Top 5 Bond Girls
5. Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) - The World Is Not Enough
Bad girls are hardly rare in Bond films, but rarely are they as well-written as Sophie Marceau's Elektra, who ultimately turns out to be, uniquely, the film's primary villain. Not only is she sexy as hell, she also completely acts Denise Richards off the screen. (Maybe not the hardest thing to do, but still...)
4. Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) - Casino Royale
For once, Casino Royale provided a strong and realistic female character in a Bond film. Refreshingly neither a blonde bimbo nor a wannabe action heroine, Vesper's relationship with the rugged new Daniel Craig-shaped Bond is actually genuinely touching. Eva Green deserves much of the credit.
3. Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) - Goldfinger
Probably the only Bond girl whose name is more famous than the character itself - and it's a name that surely you wouldn't get away with in today's more conservative times. Honor Blackman also holds the, er, honour of being the only Bond girl older than the leading man, but she still looks the part. What makes the character is the fact that she doesn't just submit to 007's charms immediately.
2. Tracy Di Vincenzo (Diana Rigg) - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Arguably the first time a Bond girl was more than just window dressing, Diana Rigg's Tracy provides George Lazenby's sole effort with its beating heart, and it's the unique relationship between the pair - not to mention its tragic end - that makes On Her Majesty's Secret Service such a strong entry in the canon.
1. Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) - Dr. No
She hardly does anything and only makes her entry about two thirds of the way into the film, but what an entry. Look up "Bond Girl" in the dictionary and you get this image. Well, you would if Bond Girl was in the dictionary. And it was a dictionary with pictures.
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