I’ll second Diana Rigg. Step aside Mr Lazenby.
After seeing the new one, I must say Strawberry Fields; just for the name (while in wouldn’t kick her out of bed either)
I concur with others and vote for Diana Rigg (On Her Majesties Secret Service).
No contest as far as I’m concerned.
What number am I now for saying Diana Rigg? Simply stunning
Toss-up between Michelle Yeoh, Eva Green and Izabella Scorupco. Not that I’d kick any of them out of bed (except Halle Berry)
Izabella Scorupco and Halle Berry.
Diana Rigg. Mmmmmm.
The only thing that would have been better is if she had been Emma Peel instead of Tracy di Vincenza.
Judy Dench.
Michelle Yeoh. She was one of the few to come across as believably capable and intelligent, not just a model stumbling over a multisyllabic dialogue.
Sophie Marceau gets 2nd, for pure raw smoldering hotness.
Another vote for Dianna Rigg.
Grace Jones.
Jane Seymour, without a doubt.
Although I must admit that I’ve never seen On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, but I think I’ll be adding it to my NetFlix queue based on this thread…
Rigg, Diana Rigg. Shaken or stirred.
I liked Maryam D’Abo, ‘Kara Milovy’ in The Living Daylights.
Well, she’s BY FAR the best actress, and cute as a button, but can she cook as well as Jill St John? Probably not, since she’s a doll house/miniatures fancier and take it from me, you probably can’t get near the stove or use the kitchen table while she’s working. “The light’s better in here,” she’ll say.
Anyway, need I say more? Voluptuous Italian girl. Fancy underwear. And she cooks.
In Doctor No, Ursula Undress had that “My husband can only get it up for a woman if I suck in my tummy as far as I can” look of John Derek’s wives. See also: Playboy’s spreads of his ex-wives Linda Evans and Bo Derek.
As a Bond aside, All Things Considered interviewed a fellow who ranked the Bond theme songs. Fourth was Tom Jones with “Thunderball.” That’s fine; he’s a vastly underrated singer. They skipped his #3 for good reason because it’s an abomination, “The Living Daylights,” by a-ha. Number two, “Goldfinger,” by Shirley Bassey, was a surprise, since I thought it should be #1. I yelled at the radio, “Then #1 better be ‘You Only Live Twice!’” Which it was, and there was peace in my car.
I will second Natalya Fyodorovna Simonova (Izabella Scorupco) and also nominate Xena Onnatop (Famke Jansen).
Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) was also great. I noticed Wikipedia erroneously has her as the oldest Bond girl ever at the time of filming (37) however I believe that distinction goes to Octapussy (Maud Adams, 38 at time of filming).
Dame Diana Rigg as Tracy (Bond’s ill-fated fiancee and briefly wife in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) is my favorite, closely followed by Michelle Yeoh, who was one of only two redeeming things about Tomorrow Never Dies. Honor Blackman (“My name is Pussy Galore,”) is also in the running, as is Carole Bouquet (the vengeful Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only), Eva Green (Vesper in Casino Royale), and Famke Janssen (despite how cartoonish her character was she managed to pull off the role with aplumb…I think she’s a much underrated actress).
Certainly there are others that are prettier, but I rather prefer the Girls that can keep up with Bond rather than those who have to be towed behind like so much dead weight.
Stranger
It’s a much better movie than it’s given credit. You should definitely give it a look.
Ursula Andress will always be the classic Bond girl, but my personal favourite? Vesper Lynd. 