Samantha Bond

Samantha Bond occupies a lovely double life in my mind: the elegant Miss Moneypenny across the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, and the sharp-tongued Lady Rosamund in Downton Abbey. But she's fundamentally a stage actress, and you can feel that classical training in the precision of everything she does. I admire performers who treat a supporting role as worth full commitment rather than coasting on a famous franchise. There's a controlled wit to her work that's very English and very hard to fake. She's the kind of reliable craftsperson productions are quietly built around, and I think she's underrated for exactly that reason.

Name (English)

Samantha Bond

Name (Japanese)

サマンサ・ボンド

Reading

さまんさ・ぼんど

Born

November 27, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha%20Bond
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238356

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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