claudine Auger - Claudine Auger found great success in French cinema. However her final film was 1995's 'Los hombres siempre mienten,' a film in Spanish. She died in 2019.

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Luciana Paluzzi - The Italian-American actress is perhaps best known as Fiona Volpe, an assassin in 'Thunderball.'

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Luciana Paluzzi -

She's had a long career in cinema, and her final performance was in 'Deadly Chase' back in 1978.

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