Miss Moneypenny

Miss Moneypenny is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M and although she has a small part in the films it was always highlighted by the underscored sexual tension between her and Bond (something that is virtually nonexistent in Ian Fleming's novels though somewhat more so in the novels of John Gardner and Raymond Benson). It is believed that her character in part is based on Vera Atkins, the assistant to Maurice Buckmaster, who was the head of the French Section of the Special Operations Executive.

Actresses

Moneypenny has been played by five different actresses in the Bond films:

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• Lois Maxwell
• Dr. No
• From Russia With Love
• Goldfinger
• Thunderball
• You Only Live Twice
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• Diamonds Are Forever
• Live and Let Die
• The Man with the Golden Gun
• The Spy Who Loved Me
• Moonraker
• For Your Eyes Only
• Octopussy
• A View to a Kill
• Barbara Bouchet
• Casino Royale (unofficial Bond film - Bouchet actually plays Moneypenny's daughter)
• Caroline Bliss
• The Living Daylights
• Licence to Kill
• Pamela Salem
• Never Say Never Again (unofficial Bond film)
• Samantha Bond
• GoldenEye
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• The World Is Not Enough
• Die Another Day

Samantha Bond is not expected to reprise the role of Moneypenny in the next Bond film, Casino Royale.

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To date, the 1954 television adaptation of Casino Royale is the only filmed James Bond production, official or unofficial, in which Moneypenny (or a relative thereof) does not appear.

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