Every Bond Girl Ranked - Worst To Best

Solitaire boasts considerable iconic appeal, but there are quite a few Bond girls ahead of her. Jane Seymour is beautiful and Solitaire’s psychic readings are initially intriguing, but not enough is done with those abilities. Part of this is because she only gets to demonstrate them a couple of times before Bond rather callously tricks her into sleeping with him, thus nullifying her powers forever (just go with it).

After this point, the tremendous promise of the character is rather put to waste as Solitaire reverts to the standard tagalong heroine, albeit one who’s suddenly become a bit of a nymphomaniac. After mourning the loss of her mystical powers for a few seconds, she decides the time is right for another tumble under the bedsheets with 007.

Her noteworthy acts in the film’s second half include whacking Bond with a handbag in an effort to maintain her cover as a member of Team Kananga, having her hands bound with rope while at the mercy of a voodoo snake death ritual, and getting shut in the compartment of a train’s foldable bed.

She ranks among the higher entries when it comes to sheer memorability, with her colourful garments, otherworldly powers, and mysterious vibe. It’s just a shame that Bond robs her of her best qualities along with her virginity.

Best moment: The beginning of the film finds Solitaire on top form, flipping tarot cards to spookily track Bond’s movements with accuracy. When they meet, Solitaire implores him to pick a card, any card. He obliges, revealing the fool. “You have found yourself”, Solitaire wryly remarks. Cue trademark Roger Moore eyebrow raise.

Worst moment: During Kananga’s interrogation scene, he asks her a true or false question about the serial number on Bond’s watch. She guesses wrong, prompting Kananga’s somewhat mystifying outburst “you had a 50-50 chance; you weren’t even close!”