Bond Girls Then And Now

Ursula Andress - THEN

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You would have to go back to 1962 to catch Ursula Andress playing the first Bond girl, Honey Ryder.  The movie was "Dr No" and she starred opposite Sean Connery.  The Swiss actress also appeared in "Clash of the Titans" and the 1967 James Bond parody film "Casino Royale."

Ursula Andress - NOW

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Ursula Andress is still glamorous at 87 years young!  Her last movie appearance was in 2005 when she was in "St Francis' Bird Tour."  She made a few fleeting guest roles following this film but now spends her time between an apartment in Rome and her house in Gstaad, near to where her siblings live.

Daniela Bianchi - THEN

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Italian actress Daniela Bianchi starred in the second Bond movie in 1963, "From Russia With Love."  Her name was Tatiana Romanova and she was the beauty playing opposite Sean Connery.  Like Ursula Andress, she appeared in a Bond parody, this one being called "Operation Kid Brother."

Daniela Bianchi - NOW

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Daniela Bianchi took a step back from the acting in the late '60s and married Alberto Cameli who was a rich shipping magnate.  He passed away in 2018.  Now in her 80s, Bianchi made her most recent film appearance in 2012 in the Italian documentary "We're Nothing Like James Bond."

Mie Hama - Then

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Mie Hama played Kissy Suzuki in "You Only Live Twice", released in 1967.  Japanese Mie had also starred in "King Kong vs Godzilla" and "King Kong Escapes."  By the mid 1970s she decided to give up acting although she appeared in one more movie in 1989 called "Kitchen."

Mie Hama - NOW

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Mie Hama married TV executive Mitsuru Kaneko and they had 4 children together.  She went on to be a television and radio presenter as well as an author, penning 14 books with topics on how to raise children and self discovery.  Mie also became an advocate for preserving old farms.

Jill St John - THEN

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Jill St John appeared in Sean Connery's 6th movie "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1971 and she was the first American actress to play the role of a Bond girl.  Just like her predecessors, she had an "unusual" name, hers being Tiffany Case.  Jill was already a star from the 1960s, having played alongside Frank Sinatra in "Come Blow Your Horn."

Jill St John - NOW

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Jill St. John continued acting once the movie wrapped. Her more recent role was in the 2014 Hallmark Channel film "Northpole" where she starred as Mrs Claus alongside her husband Robert Wagner.  The two of them married in 1980 but had known each other for years before getting together.

Trina Parks - THEN

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Trina Parks was an iconic Bond girl in "Diamonds Are Forever" where she played henchwoman Thumper.  The reason was because she was the first black female Bond girl.  She was originally a dancer but turned to acting a few years before being cast in this role.

Trina Parks - NOW

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When interviewed in 2020, Trina Parks told a magazine that she didn't even know who Sean Connery was and only got the role because she was a dancer and excelled at karate.  Following those Bond days, Trina went back to her roots and became a choreographer and then turned to directing.

Britt Ekland - THEN

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"The Man With The Golden Gun", Roger Moore's second Bond movie in 1974, featured the beautiful Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight.  She had already made her name in movies, was married to actor and funny-man Peter Sellers.  Following her divorce she dated pop star Rod Stewart for 2 years.

Britt Ekland - NOW

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Britt Ekland continued with her acting career throughout the 1970s and 1980s but took a step away in the '90s.  She did appear in some reality shows more recently, including the popular British series "I'm A Celebrity .... Get Me Out Of Here" and the Swedish series "Let's Dance" in 2018.

Maud Adams - THEN

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Maud Adams played a Bond girl in two movies.   She was Andrea Anders in "The Man with the Golden Gun" and appeared in "Octopussy" in 1983.  Maud was a model before becoming an actor and as well as the Bond movies,  she also appeared in "Tattoo" and "Rollerball" and many tv programs. Tattoo and Rollerball and in many TV series.

Maud Adams - NOW

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Maud Adams gave up acting in the 1990s although she did appear in a single episode of "That '70s Show" in 2000 alongside some other ex Bond girls, including series regular Tanya Roberts.  Now 78, she has been married to her husband Charles Rubin since 1999.

Barbara Bach - THEN

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Barbara Bach was selected as Bond girl Anya Amasova in the 1977 Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me".  Prior to acting, Barbara had previously been a successful model, appearing in "Vogue" and "Seventeen."  She had appeared in several Italian movies when she was spotted as "Bond girl potential."

