The first ever Bond girl - Eunice Gayson - has died at the age of 90. Photo / Getty Images
The first ever Bond girl - Eunice Gayson - has died at the age of 90. Photo / Getty Images
Actress Eunice Gayson who played the first ever Bond girl 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, reports Daily Mail.
During filming of Dr No, Gayson helped calmdown a nervous Connery so he could say the famous catchphrase "Bond, James Bond".
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."
We are very sad to learn that our dear Eunice passed away on June 8th. An amazing lady who left a lasting impression on everyone she met. She will be very much missed. pic.twitter.com/c5kVHs256Y
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."
Gayson will go down in cinema history for helping coin Bond's catchphrase.
