History ActionGirl / JamesBond

* ''Film/DieAnotherDay'': NSA agent Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson (Creator/HalleBerry). She kicks ass without much effort when needed, even though she [[MeaningfulName gets caught twice by the enemy]]. It's not without its fair share of difficulty, but she emerges victorious in the DesignatedGirlFight against Miranda Frost.

* ''Film/DieAnotherDay'': Miranda Frost (Creator/RosamundPike), who's revealed to be TheMole working for BigBad Gustav Grave. She's a champion in fencing, and the climactic DesignatedGirlFight between her and Jinx is noticeably more elaborate than the much simpler punch-out between Bond and Graves occurring at the same time.

* ''Film/LicenceToKill'': CIA agent Pam Bouvier (Creator/CareyLowell). Tough-as-nails, sultry and CrazyPrepared to the extreme, Pam goes through her film without ever once really needing Bond's assistance; more than a few times ''she'' saves ''him''.

* ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'': The film's eponymous woman (Creator/MaudAdams) doesn't demonstrate all that much by herself, but she's the leader of a whole gang of ass-kicking women, including Magda (Creator/KristinaWayborn), who take it upon themselves to [[StormingTheCastle assault]] the BigBad's palace in the climax, swiftly neutralizing its guards. Minus the bit where Q's hot air balloon lands on some guards, they don't need any help at it.

* ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'': CIA agent Dr. Holly Goodhead (Creator/LoisChiles) combines brains and brawn. Although she ends up getting captured in Brazil, she manages to hold her own in all of her fight scenes in addition to being trained as an astronaut.

* ''Film/GoldenEye'': Xenia Sergeyevna Onatopp (Creator/FamkeJanssen). An AxCrazy and sadistic BloodKnight of a woman who has ''{{orgasm|ic Combat}}s'' when either [[MoreDakka pumping people full of lead]] or [[MurderousThighs crushing them with her thighs]].

Contrary to a tenacious popular belief, not all Film/JamesBond girls just sit around being a MsFanservice and [[DamselInDistress waiting to be rescued]].

Contrary to a tenacious popular belief, not all Film/JamesBond girls just sit around being a MsFanservice and [[DamsellInDistress waiting to be rescued]].

Contrary to a tenacious popular belief, not all Film/JamesBond girls just sit around being a MsFanservice and waiting to be rescued.

* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Bambi (Lola Larson) and Thumper (Trina Parks), the gymnastics-practitioning henchwomen of Blofeld who guard a captive Willard Whyte. They can impractical backflips, {{unnecessary combat roll}}s, high kicks and cartwheels, and they give Bond quite the SheFu thrashing... at least until they fall in the swimming pool of Whyte's house with him.

* ''Film/DieAnotherDay'': Miranda Frost (Creator/RosamundPike), who's revealed to be TheMole working for BigBad Gustav Grave. She's a champion fencer, and the climactic DesignatedGirlFight between her and Jinx is noticeably more elaborate than the much simpler punch-out between Bond and Graves occurring at the same time.

* ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'': Countess Tracy Draco Di Vicenzo (Creator/DianaRigg) makes up for her lack of fighting skills by being a BadassDriver.

* ''Film/AViewToAKill'': May Day (Creator/GraceJones). TheBrute and NumberTwo to [[BigBad Max Zorin]] and gender-flipped variation of ScaryBlackMan, a tall and tough woman who can lift a man clean over her head and set up as a woman who could take Bond himself to the cleaners. She ends up joining Bond's side out of revenge for Zorin's betrayal but, unfortunately, [[VasquezAlwaysDies she doesn't]] [[HeroicSacrifice make it]] to the end.

* ''Film/AViewToAKill'': May Day (Creator/GraceJones). TheBrute to [[BigBad Max Zorin]] and gender-flipped variation of ScaryBlackMan, a tall and tough woman who can lift a man clean over her head and set up as a woman who could take Bond himself to the cleaners. She ends up joining Bond's side out of revenge for Zorin's betrayal but, unfortunately, [[VasquezAlwaysDies she doesn't]] [[HeroicSacrifice make it]] to the end.

* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Bambi (Lola Larson) and Thumper (Trina Parks), the gymnastics-practitioning henchwomen of Blofeld. They can impractical backflips, {{unnecessary combat roll}}s, high kicks and cartwheels, and they give Bond quite the SheFu thrashing... at least until they fall in the swimming pool.

* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Bambi (Lola Larson) and Thumper (Trina Parks) as gymnastics-practitioning henchwomen of Blofeld. They can impractical backflips, {{unnecessary combat roll}}s and cartwheels, and they give Bond quite a SheFu thrashing, at least until they fall in the swimming pool.

* ''Film/GoldenEye'': Xenia Sergeyevna Onatopp (Creator/FamkeJanssen). An AxCrazy and sadistic BloodKnight of a woman who has orgasms when either [[MoreDakka pumping people full of lead]] or [[MurderousThighs crushing them with her thighs]].

Contrary to a popular belief, not all Film/JamesBond girls just sit around being a MsFanservice and waiting to be rescued.

* ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'': The film's eponymous woman (Creator/MaudAdams) doesn't demonstrate all that much by herself, but she's the leader of a whole gang of ass-kicking women, including Magda (Creator/KristinaWayborn), who take it upon themselves to [[StormingTheCastle assault]] the BigBad's palace in the climax, swiftly neutralizing its guards. Minus the bit where Q's hot air balloon lands on some bad guys, they don't need any help at it.

Not all Film/JamesBond girls just sit around being a MsFanservice and waiting to be rescued.

* ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'': The film's eponymous woman (Creator/MaudAdams) doesn't demonstrate all that much by herself, but she's the leader of a whole gang of ass-kicking women, including Magda (Creator/KristinaWayborn), who take it upon themselves to assault the BigBad's palace in the climax, swiftly neutralizing its guards.

** CIA agent Paloma (Creator/AnaDeArmas) gloriously gets rid of more Spectre henchmen (in rapid succession) than Bond himself without breaking a sweat during her painfully short screentime amidst the Cuba fight with either firearms or high kicks, despite claiming she only had a "three weeks training".

* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Bambi (Lola Larson) and Thumper (Trina Parks) as gymnastics-practitioning henchwomen of Blofeld. They can impractical backflips, UnnecessaryCombatRolls and cartwheels, and they give Bond quite a SheFu thrashing, at least until they fall in the swimming pool.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BlatantLies Three weeks training]], really?]]

** Nomi (Creator/LashanaLynch), who replaces Bond as the new Agent 007, is as skilled as him in combat, be it with firearms or hand-to hand.
** CIA agent Paloma (Creator/AnaDeArmas) gloriously gets rid of more Spectre henchmen (in rapid succession) than Bond without breaking a sweat during her painfully short screentime amidst the Cuba fight with either firearms or high kicks, despite claiming she only had a "three weeks training".

Not all Film/JamesBond girls just sit around waiting to be rescued.

** ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': The nieces of Lieutenant Hip (one of them played by renowned Hong Kong actress/martial artist Yuen Qiu) turn out to be very skilled at kung fu, and help Bond get rid of a whole school of enemy martial artists.

* ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'': Japanese agent Kissy Suzuki (Creator/MieHama) doesn't hesitate to participate in the FinalBattle with a revolver while ''still wearing her bikini'', making her the first true example in the series by default.