Eunice Gayson
(Sylvia Trench)

Name: Eunice Gayson
Character: Sylvia Trench
Movie: Dr. No, From Russia With Love
Date of Birth: 17/03/31
Place of Birth: London, England

The first of Connery's conquests as 007, in Dr. No, he meets Sylvia Trench across the card table. Her love of games comes to the fore when she later appears playing golf in his hotel room. She makes another appearence in From Russia With Love where she shares a picnic with 007 before he gets paged by M.

Most memorable quote:
Sylvia: I admire your luck, Mr...
Bond: Bond. James Bond.

Biography

Born Eunice Sargaison in Purley, Surrey, England, Eunice Gayson started her big screen acting career at the age 17, playing a young girl in My Brother Jonathan in 1948. She appeared in numerous British films in the 1950s, including Carry On Admiral (1957) and the Hammer Horror classic The Revenge of Frankenstein in 1958. Perhaps her best remembered role is as Sylvia Trench in the first James Bond film Dr. No in 1962 , where she appeared in Connery's opening scene. Her character, Sylvia Trench, gives 007 the opportunity to introduce himself as "Bond, James Bond" for the first time in screen history. She is also the first Bond girl to make a return in the Bond films, making a brief reappearance in From Russia With Love. She has recently played Little Red Hood's grandmother in a London Production of the musical Into The Woods, which opened September 25, 1990 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.