Bond Girls: The Beauties Who've Starred Alongside 007

You’d be hard-pressed to find a series as iconic and as long running as the James Bond movies have been to film. The secret agent, also known by his alias and codename 007, has been entertaining audiences since 1962, when the first Bond film ‘Dr. No’ hit the big screen. While that was first movie to feature Bond (played by Sean Connery), the character started entertaining audiences nearly a decade earlier when created by author Ian Fleming for the book ‘Casino Royale.’

While action, intrigue and espionage are all key aspects of any James Bond movie, there’s also always been aspect of sex appeal, especially as 007 is always good-looking and charming. Through the years, there have been tons of beautiful women that have been both of help and romantic interest to the secret agent, and they’ve earned the title of Bond girls. Many of the women, such as Ursula Andress (who played Honey Ryder, pictured here), have become just as iconic as the actors who played Bond himself. Scroll through our gallery to check out photos of Bond girls from throughout the film’s franchise.

Daniela Bianchi made her debut as a Bond girl in the second 007 movie ‘From Russia With Love.’ Daniela’s character, Tatiana Romanova, was a Russian clerk that was unknowingly brought into a plot to try to assassinate Bond.

Honor Blackman debuted one of the most well-known Bond girls, Pu**y Galore, in 1964’s ‘Goldfinger.’ Galore was the titular villain’s personal pilot.

Claudine Auger took up the mantle of ‘Domino’ in 1965’s ‘Thunderball.’ Domino was the villain Largo’s mistress in the film. She ultimately is the one who kills him in the movie! 

The first Bond girl of the Roger Moore era was Jane Seymour’s Solitaire in 1973’s ‘Live And Let Die.’ Solitaire was a psychic for the criminal Dr. Kananga, who was eventually seduced by Bond.

Barbara Bach made her debut in the franchise as the KGB spy Major Anya Amasova in 1977’s ‘The Spy Who Loved Me.’ Barbara and Roger Moore’s characters were on a similar mission, which led to a rivalry that later was eased.

Carole Bouquet made her debut in the 1981 Bond film ‘For Your Eyes Only.’ Carole played Melina Havelock, an assassin out to avenge her parents who were murdered by a Cuban hitman.

Grace Jones played the henchwoman turned Bond ally, May Day, in 1985’s ‘A View To A Kill.’ May Day was villain Zorin’s bodyguard and lover turned enemy, who helped Bond after the villain abandoned her. 

Michelle Yeoh played Wai Lin in 1997’s ‘Tomorrow Never Dies.’ Wai Lin was a Chinese spy on the same mission as Bond and later helped him.

Carey Lowell starred alongside Timothy Dalton in 1989’s ‘Licence to Kill,’ where she played Pam Bouvier. Pam was a DEA informant who offered help to Bond on his mission to capture a drug lord.

Also in 1989’s ‘Licence to Kill,’ Talisa Soto played Lupe Lamora, drug lord Franz Sanchez’s lover. Lupe couldn’t help but be seduced by Bond. 

Famke Janssen made her debut as Xenia Onatopp in 1995’s ‘Goldeneye.’ Xenia was a powerful assassin, known to kill people by crushing them with her thighs. 

Teri Hatcher played Paris Carver in 1997’s ‘Tomorrow Never Dies.’ Paris was an ex-girlfriend of Bond’s who turned bad and ended up with the villain Elliot Carver. Despite marrying Carver, she and Bond later made up.

Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones made her one of the most controversial Bond girls in the franchise. Her character was a nuclear physicist who helped Bond in his mission in ‘The World Is Not Enough.’

Halle Berry was a modern icon of a Bond girl in 2002’s ‘Die Another Day.’ Her character Jinx was an NSA agent who assisted Bond. 

Rosamund Pike’s Miranda Frost was the villainous Bond girl in 2002’s ‘Die Another Day.’ Miranda was an undercover MI6 agent who later double-crossed Bond and Jinx Johnson.

Eva Green made her debut as a Bond girl in 2006’s ‘Casino Royale,’ along with Daniel Craig getting his start as James Bond. Eva’s character Vesper Lynd was a financial agent who helped Bond in a high-stakes poker game. 

Olga Kurylenko starred alongside Daniel Craig as Camille Montes in 2008’s ‘Quantum of Solace.’ Camille was an agent ordered to be killed by her lover Dominic Greene, who later teamed up with Bond.

Stephanie Sigman played the Mexican agent Estrella in 2015’s ‘Spectre.’ She offered Bond her help on his mission to assassinate Spectre agent Marco Sciarra.

Monica Bellucci played Marco Sciarra’s widow, Lucia, who gave Bond some key information to his case at her husband’s funeral. Bond later used Sciarra’s wedding ring to break into a top secret meeting. 

Lea Seydoux made her debut as the psychiatrist Madeleine Swann in 2015’s ‘Spectre.’ She reprised the role for 2021’s ‘No Time To Die.’

This article originally appeared on Hollywood Life and is syndicated by Cheapism.