Of course, “Cigar Girl” from The World Is Not Enough made it onto our list. Italian-born Cucinotta has been acting since the early 90s, and it’s quite clear from her looks why people flock to the theaters to see her.
She is well known in Italy as an actress and has received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto.
Famke Janssen
Must we introduce her? The Netherlands-born actress moved to the US at the age of 20 to begin a career as a fashion model. She transitioned to an acting career in the 90s. Her breakthrough role came in 1995’s Golden Eye, alongside Pierce Brosnan, in what was his first Bond film. She played Xenia Onatopp.
Since then, the Dutch model has had quite a successful acting and modeling career. She’s been featured on more than 100 magazine covers and played a superhero, Dr. Jean Gray, in the X-men film series, and Lenore Mills in the Taken film trilogy. And seriously, does this woman age?
Carole Bouquet
This French-born brunette beauty unsurprisingly acted and modeled from a young age. Her career has spanned years, and she’s starred in more than 50 films since 1977.
She made her Bond girl debut when she starred alongside Lynn-Holly Johnson and Roger Moore, in For Your Eyes Only. She played the deadly Melina Havelock.
Mie Hama
The Japanese actress, Mie Hama played a ninja and head of the Japanese secret service in the film You Only Live Twice. Hama, or Kissy Suzuki as she was known in the film shot to fame shortly after the movie but soon found herself weary of the business. In a 2017 New York Times article. Hama wrote about her need to quit acting and pursue other passions.
Those passions included writing 14 books, hosting popular television shows, and becoming involved in the preservation of ancient farming techniques. That's a lot of interests!
Olga Kurylenko
In Quantum of Solace, one of Daniel Craig's most successful Bond films, Kurylenko plays Camilla Montes, a Bolivian national who seeks to avenge her murdered family. Olga Kurylenko, who is actually French-Ukrainian, found success through acting in this very role. Prior to that, since age 13, she was modeling in Moscow.
Since her 2008 Bond film debut, the actress has starred in a series of top-notch action blockbusters, such as The Water Diviner, and Oblivion (alongside Tom Crusie). She currently has several projects lined up to look out for.