Samantha Bond
Samantha Bond
Samantha Bondis an English actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan years. She is also known for her role as meddlesome wealthy Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey, spanning from 2010–15, who appeared in a number of episodes including the final episode of the final series. Bond has also grown prominent from her role as the unreliable Auntie Angela in the BBC comedy Outnumbered, Bond appeared in the whole...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 November 1961
I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.
My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.
Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.
I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.
I always have bananas with me for energy.
Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.
One of my earliest memories is of being about three and a half, climbing through the legs of a man who I didn't know was the famous actor, Patrick Magee.
If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.