The first ever Bond girl Eunice Gayson has died aged 90.
She played Sylvia Trench in 007’s 1962 onscreen debut, Dr No, and flirted with Sean Connery’s Bond in 1963’s From Russia With Love.
During filming of Dr No, Gayson helped calm down a nervous Connery so he could say the famous catchphrase ‘The name’s Bond, James Bond’.
The first ever Bond girl – Eunice Gayson (pictured in 007’s 1962 debut Dr No ) – has died at the age of 90
A message posted on her official Twitter feed read: ‘We are very sad to learn that our dear Eunice passed away on June 8.
‘An amazing lady who left a lasting impression on everyone she met. She will be very much missed. She will be very much missed.’
Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the Bond series, said in a statement: ‘We are so sad to learn that Eunice Gayson, our very first “Bond girl”, who played Sylvia Trench in Dr No and From Russia With Love, has passed away.
‘Our sincere thoughts are with her family.’
She played Sylvia Trench in 007’s 1962 debut, Dr No, and flirted with Sean Connery’s Bond in 1963’s From Russia With Love (pictured in Dr No alongside her costar)
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