Chapter 1
The trailblazers of the sixties
Chapter 2
Action and agency in the seventies and eighties
Chapter 3
The modern reinvention and complex allies
Chapter 4
Global representation and cinematic legacy
YOUR GOAL
Master of The women of James Bond
Ch 2 · Action and agency in the seventies and eighties
schopenhauer Action and Agency
Got my own crossbow, driving my yellow Citroën, yeah I’m taking the lead today
schopenhauer Grace Jones delivered a striking and physically dominant performance as May Day in A View to a Kill.
schopenhauer Carole Bouquet played Melina Havelock, a fierce character driven solely by revenge in For Your Eyes Only.
BETA
schopenhauer Play this trivia game about 1970s and 1980s Bond girls. Discover facts and trivia about the characters, actresses, and their action-packed roles.
Fun Fact
Grace Jones's stunts: Grace Jones performed many of her own stunts in A View to a Kill, including her dramatic parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower.
Glossary
agency (noun)
The capacity of individuals to act independently and make their own free choices. In 1981, Melina Havelock demonstrated this capacity by actively seeking vengeance with her crossbow in Greece.
The capacity of individuals to act independently and make their own free choices. In 1981, Melina Havelock demonstrated this capacity by actively seeking vengeance with her crossbow in Greece.
Quiz
Which multi-talented singer and model played the powerful bodyguard May Day in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill?
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In the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, what weapon does Melina Havelock use to seek revenge?
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Which actress played the tarot card reader Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die?
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Who is the only actress to play two different lead Bond girls in two different films: Octopussy and The Man with the Golden Gun?
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In the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, who played Mary Goodnight, Bond's clumsy MI6 contact in Hong Kong?
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Which actress played the CIA informant and skilled pilot Pam Bouvier in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill?
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Which actress played Soviet agent Anya Amasova, also known as Agent Triple X, in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me?
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Which actress made history as the first Black Bond girl to have a romantic relationship with Bond, playing Rosie Carver in Live and Let Die?