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| Vesper Lynd | |
|---|---|
| James Bond character | |
 Eva Green as Vesper Lynd | |
| First appearance | Casino Royale (1953 novel) |
| Last appearance | Casino Royale (2006 film) |
| Created by | Ian Fleming |
| Portrayed by | Ursula Andress (1967) Eva Green (2006) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Double agent |
| Affiliation | Novel:
Film: |
| Classification | Bond girl/Henchwoman |
Vesper Lynd is a fictional character featured in Ian Fleming's 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale. She was portrayed by Ursula Andress in the 1967 James Bond parody, which merely contained vague elements of the novel, and by Eva Green in the 2006 film adaptation, a canonical official adaptation.
In the novel, the character explains that she was born "on a very stormy evening", and that her parents named her "Vesper", Latin for "evening" and Bond then gives her name to a cocktail he has recently invented. The "Vesper" became popular after the novel's publication. The actual name for the drink (as well as its complete recipe) was mentioned on screen for the first time in the 2006 film adaptation of Casino Royale.[1]
In 1993, journalist Donald McCormick claimed that Fleming based Vesper on Polish agent Krystyna Skarbek, who was working for Special Operations Executive when he knew her.[2]
- ^ DeMichael, Tom (2012). James Bond FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4803-3786-2.
- ^ McCormick, Donald (1993). The Life of Ian Fleming. London, England: Peter Owen Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-1448208067.