As the Movie Fanatic 007 Days of Bond continues, today we celebrate the women in James Bond’s world as we reveal our Top 10 Bond Girls. Since Ursula Andress initiated the iconic part in Dr. No, 22 subsequent films have continued to define and change the archetype she created. Some of simply been arm candy for the superspy while others have played integral parts in advancing the story and others have even fought side by side with 007. With the arrival of Skyfall bond girls, the legend continues.
Without further ado, we present the Top 10 Bond Girls!
10. Jane Seymour, Live and Let Die
Seymour essentially introduced herself to the world with her Bond girl role in Live and Let Die. She was impeccably cast as the mysterious and exotic fortune teller who would prove a romantic conquest for Roger Moore's 007 and aide him with information that helped him close the Bayou set case.
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9. Barbara Bach, The Spy Who Loved Me
In The Spy Who Loved Me, Bach plays coy as she pursues Roger Moore. Meanwhile, her true motif sits underneath her steely presence: She seeks revenge against Bond fir killing her lover.
8. Diana Rigg, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Rigg has the rare distinction of being the only Bond girl who got him to put a ring on it. George Lazenby’s Bond falls head over heels for her and is actually the only time during the series that the super suave stud gets married.
7. Michelle Yeoh, Tomorrow Never Dies
The martial-arts queen from Hong King not only had the beauty aspect of being a Bond girl down, but she also knew how to kick some serious ass. It was a fantastic move by Bond producers to cast an Asian film star in the role, before she even started work on Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
6. Honor Blackman, Goldfinger
Besides possessing the best Bond girl name in the series, Pussy Galore, Blackman was also the oldest actress to tackle the archetype. Her role in Goldfinger was part aviatrix and all perfect yin to Sean Connery’s yang.
5. Famke Janssen, GoldenEye
Janssen is the first Bond girl on our list who was more evil than enlightening. In GoldenEye, Famke Janssen captured the super spy's fancy, but like a black widow, Janssen's Xenia Onatopp mated and almost killed him. No matter the villain, Bond always wins -- especially when it comes to war of the hearts.
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4. Carole Bouquet, For Your Eyes Only
Bouquet scores on this list if for no other reason than she killed at walking through that forest with the crossbow. In one of the weaker Bond films (influenced by Ice Castles, much?), this Bond girl made the movie!
3. Eva Green, Casino Royale
Green gave one of the best performances as a Bond girl ever with her role as Vesper Lynd, the treasury agent that was Daniel Craig’s first love interest in the series. She was Bond’s equal in many ways and without her -- the character and the actress -- Casino Royale would not have been half the success it was.
2. Halle Berry, Die Another Day
Sure she didn't invent the emerge from the water in a bikini move (see below), but the actress (Is Bond her best role?) did work it in her own way. She also did something Andress could never do; she was an equally attractive partner for Bond beyond romance coupled with her stellar action abilities.
1. Ursula Andress, Dr. No
Isn't the first always the best? In this case, yes, as Andress debuted and set the standard for all future Bond girls in two ways. First she defined the Bond girls introduction: Her emerging from the water in that iconic white bikini that will forever be a difficult task to top. Second, she set up how the Bond girls would affect our hero. Andress turned a brut thug in Connery into a panting puppy dog -- job done.
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Dishonorable mentions: Denise Richards in The World is Not Enough and Tanya Roberts in A View to a Kill.