Samantha Bond
Acting
Biography
Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress, perhaps best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the series' Pierce Brosnan years, and for her role on Downton Abbey as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. She is also well-known for originating the role of "Miz Liz" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. Bond is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Bond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: November 27, 1961
Place of Birth: Kensington, London, England, UK
Known For
Lark Rise to Candleford
Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Home Fires
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.
Downton Abbey
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
A profile of the actress from a strict Quaker upbringing in Yorkshire, through her staunch determination to make it as a thespian. There's also a look at her work in TV favourites such as A Fine Romance and As Time Goes By, where Judi's performances won her four BAFTA awards, and her tenure in the James Bond franchise.
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her 70-year career, Maggie's incredible determination and talent landed her among the elite.
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show
British sketch show starring Harry Enfield.
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show
British sketch show starring Harry Enfield.
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
Filmography
as Judith Potts
as Narrator (voice)
as Susan
as Narrator (voice)
as Red Riding Hood
as Katherine Redwick
as Isadora
as Lady Rosamund Painswick
as Merryn
as Gillian Burrows
as Georgina
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator
as Self - Actor
as Narrator (voice)
as The Lady
as Narrator (voice)
as Queen Elizabeth II
as Margot
as Mum
as Queen Beatrice of Calpurnia
as Frances Barden
as Self - Contestant
as Senior Police Officer
as Joanne Henderson
as Narrator (voice)
as Lady Rosamund Painswick
as The Queen
as Dorothy Nettle
as Celestia Brice Coulson
as Mrs. Cole
as Mrs. Cole
as Wormwood
as Jill Wolfenden
as Angela
as Marion Rowan
as Rachel West
as Mrs Wormwood
as Narrator (voice)
as Lisa Shore
as Caroline Dupayne
as Eike
as Caroline Lamar
as Anne Gorton
as Jane Barlow
as Moneypenny
as Vivienne Oborne
as DS Maureen Picasso
as Plane Passenger
as Miss Moneypenny
as Marsha Hillier
as Miss Moneypenny
as Jane
as Moneypenny
as Mary Spencer
as Dr. Lisa Temple
as Suzanna Chambers
as Arabella Hammond
as Kate Cameron
as Mrs. Weston
as Moneypenny
as Sally
as Ginny Morgan
as Sylvia Swinton
as Daisy Holt
as Bridget Mordaunt
as Mary MacKenzie
as Helga
as Stella Robinson
as Helen Marriat
as Maria Bertram
as Maria Rushworth
as Liz Probert