Personal Info
Birth date
1961-11-27 (63 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Kensington, London, England, UK
Also known as
Samantha Jane Bond
سامانتا باند
Саманта Бонд
Samantha Bond
Biography
Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress, perhaps best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the series' Pierce Brosnan years, and for her role on Downton Abbey as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. She is also well-known for originating the role of "Miz Liz" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. Bond is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Bond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Overview:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.Lark Rise to Candleford
8.3
Overview:
Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2
Overview:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.Death in Paradise
7.439
Overview:
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.Downton Abbey
8.108
Overview:
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.The Alan Titchmarsh Show
3.7
Overview:
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.The Sarah Jane Adventures
7.073
Overview:
Sarah Jane Smith is a truly remarkable woman who inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder; a world where aliens are commonplace and the Earth is under constant threat. A world that Maria Jackson, a seemingly ordinary girl, can only dream of – until she moves in next door. Nothing will ever be ordinary again.The Bill
6.7
Overview:
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.Inspector Morse
7.8
Overview:
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.Heartbeat
7.125
Overview:
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.The Marlow Murder Club
6.9
Overview:
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts lives alone in a faded mansion in the peaceful town of Marlow, filling her time by setting crosswords for the local paper. During one of her regular wild swims in the Thames, Judith hears a gunshot coming from a neighbour's garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place.New Tricks
7.4
Overview:
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.1
Overview:
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.The Ginger Tree
3.5
Overview:
In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married Japanese nobleman, Count Kentaro Kurihama, and bears him a son. She carves out a life for herself in Japanese society, despite the hardships and ostracism she faces as both a Westerner and a woman.Secrets of the Royal Palaces
1
Overview:
Behind-the-scenes tales of the British monarchy's residences, with contributions by royal commentators and ex-staff members, who give the lowdown on the stories that have shaped the modern royal family.Etheria
6
Overview:
From post-apocalyptic westerns to demented comedies to terrifying horror and gore, ETHERIA serves up the perfect blend of mind-bending and panic-inducing excitement from the best emerging women genre directors in the world. Each episode showcases a vision of the fantastic in this new anthology series created to introduce amazing directors to devoted genre fans.The Queen
7
Overview:
The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The Queen was portrayed by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Katie McGrath played Princess Margaret in the first episode and Lesley Manville played Margaret Thatcher in the third episode. The series was co-funded by the American Broadcasting Company, the network which aired the series in the US. This reunited Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath who had played sisters in BBC One's Merlin.The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
NYR
Overview:
Well-known faces don their aprons in this charity special. Who has got what it takes to go all the way and compete for the Great Sport Relief Bake Off crown?Home Fires
8.2
Overview:
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.Outnumbered
7.7
Overview:
Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1
Overview:
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.Tomorrow Never Dies
6.367
Overview:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.GoldenEye
6.893
Overview:
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon.Donovan
NYR
Overview:
Joe Donovan, a former forensic scientist-turned-author, finds himself investigating evil crimes and wrongdoings that are often a little too close to home for comfort.The World Is Not Enough
6.28
Overview:
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.Die Another Day
5.993
Overview:
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.Acting
2024The Marlow Murder Club (8 Episodes) as Judith Potts
