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Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder
Ursula Andress circa the 1960sUrsula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress who was a major sex symbol of the 1960s and is best known as the first ever Bond girl.

She was born in Ostermundigen, Berne, Switzerland. Father Rolf was a Swiss diplomat and her mother's name was Anna Andress. She is reported to have four sisters and a brother. She became fluent in English, French, Italian, German and Swiss-German. Andress commenced her career while vacationing in Rome.

She appeared as "Honey Ryder", James Bond's object of desire in Dr. No (1962), the first James Bond film. Her stunning good looks served her well, as her introduction in Dr. No became one of the most famous Bond moments. Rising out of the Caribbean Sea singing a beautiful Calypso and tossing back her blonde hair, she spots Bond. "What are you doing here?" she asks. "Looking for shells?"

"No," replies Bond, admiring her suntanned body barely covered in a white bikini, "I'm just looking." (The combination of sea, shells, and a stunning blonde has led some critics to trace the inspiration for this scene to Botticelli's The Birth of Venus).

Andress has now been immortalized as the first and best Bond Girl to grace the big screen. In 1963 she won a Golden Globe for Best Promising Newcomer (Female). An homage to this scene was included in the Bond film, Die Another Day. This time around the part of the siren walking out of the water was played by Halle Berry.

Andress co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1963 film, Fun in Acapulco and she also appeared in the parody Bond movie Casino Royale (1967) as Vesper Lynd, occasional spy, who persuades Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) to carry out a mission. Her heavy accent was dubbed over by Monica Van Der Syl in Dr. No, but she used her own voice in Casino Royale.

She made a pose for a nude Pictorial in Playboy.

She was married only once, in 1957 to actor/director John Derek for whom it was his second marriage. The marriage ended in divorce in 1966. Derek married another two times (his fourth wife was the Andress look-alike, Bo Derek). She dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-star Sean Connery, Marlon Brando and James Dean. In 1980, Andress had a son, Dimitri, with actor Harry Hamlin without marriage, her costar in the film Clash of the Titans.

In 1995, Ursula Andress was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history."

In a 2003 UK Survey by Channel 4, her entrance in Dr. No was voted #1 in the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments.

  Vogelpredigt, Die (2005)

Cremaster 5 (1997) .... Queen of Chain
Alles gelogen (1996)
Fantaghirò 4 (1994) (TV) .... Xellesia
... aka Cave of the Golden Rose IV
Fantaghirò 3 (1993) (TV) .... Xellesia
... aka Cave of the Golden Rose III

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989) (TV) .... Betty Starr
Professore - Diva, Il (1989) (TV) .... Susy Kaminski
... aka Another Falling Star
... aka Jack Clementi - Anruf genügt: Falsches Spiel (West Germany)
Klassäzämekunft (1988)
... aka Broken Silence (West Germany: video title)
... aka Class Reunion
... aka Klassentreffen
"Peter the Great" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Athalie
Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) .... Marie-Antoinette
Manimal (1983) (TV) .... Karen Jade
Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne (1982) .... Mabel Dodge
... aka Campanas rojas (Mexico)
... aka Krasnye kolokola (Soviet Union: Russian title: short title)
... aka Mexico in Flames
... aka Red Bells
Clash of the Titans (1981) .... Aphrodite

The Fifth Musketeer (1979) .... Louise de la Vallière
... aka Geheimnis der eisernen Maske, Das (Austria) (West Germany)
... aka Behind the Iron Mask
Letti selvaggi (1979) .... The Stroller and The Widow
... aka Camas calientes
... aka Tigers in Lipstick (USA)
... aka Wild Beds
Doppio delitto (1978) .... principessa Dell'Orso
... aka Double Murder (International: English title)
... aka Double Murders
... aka Enquête à l'italienne (France)
Montagna del dio cannibale, La (1978) .... Susan Stevenson
... aka Primitive Desires (UK)
... aka Prisoner of the Cannibal God
... aka Slave of the Cannibal God
... aka The Mountain of the Cannibal God (Europe: English title: video title)
Safari Express (1976) .... Miriam
Spogliamoci così senza pudor (1976) .... Marina Zenaro
... aka Love in 4 Easy Lessons
... aka Sex with a Smile 2
Infermiera, L' (1975) .... Anna
... aka I Will If You Will
... aka The Nurse
... aka The Secrets of a Sensuous Nurse (USA)
... aka The Sensuous Nurse
Colpo in canna (1975) .... Nora Green
... aka Loaded Guns
... aka Stick 'em Up, Darlings
Ultima chance, L' (1975) .... Michelle Nolton
... aka Last Chance
... aka Last Chance for a Born Loser
... aka Motel of Fear (UK)
... aka Stateline Motel (USA)
Africa Express (1975) .... Madeleine Cooper
... aka Africa Expreß - Ein Teufelskerl in Africa (West Germany)
... aka Tropical Express
Avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche, Le (1975) .... Josephine De Beauharnais
... aka Scaramouche
... aka Skaramus u ratu i ljubavi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
... aka The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (USA)
Soleil rouge (1971) .... Cristina
... aka Red Sun (USA)
... aka Sol rojo (Spain)
... aka Sole rosso (Italy)
Perfect Friday (1970) .... Britt

The Southern Star (1969) .... Erica Kramer
... aka Étoile du sud, L' (France)
Dolci signore, Le (1968) .... Norma
... aka Anyone Can Play (USA)
Casino Royale (1967) .... Vesper Lynd/007
... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
The Blue Max (1966) .... Countess Kaeti von Klugermann
Decima vittima, La (1965) .... Caroline Meredith
... aka Dixième victime, La (France)
... aka The 10th Victim
... aka The Tenth Victim (UK)
Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine, Les (1965) .... Alexandrine Pinardel
... aka Chinese Adventures in China (USA)
... aka Uomo di Hong Kong, L' (Italy)
... aka Up to His Ears (UK)
What's New, Pussycat (1965) .... Rita
... aka Quoi de neuf, Pussycat? (France)
She (1965/I) .... Ayesha (She who must be obeyed)
Nightmare in the Sun (1965) .... Wife
Once Before I Die (1965) .... Alex
4 for Texas (1963) .... Maxine Richter
Fun in Acapulco (1963) .... Marguerita Dauphin
Dr. No (1962) .... Honey Ryder
... aka Ian Fleming's Dr. No (UK: complete title)

Avventure di Giacomo Casanova, Le (1955)
... aka Adventures of Giacomo Casanova (International: English title: literal title)
... aka Aventures et les amours de Casanova, Les (France)
... aka Sins of Casanova (USA)
... aka The Loves of Casanova
Catena dell'odio, La (1955)
Americano a Roma, Un (1954)
... aka An American in Rome (USA)