Tracy Bond | |
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James Bond character | |
First appearance | Novel: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963) Film: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) |
Created by | Ian Fleming |
Portrayed by | Diana Rigg |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Teresa Draco di Vicenzo |
Gender | Female |
Title | Teresa, Countess di Vicenzo |
Occupation | Countess |
Spouse | James Bond (husband) Count Giulio di Vicenzo (former husband) |
Children | Unnamed daughter |
Relatives | Marc-Ange Draco (father) |
Classification | Bond girl |
Teresa "Tracy" Bond (née Draco, formerly Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo) is a fictional character and the main Bond girl in the 1963 James Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service, where she becomes the first Bond girl to marry 007. In the novel’s 1969 film adaptation, Tracy is played by the actress Diana Rigg.
It is suggested that the inspiration for Tracy Bond came from Ian Fleming's wartime romance with Muriel Wright, whom he met whilst skiing in Kitzbühel. Wright's sudden death in her London flat in 1944 from a bombing raid during The Blitz and Fleming's subsequent grief are reflected in Tracy's own unexpected death and its effect on Bond, evident in the succeeding novels and film adaptations.[1]