Barbara Bach - NOW

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Barbara Bach stopped acting in the mid 1980s.  She married Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in 1981, having previously been married to Count Augusto Gregorini to whom she had two children.  Barbara and Ringo are still very loved up after all these years.  She recently said that Bond was "a chauvinist pig who uses girls to shield him against bullets."

Carole Bouquet - THEN

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Carole Bouquet, as Bond girl Melina Havelock, appeared opposite Roger Moore in "For Your Eyes Only" in 1981.  Before this film, the successful model and actress had appeared in a few French movies and a couple of television shows.  After the film, her career catapulted.

Carole Bouquet - NOW

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Carole Bouquet, now in her sixties, continues to act to this day.  Her film appearances include "Too Beautiful For You" and "The Wasabi".  You may recognize her from an episode she appeared in of "Sex And The City."  When interviewed about her time as a Bond girl, she said she found it boring!

Carey Lowell - THEN

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When Timothy Dalton played James Bond in the 1989 movie "License To Kill", Carey Lowell was chosen as the Bond girl, Pam Bouvier.  Originally a model (like many of the other Bond girls), she turned to acting and had been in a couple of mildly successful movies before this one.

Carey Lowell - NOW

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You will almost certainly have spotted Carey Lowell as she was in "Sleepless In Seattle" and "Leaving Las Vegas." One of her other famous roles was when she played assistant district attorney Jamie Ross in "Law & Order."  Carey's third husband was Richard Gere although they are no longer together.

Michelle Yeoh - THEN

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Michelle Yeoh made history when she played Wai Lin, the very first Chinese Bond girl, in "Tomorrow Never Dies" in 1997.   Her character played a spy for the Ministry of State Security in the People's Republic of China.  She teamed up with James Bond to disable a missile targeting China and, of course, gave in to his seductions!

Michelle Yeoh - NOW

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Michelle Yeoh has appeared in numerous movies, her most recent being when she appeared in the 2018 box office hit "Crazy Rich Asians."  Fans also saw her in the 2021 Marvel movie "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.  She picked up an Oscar for the critically acclaimed 2002 film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Jane Seymour - THEN

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Bond girl Solitaire was  Jane Seymour's character from "Live and Let Die" in 1973.  She played a beautiful tarot reader who could see both the future and remote events in the present.  She loses her psychic abilities when seduced by Bond, making her disposable to the corrupt Caribbean Prime Minister Dr Kananga (Dr*g Lord Mr Big).

Jane Seymour - NOW

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Jane Seymour starred in the hit period medical drama series "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman."  It ran for 6 seasons and resulted in 2 Emmy nominations and 4 Golden Globe nominations, including a win. In 2007  she was a popular contestant on "Dancing With The Stars."  In 2018, she posed for Playboy for the third time, at 67, becoming the oldest woman to be photographed for the magazine.

Halle Berry - THEN

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Halle Berry had that iconic bikini moment of her own in "Die Another Day" in 2002.  She played Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson, the first heroic African American Bond girl.  She was an NSA agent who joined forces with James Bond to kill a rogue agent. They also developed a bit of romance, naturally!

Halle Berry - NOW

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By the end of the 2000s, Halle Berry had received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after becoming one of the highest paid actresses in the film industry. Halle has appeared in the hit sequels "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" in 2017 and "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" in 2019.  She has been married three times.

Diana Rigg - THEN

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You would have to go right back to 1969 to see Diana Rigg play the main Bond girl, Teresa "Tracy" Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Tracy was the only Bond girl to ever marry 007.  Tragedy struck on their wedding day (of course) when Tracy was shot and killed.

Diana Rigg - NOW

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A BAFTA winner for "Mother Love", an Emmy award for "Rebecca" and a Tony for "Medea", Diana Rigg turned out to be a National Treasure.  In fact she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for that same year for her services to drama.  Diana died at her house, surrounded by her family in 2020 at the age of 82.

Honor Blackman - THEN

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Pussy Galore obviously remains the most infamously named Bond girl ever! She was played by Honor Blackman in 1964's "Goldfinger," a devious character who ran an organized crime gang and turned James Bond over to the evil Goldfinger. That was until she fell head over heels in love with him and the two of them turned on her villainous employer.

Honor Blackman - NOW

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Honor Blackman was also known for starring in the hit British TV show "The Avengers" before becoming a Bond girl. The actress then starred in films like 1968's "Shalako" with Sean Connery and "Something Big" with Dean Martin in 1971.   Honor also toured as Mrs. Higgins in a theater production of "My Fair Lady." She passed away at home in 2020 from natural causes at the age of 94.