# Who's your favorite Bond girl? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285 "2002-11-23T01:49:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/1 "2002-11-23T01:49:51Z")
AMC is running a special called “Bond Girls are Forever,” where they interview most (OK, half a dozen) of the Bond leading ladies. So I thought I’d post a poll: who’s your favorite? Though I haven’t seen “Die Another Day” yet, I must say, Rosamund Pike is a total fox. And yes, Lois Maxwell or Judi Dench count. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/2 "2002-11-23T02:05:22Z")
If I wanted singing, Lotte Lenya from FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. If I wanted sex, Daliah Lavi from CASINO ROYALE. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/3 "2002-11-23T06:10:27Z")
Jill St. John and the Italian chick from Thunderball. [http://www.geocities.com/james\_e\_r24/bond/](http://www.geocities.com/james_e_r24/bond/) ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/4 "2002-11-23T06:15:30Z")
Can’t forget the original and best … Ursula Undress. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/5 "2002-11-23T06:45:45Z")
Isabella Scorupco from _GoldenEye_ and Carey Lowell from _Licence to Kill_. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/6 "2002-11-23T06:51:21Z")
I’ve always liked Jane Seymore. ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Stearns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Thomas\_Stearns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thomas_Stearns)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/7 "2002-11-23T06:51:38Z")
Gonna have to go with Famke Jassen as Xenia Onatopp (sp?) in Goldeneye. Famke Jassen in anything makes my head want to explode (both of them!). ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/8 "2002-11-23T08:22:48Z")
Samantha Bond is hot in a Moneypenny kind of way. Spoilers below: I saw the new one today. Recycled plot from Goldeneye, Diamonds Are Forever. Well produced and nicely directed, but at about two and quarter hours, a bit long. It is clear that motivational scenes were cut. Halle Berry was very nice, but no view of the berries. She makes a top notch Bond girl. Other favorite Bond girls: Barbara Carrera, Ursula Andress … ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/9 "2002-11-23T12:46:58Z")
No doubt about it…Pussy Galore! ---
**Author:** ![Eidolon909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Eidolon909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eidolon909)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/10 "2002-11-23T13:24:46Z")
Claudine Auger as Domino. Isabella Scorupco is second. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/11 "2002-11-23T13:38:51Z")
Geez – this many posts and **Diana Rigg** as Countess Teresa “Tracy” diVincenzo hasn’t been picked? Head and shoulders and catsuit above the rest! ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/12 "2002-11-23T13:47:07Z")
Thanks, **essvee** , I was looking for a site like that! Of course, they could have found some better quality pictures., especially of Diana Rigg and Luciana Paluzzi. From watching the AMC special, I can say sorry, Ursula Andress has not aged well. Jill St. John and Luciana Paluzzi look fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![flyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/13 "2002-11-23T13:52:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Thomas Stearns \* > \*\*Gonna have to go with Famke Jassen as Xenia Onatopp (sp?) in Goldeneye. Famke Jassen in anything makes my head want to explode (both of them!). \*\* Ditto. Ever since I saw her in TNG she’s had my head exploding. A close second is Sophie Marceau. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/14 "2002-11-23T15:12:43Z")
Diana Rigg. There can be only one. Although, if Diana had never been a Bond girl, I’d go for Famke Janssen. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/15 "2002-11-23T15:25:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > \*\*Can’t forget the original and best … Ursula Undress. \*\* You mean Ursula Andress, right? Or were you specifically referring to the MAD Magazine version? 🙂 So my answer depends on the question: Favorite Bond Girl based on her performance in a James Bond movie: Famke Janssen (Honor Blackmon being a close second) Favorite actress who happened to appear as a Bond Girl: Michelle Yeoh! (Diana Rigg being an extremely close second) Mmmm… close… ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/16 "2002-11-23T16:15:53Z")
Maryam D’abo. I mean, she played a cello for God’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/17 "2002-11-23T22:16:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by amanset \* > \*\*Maryam D’abo. I mean, she played a cello for God’s sake. \*\* I never thought she was one of the better characters… too doe-eyed. But, OH MY is she hot now, much more so than in 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Minor\_Irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Minor\_Irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minor_Irritant)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/18 "2002-11-24T01:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by av8rmike \* > \*\*I never thought she was one of the better characters… too doe-eyed. > > But, OH MY is she hot now, much more so than in 1987. \*\* Just out of curiosity, how the heck do you know? I haven’t seen her in, well, _anything_ since The Living Daylights. Well, my vote goes to her, as she was pretty, and could play a mean bullet-riddled cello. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/19 "2002-11-24T03:06:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Minor Irritant \* > **Just out of curiosity, how the heck do you know? I haven’t seen her in, well, _anything_ since The Living Daylights.** Because she was the hosting the aforementioned AMC special on the Bond women. And, [she has a web stalker](http://maryamdabo.com/galeria%201.html). ---
**Author:** ![Bernard\_Marx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Bernard\_Marx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bernard_Marx)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285/20 "2002-11-24T16:29:53Z")
Dink, _Goldfinger_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-bond-girl/138285.md?page=2)