History Characters / JamesBondMoneypenny

* RunningGag: Bond tossing his hat onto the coat stand in her office. Moneypenny does it herself in ''Goldfinger'' without even glancing in the stand's direction (a feat so remarkable that Bond does as EyeTake), and it's rather poignantly referenced when Bond throws his hat to her at his wedding in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. Notable {{Subversion}}s are when Bond doesn't bother in ''Thunderball'', giving up mid-runup, and ''A View to a Kill'', where she refuses to let him do it with her Royal Ascot NiceHat.

* RunningGag: Bond tossing his hat onto the coat stand in her office. Moneypenny does it herself in ''Goldfinger'', and it's rather poignantly referenced when Bond throws his hat to her at his wedding in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''.

* CompositeCharacter: The book incarnations of Moneypenny and Mary Goodnight were combined to create the film version of the former. Goodnight was the secretary of the 00 section, and most of the film Moneypenny's flirtation with Bond comes from his interaction with Goodnight in the books.

* SleepsWithEveryoneButYou: Bond happily seduces any semi-attractive woman... except for Moneypenny. Though this might not be true for Naomie Harris' version.

!Moneypenny

Moneypenny is M's secretary. She is generally portrayed as has having a not-so-secret crush on James Bond that [[UnresolvedSexualTension never gets resolved]].

!!! '''Played by:''' Lois Maxwell (1962 – 1985)

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She ends up shooting Bond while he struggled with Patrice atop a train, allowing Patrice to get away with the drive containing the identities of underconver NATO agents.

* AscendedExtra: She's introduced as an ActionGirl and actively participates in the plot of ''Skyfall'' in Turkey and Macau. In ''Spectre'', she provides some help to Bond (bringing him clues from the burned ruins of Skyfall Lodge and helping him to identify Oberhauser) and M (being one of his very few loyalists in the climax).

The first two Creator/DanielCraig era, ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' and ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', didn't include Moneypenny. She was eventually reintroduced in the series with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

->'''Played by:''' Lois Maxwell (1962 – 1985)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/DrNo'' | ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' | ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' | ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' | ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' | ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' | ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' | ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' | ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' | ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' | ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' | ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' | ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' | ''Film/AViewToAKill''

->'''Played by:''' Caroline Bliss (1987 – 1989)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' | ''Film/LicenceToKill''

->'''Played by:''' Samantha Bond (1995 – 2002)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' | ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' | ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' | ''Film/DieAnotherDay''

->'''Played by:''' Creator/NaomieHarris (2012 – )
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' | ''Film/{{Spectre}}''

!!Miss Moneypenny

!!Miss Moneypenny

!!Miss Moneypenny

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* KissMeImVirtual: She is the first Moneyepenny ever to have kissed Bond on screen in the series[[note]]she did in the non-Eon film ''Film/{{Casino Royale|1967}}''[[/note]]... but it was only virtual, as she used Q's virtual reality goggles to satisfy her wildest thoughts in ''Die Another Day''.

!! Moneypenny

* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Lois Maxwell played the character for 23 years and it showed. In ''Octopussy'', she notes that she's getting older when she begins training in an assistant, Miss Penelope Smallbone, whom Roger Moore naturally tries to flirt with as soon as he enters the office.

* OldRetainer: Lois Maxwell played Moneypenny all the way from ''Dr. No'' to ''A View to a Kill'', in 14 movies over 23 years. Desmond Llewelyn (Q) is the only actor who appeared in more Bond movies than her.

* KissMeImVirtual: She is the first Moneyepenny ever to have kissed Bond on screen[[note]]unless you count the non-Eon [[Film/CasinoRoyale1967 Casino Royale]][[/note]]... but it was only virtual, as she used Q's virtual reality goggles to satisfy her wildest thoughts in ''Die Another Day''.

* KissMeImVirtual: She is the first Moneyepenny ever to have kissed Bond on screen[[note]]unless you count the non-Eon [[Film/CasinoRoyale1967 Casino Royale]][[/note]] ]]... but it was only virtual, as she used Q's virtual reality goggles to satisfy her wildest thoughts in ''Die Another Day''.

* KissMeImVirtual: She is the first Moneyepenny ever to have kissed Bond on screen... but it was only virtual, as she used Q's virtual reality goggles to satisfy her wildest thoughts in ''Die Another Day''.

* SleepsWithEveryoneButYou: Bond happily seduces any semi-attractive woman... except for Moneypenny. It is especially true for Naomie Harris.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Much to their dismay, all of the Moneypennys have this with Bond, with the possible exception of Naomie Harris', given the very potent DidTheyOrDidntThey scene between them in ''Skyfall''. And if it ''is'' still unresolved, it might be to ''his'' dismay rather than hers -- notice that he's trying to undress her at one point before she slaps his hand away, and he's somewhat jealous in ''Spectre'' (after ''another'' DidTheyOrDidntThey scene) when he calls her and he realizes that she has a gentleman visitor (a notable reversal of the typical Bond/Moneypenny dynamic).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In ''[=GoldenEye=]'', Moneypenny is introduced as going to work after a date, with a traditionally fememine appereance, but at the same time eschewing the usual UnresolvedSexualTension with Bond, and stating that [[WereStillRelevantDammit she can sue Bond for sexual harassment]]. In the rest of her appereances, she has a BoyishShortHair, and switches towards more familiar teasing.
* KissMeImVirtual: She is the first Moneyepenny ever to have kissed Bond... but it was only virtual, as she used Q's virtual reality goggles to satisfy her wildest thoughts in ''Die Another Day''.

* {{Irony}}: Maxwell stated she only agreed to play Moneypenny if [[SexySecretary she didn't have to put her hair in a bun and wear glasses]]. See Caroline Bliss.

* LikesOlderWomen: With George Lazenby's Bond; Maxwell was 12 years older than him.

* LastNameBasis: Her first name is never used. She's just known as "Miss Moneypenny" (or simply "Moneypenny", if you're Bond -- in an inversion, she's one of the very few people who call him 'James').

* MayDecemberRomance: With Creator/GeorgeLazenby's Bond, who Lois Maxwell was 12 years older than.