Michelle Yeoh's Stunts as Bond Girl Wai Lin
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 3 · The modern reinvention and complex allies
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The fierce survivor

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The ultimate tragic love

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BETA

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Fun Fact

Michelle Yeoh's stunts: Michelle Yeoh was already an accomplished martial arts star in Hong Kong cinema before playing Wai Lin, performing many of her own stunts.

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Glossary
counterpart (noun)
A person or thing that closely resembles or corresponds to another in function or position. In the 2006 film Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd serves as James Bond's intellectual and emotional equal.

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Gossip

Which modern era Bond film had the best female lead?

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Quiz

Which actress portrayed the field agent Eve Moneypenny, who accidentally shoots James Bond in the opening of Skyfall?

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Who played Dr. Christmas Jones, a nuclear physicist who helps James Bond in the 1999 film The World Is Not Enough?

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Which actress played the villainous Elektra King, who tricks James Bond in the 1999 film The World Is Not Enough?

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Which actress played Dr. Madeleine Swann, who appeared in both Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021)?

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Which actress portrayed Vesper Lynd, the tragic treasury agent who steals James Bond's heart in the 2006 film Casino Royale?

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Which famous martial arts actress played Chinese spy Wai Lin in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies?

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Which actress played Camille Montes, a Bolivian agent seeking personal revenge in the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace?

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Which actress played the deadly, helicopter-piloting villain Xenia Onatopp in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye?

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