While she’s thought of as a ’90s star, Richards, 49, has continued to work a ton in a random hodgepodge of projects: She was on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Madea’s Witness Protection” and “Cougars, Inc.” Oh, and she spent four rocky years married to Charlie Sheen, who in the aftermath was not allowed within 300 feet of her.
Christmas Jones, opposite Pierce Brosnan in 1999’s “The World Is Not Enough.” Like her mockable moniker, the movie itself is pretty terrible, too. Richards played one of the worst-named Bond girls - Dr.
But what made Lumley, now 74, famous is playing one of the funniest TV characters ever - Patsy on “ Absolutely Fabulous.” Denise Richards (“The World Is Not Enough”) Denise Richards in 19. “We thought about a relationship,” George Lazenby told The Post. In “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” just her second movie, she played a chirpy English girl who was being experimented on by the evil Blofeld. Generally if they do manage a laugh, it’s unintentional, like when French actress Corinne Cléry romantically says in “Moonraker,” “I never learned to read.” What? Lumley, however, was a budding comic genius. Nobody has ever accused a Bond girl of being too hilarious. When her “My Fair Lady” co-star Lauren Ambrose started skipping Sunday matinees, Rigg sent an email to the company saying, “The show must go on - with ALL principals.” Joanna Lumley (“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”) Joanna Lumley in 19. Higgins in “My Fair Lady.” She was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 (the only Bond girl who has) and new generations were introduced to this sharp-tongued actress when she played the mischievous Olenna Tyrell on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” She was also vicious to the end. The actress, who died in September at age 82, won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Medea, and was back on Broadway as recently as 2018 playing Mrs. The best Bond girl ever, Diana Rigg, also has had the most illustrious post-007 résumé. Her final film in 1994 was an acclaimed, Oscar-winning… just kidding! It was a softcore porn flick called “Deep Down.” But her most enduring roles were as Midge on “That ’70s Show” and as Julie in the final season of “Charlie’s Angels.” Diana Rigg (“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”) Diana Rigg in 19.
She starred in the 1994 Showtime series “Hot Line,” which absolutely was softcore porn. In 1993, she starred in a “thriller” called “Sins of Desire” that was a millimeter above softcore porn. At 58, the debonaire Moore was nearly 30 years her senior and could’ve been her father. But back in 1985 she played Stacey Sutton in Roger Moore’s final outing as 007, “A View To A Kill.” It was weird. When Roberts died this week of a urinary tract infection at age 65, she was remembered by many outlets as the star of the Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show” that ran until 2006. Everett Collection Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
Tanya Roberts (“A View To A Kill”) Tanya Roberts in 19. Some of the superspy’s leading ladies are Oscar winners, while others never made another movie again. Here’s what happened to some of the most famous Bond girls.
Sadly, the world lost two of these women over the past several months: Dame Diana Rigg and, this week, Tanya Roberts. No.” Imagine Honor Blackman delivering the famous line “I’m Pussy Galore” to a tickled Sean Connery in “Goldfinger.” Bond girls are as iconic in world cinema as a roaring Leo the Lion and Humphrey Bogart saying, “Here’s looking at you, kid.” They’re gorgeous, agile, smart and sometimes sinister. Picture Ursula Andress emerging from the ocean wearing a white bikini in “Dr. James Bond producer says 007 ‘will be back’ Idris Elba is ‘part of the conversation’ to be next James Bond: producerĭrive Another Day: Aston Martin dealership coming to NYC with $5 million car Javier Bardem dressed up as a Bond girl for Daniel Craig: ‘Oh, my God’