Best Bond Girls
Being James Bond is tough -- and life-threatening -- but you can't beat the perks: Exotic locales, five-star hotels, suits, gadgets and (but of course) women. In some 20-plus movies, 007 has bedded so many beautiful babes Wilt Chamberlain would have to bow down. So who is the best of all the Bond girls? Click through for our 20 favorite, then vote for yours. Results will be revealed Nov. 14
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Octopussy (Maud Adams)
Spy Who Loved Her: Roger Moore, 'Octopussy' (1983)
Bond Girl Power: The only actress to play two Fleming babes (she's also in 'Man With the Golden Gun'), she also has the only titular Bond-girl name -- i.e. it's the film title. What'd you think we meant?
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Honey Ryder, (Ursula Andress)
Spy Who Loved Her: Sean Connery, 'Dr. No' (1962)
Bond Girl Power: The mother of all Bond girls (not literally!) set the bar high for the women who would follow: Beautiful blonde + white bikini [+ pounding surf] = the stuff of fanboy dreams.
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Major Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach)
Spy Who Loved Her: Roger Moore, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977)
Bond Girl Power: Bach puts the "rrr" in "international relations" as a KGB spy (code name: Agent XXX) who vows to kill Bond but then falls for him. That James, he's SUCH a diplomat.
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Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger)
Spy Who Loved Her: Sean Connery, 'Never Say Never Again' (1983)
Bond Girl Power: Intent on finding the location of two stolen missiles, Bond does a little heat-seeking of his own when he links up with this blonde bombshell in the Bahamas. Seems he doesn't mind she pals around with terrorists.
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Jinx (Halle Berry)
Spy Who Loved Her: Pierce Brosnan, 'Die Another Day' (2002)
Bond Girl Power: It takes cojones to stride out of the surf in a bikini, since Ursula Andress' famous 'Dr. No' scene. And while Halle definitely doesn't have those, her entree is spectacular nonetheless.
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Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi)
Spy Who Loved Her: Sean Connery, 'From Russia With Love' (1963)
Bond Girl Power: OK, so she's a Soviet defector. Or is she? That's the beauty of Bond girls: Even if they're evil, you find out long after the lovin'.
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Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman)
Spy Who Loved Her: Sean Connery, 'Goldfinger' (1964)
Bond Girl Power: You can have your Sylvias and your Tiffanys -- they're no match for the power of Pussy. Even better, Goldfinger's pilot has a posse: Pussy Galore's Flying Circus. Meow!
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Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet)
Spy Who Loved Her: Roger Moore, 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981)
Bond Girl Power: When 007 is sent to prevent a lost nuclear control device from falling into enemy hands, this leggy and lovely Frenchwoman falls into his. Gotta love the job perks.
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Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera)
Spy Who Loved Her: Sean Connery, 'Never Say Never Again' (1983)
Bond Girl Power: First spotted playing nurse -- and later revealed as a SPECTRE agent -- this femme fatale is liable to shoot you one second, tend to your wound the next. She's enough to make even the most suave action heroes, um, blush.
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Reader Comments (145)
Butt Lovin Bear 401 at 3:47PM on Nov 3rd 2008
Ursula Andress & Jane Seymore are my two favorites but really you could close your eyes, spin around & point & you'll pick a gorgeous Bond Girl. All were/are goegeous & tasty
0U482 at 5:28PM on Nov 3rd 2008
I vote Halle Berry as my favorite Bonds Girl. She is very beautiful and hot she brings life to films for the most part.
Steve at 5:37PM on Nov 3rd 2008
Ursula set the standard and remain No. 1
Michael Klimshuk at 11:52PM on Nov 3rd 2008
For me,it's Maud Adams would be my no.1 vote,followed by Eva Green at 2nd and Barbara
Bach in 3rd Place.I just love Brunettes.
Jerry at 6:42PM on Nov 3rd 2008
Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona Volpe in "Thunderball." She literally sizzled on the screen...
Joe at 6:45PM on Nov 3rd 2008
It's a toss up between Ursala and Denise Richards.
Ed Baggett at 7:03PM on Nov 3rd 2008
Dianna Rigg, Maud Adams, Honor Blackburn,
Person With Ideas You Won't Like at 9:50PM on Nov 3rd 2008
The powers that be should have used better photographs of these ladies to represent.
They made the majority of them look.....not as well as they had in the films.
What's her face was supposed to be Greek not French in For Your Eyes Only.
Two (to many!) of the spots on this list were taken up by the Illigimate bond movie (Never Say Never Again) which was only a remake of Thunderball.
Halle Berry played a dumb role in a relativly dumb bond movie that trainted Bronson's last role as 007.
Where is other chick from the World Is Not Enough? Electra I believe.
The russian from From Russia With Love?
Domino from Thunderball?
And more...
A knowledgable fan of 007 did not compile this list....
d at 2:39AM on Nov 4th 2008
Halle Berry does it for me...she just has the qualities of a great bond girl and plus she has major sex appeal...Second would be FAMKE JANSEN, another one of my favorite bond girls...she just screams BOND girl for me....and third just because I think she kicked ass would be Michelle Yeoh
seas at 5:59AM on Nov 4th 2008
Jane Seymore & Denise Richards only
doug dieter at 6:54AM on Nov 4th 2008
Where's Carey Lowell (Law & Order's Jamie Ross), the sexiest of the Bond Girls??????
Cliff47 at 7:20AM on Nov 4th 2008
Daniela Bianchi for her role in "Ffom Russia With Love" is on my short list along with Halle Berry and Diana Rigg (best remembered for Mrs Peel).
Dave at 8:12AM on Nov 4th 2008
What about Grace Jones
DoubleOHSeven at 1:27PM on Nov 11th 2008
Where's the very beautiful Tanya Roberts? She is a View to a Kill.
feedejardin at 9:59AM on Nov 4th 2008
What is the point of the comment "only three blondes"? They are all beautiful. People need to grow up and not hint that one look is better than another. I say this not being blonde.
Reggy at 10:51AM on Nov 4th 2008
Denise has always been hot, especially in Wild Things. We, Americans, love beautiful people. We spend a fortune on looking good, clothing, makeup, cars, etc. I can tell you that the easiest and cheapest way to look good is to lose weight. Lookin' good like these celebs is well worth the effort. I lost 47 pounds in 6 weeks using the Rapidthin diet at www.rapidthin.com. Good luck to all. Use what works for you.
Is clearly at work. at 1:12PM on Nov 5th 2008
Denise Richards as Christmas is totally hot. Who could not love a she-genious named Christmas, after all?
Barbara Walker at 12:23PM on Nov 4th 2008
Why would this have titled "ONLY 3 blondes that made the list of favorite Bond girls"? What a thing to write. Was this written by someone who dislikes blondes? Less than 1% of the worlds population is blonde. If we can have that few of us but still have so many of us being reigning sex symbols than that says something.
Natural blonde or not, were hot. So whomever wrote that snyde comment about "ONLY 3 blondes" can stuff it up your nose.
No self respecting hot blonde would want you anyway. And thats probably your problem.
sean posey at 8:58PM on Nov 4th 2008
Michelle Yeoh for sure
Chris Porter at 8:11PM on Nov 4th 2008
Jill St. John....
Noone ever "showed a little cheek" better than Jill !!!! Her comedic timing was the best as well. Plus she still looks fabulous, a true glamour puss....