Samantha Bond
Samantha Bond played a wide variety of characters in stage, television and film productions, but fans of superspy 007 especially cherished her turns as Miss Moneypenny, the sexy MI6 secretary who would trade double entendres with the British agent. The husky-voiced London native first made a name for herself in the long-running play "Daisy Pulls it Off" (1983-86). After several more productions, she performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and also became a regular face on British television. When it was decided to replace Timothy Dalton following the release of "License to Kill" (1989), the part of Miss Moneypenny was also up for grabs. Bond's screen presence allowed her to make a significant impression in the limited screen time customarily afforded that character and she was invited back for the next three installments. While Bond also undertook a number of additional movie and television assignments, her primary focus was the stage, where she portrayed most of the primary female characters in the works of Shakespeare. She also later gained additional exposure as Lady Rosamund Painswick on the popular drama "Downton Abbey" (ITV, 2010-16), which quickly developed an international following. While Miss Moneypenny was likely the role that earned Bond her most widespread appreciation, she enjoyed a remarkable run across three mediums and proved decisively that the infamous "Bond Girl Curse" was indeed a fallacy.
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Samantha Bond
Filmography
Movies
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57% |
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Hunted | Katherine Redwick (Character) | - | 2022 |
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The Stranger in Our Bed | Isadora (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Presence of Love | Merryn (Character) | - | 2022 |
64% |
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The Kindred | Gillian Burrows (Character) | - | 2021 |
71% |
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School's Out Forever | Georgina (Character) | - | 2021 |
0% |
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Cold Blood | Brigleur (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Queen and I | The Queen (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady M | Margot (Character) | - | 2017 |
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A Royal Winter | Beatrice (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marple: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Clapham Junction | Marion Rowan (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blinded | Caroline Lamar (Character) | - | 2004 |
52% |
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Yes | Kate (Character) | $396.0K | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Murder Room | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
80% |
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Strings | Eike (Voice) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Donovan | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
56% |
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Die Another Day | Miss Moneypenny (Character) | $160.2M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bombmaker | Patsy (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bookfair Murders | Marsha Hillier (Character) | - | 2000 |
51% |
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The World Is Not Enough | Miss Moneypenny (Character) | $126.9M | 1999 |
57% |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | Miss Moneypenny (Character) | $145.0M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Breakout | Dr. Lisa Temple (Character) | - | 1997 |
80% |
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GoldenEye | Miss moneypenny (Character) | $106.0M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead on Time | Helen Marriat (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Black Candle | Bridget Mordaunt (Character) | - | 1991 |
50% |
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Erik the Viking | Helga (Character) | $656.7K | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Way Out | Sue (Character) | - | 1988 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Marlow Murder Club | Judith Potts (Character) | 2024 |
88% | 93% | Downton Abbey | Lady Rosamund (Character) | 2010-2015 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Inheritance | Unknown (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 85% | Death in Paradise | Joanne Henderson (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silent Witness | DS Quicke (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On | Sandra (Character) | 2018 |
100% | 87% | Home Fires | Frances Barden (Character) | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Outnumbered | Angela (Character) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 85% | Midsomer Murders | Kate Cameron (Character) | 2001 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Queen | Unknown (Character) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lark Rise to Candleford | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fanny Hill | Mrs Cole (Character) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Murder Room | Caroline Dupayne (Character) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Donovan | Kate Donovan (Character) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Canterbury Tales | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ghosts | Maddy (Character) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mansfield Park | Maria Bertram (Character) | 1983 |