Samantha Bond | |
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 Bond in The Murder Room 2004 | |
| Born | Samantha Jane Bond 27 November 1961 Kensington, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Television | |
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| Children | 2 |
Samantha Jane Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress. She played Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan era, and appeared in Downton Abbey as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. On television, she played "Auntie Angela" in the sitcom Outnumbered and the villain Mrs Wormwood in the CBBC Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. She also originated the role of "Miz Liz" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. She is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.