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Appears in:

• Octopussy

Actress:

• Maud Adams

Who she is:

• Jewels smuggler and owner of an international circus. Her father, Major Dexter Smythe, studied octopodes, hence her nickname Octopussy. Her real first name is unknown, but it can be assumed that Smythe is her real last name.
• Her father stole a cache of Chinese gold several years ago and Bond had been assigned to find him. He did so and gave Major Smythe 24 hours to settle his affairs before arresting him. However, Smythe chose suicide instead of facing the disgrace of a martial court.
• She was hoping to meet Bond some day to thank him for giving her father an honorable alternative to public disgrace.

How she and Bond meet:

• When Bond sneaks into her palace.

Defining dialogue:

• "So you are James Bond, 007, licensed to kill. Am I to be your next target?"

Vital statistics:

How she helps save the day:

• When she realises that she has been double-crossed by Kamal Khan, she helps Bond reveal a nuclear bomb and raids Kamal's Moonsoon palace with the help of Magda and her female army.

Bikini moment:

• None (though The Man with the Golden Gun's opening sequence shows Maud Adams in a one-piece on Scaramanga's private island)

Fun facts: Maud Adams was 38 when the movie was filmed, making her the oldest Bond girl.



Maud Adams in A View to a Kill

Not only did Maud Adams appear in The Man With The Golden Gun and Octopussy, but also in a very minor non-speaking role in A View to a Kill. She visited the set of the movie with her boyfriend, and they were both asked to be extras walking in the background behind Roger Moore.


The red arrow points to Adams, the blue to her boyfriend. The cameo was confirmed by Adams herself according to this site: http://commanderbond.net/article/2410. For more information visit the site. Imdb.com also confirms her role, crediting her as "The Woman in Fisherman's Wharf Crowd".