Every Bond Girl Ranked - Worst To Best

Subverting the expectations of an audience that had been trained over the years to see attractive women as accessories of tough and masculine figures, good and bad, the KGB’s call for the services of “Agent XXX” are answered by none other than the lithe brunette we see in bed with the rugged Sergei Barsov.

The film wastes no time establishing her reputation with Amasova positioned as very much 007’s KGB counterpart, wily and experienced enough to go toe to toe with Her Majesty’s Finest in a race to retrieve a vital microfilm. She even knocks him out with a cigarette-styled gadget that wouldn't look out of place in Q Branch.

Their eventual cooperation is seen as a dream team up of the best of British and Russian Intelligence, and Bond’s reaction when Amasova vows to kill him after discovering his responsibility for her lover’s death feels like the first time Roger Moore’s otherwise unflappable Bond is truly concerned.

Her deviousness, undeniable skill, fearless nature and position as a legitimate alternate to 007 secure her lofty heights in memorability for all the right reasons. What’s more, who can forget her role in “keeping the British end up”?

Best moment: Correcting Bond’s confident assertion that Stromberg’s marine research lab is on Corsica. “Actually, Sir, it is in Sardegna.” In front of their MI6 and KGB superiors, no less! Moore’s eyebrow nearly falls off his head.

Worst moment: It’s hard not to giggle at the steamy 70s-era porn music as Amasova shows her gratitude to Bond for saving her life by reminding him of the necessity of “shared bodily warmth” in the privacy of their train cabin.