2024Malta: The Jewel of the Mediterranean (4 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2023The Inheritance (4 Episodes) as Susan
2023The King’s High Street: Inside St James’ as Narrator (voice)
2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Red Riding Hood
2022Hounded as Katherine Redwick
2022The Stranger in Our Bed as Isadora
2022The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration as Self
2022Judi Dench: Our National Treasure as Self
2022Downton Abbey: A New Era as Lady Rosamund Painswick
2022The Presence of Love as Merryn
2021The Kindred as Gillian Burrows
2021School's Out Forever as Georgina
2021Secrets of the Royal Palaces (16 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2020Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie as Self - Narrator
2020Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple as Self - Actor
2020Etheria (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun (3 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2019Cold Blood as The Lady
2019Secrets of the Royal Servants as Narrator (voice)
2018The Queen and I as Queen Elizabeth II
2017Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge as Unknown
2017Lady M as Margot
2017Canned as Mum
2017A Royal Winter as Queen Beatrice of Calpurnia
2016Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage as Self
2015Home Fires (12 Episodes) as Frances Barden
2012The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant
2011London's Burning as Senior Police Officer
2011Death in Paradise (1 Episode) as Joanne Henderson
2011Operation Crossbow as Narrator (voice)
2010Downton Abbey (15 Episodes) as Lady Rosamund Painswick
2009The Queen (5 Episodes) as The Queen
2008A Bunch of Amateurs as Dorothy Nettle
2008Lark Rise to Candleford (1 Episode) as Celestia Brice Coulson
2007Fanny Hill as Mrs. Cole
2007Fanny Hill (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Cole
2007The Sarah Jane Adventures (2 Episodes) as Wormwood
2007Consenting Adults as Jill Wolfenden
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Show (1 Episode) as Self
2007Outnumbered (19 Episodes) as Angela
2007Clapham Junction as Marion Rowan
2007Mobile (1 Episode) as Rachel West
2007The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane as Mrs Wormwood
2006The Exotic Locations of 'The Living Daylights' as Unknown
2006The Exotic Locations of 'Licence to Kill' as Unknown
2006The Exotic Locations of 'GoldenEye' as Unknown
2006The Exotic Locations of 'Tomorrow Never Dies' as Unknown
2006The Exotic Locations of 'The World Is Not Enough' as Unknown
2006The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event as Unknown
2005Shipmates (5 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2005Distant Shores (12 Episodes) as Lisa Shore
2004The Murder Room as Caroline Dupayne
2004Strings as Eike (voice)
2004Blinded as Caroline Lamar
2004Donovan (3 Episodes) as Kate Donovan
2004New Tricks (1 Episode) as Anne Gorton
2003Canterbury Tales (1 Episode) as Jane Barlow
2002Best Ever Bond as Self / Miss Monneypenny
2002Die Another Day as Moneypenny
2002Bond Girls Are Forever as Miss Moneypenny (archive footage)
2002The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (1 Episode) as Vivienne Oborne
2002NCS: Manhunt (6 Episodes) as DS Maureen Picasso
2002Shaken and Stirred on Ice as Narrator (voice)
2001The Bombmaker as Patsy
2000Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show (12, 12 Episode) as Plane Passenger, Miss Moneypenny
2000The Bookfair Murders as Marsha Hillier
1999The World Is Not Enough as Miss Moneypenny
1998What Rats Won't Do as Jane
1998Highly Classified: The World of 007 as Unknown
1997Mr White Goes To Westminster as Unknown
1997Tomorrow Never Dies as Moneypenny
1997The Ruby Ring as Mary Spencer
1997Breakout as Dr. Lisa Temple
1997Midsomer Murders (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Suzanna Chambers, Arabella Hammond, Kate Cameron
1996Emma as Mrs. Weston
1995GoldenEye as Moneypenny
1995Tears Before Bedtime (4 Episodes) as Sarah Baylis
1994Return to Blood River as Sally
1992Thacker as Ginny Morgan
1992Heartbeat (1 Episode) as Sylvia Swinton
1991In Suspicious Circumstances (1 Episode) as Daisy Holt
1991The Black Candle as Bridget Mordaunt
1989The Ginger Tree (4 Episodes) as Mary MacKenzie
1989One Way Out as Sue
1989Erik the Viking as Helga
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot (1 Episode) as Stella Robinson
1987Inspector Morse (1 Episode) as Helen Marriat
1985Theatre Night (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984The Bill (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983Mansfield Park (6, 6 Episode) as Maria Bertram, Maria Rushworth
1983Tears Before Bedtime (7 Episodes) as Sarah Baylis
1975Rumpole of the Bailey (6 Episodes) as Elizabeth 'Mizz Liz' Probert