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Samantha Bond

Samantha Bond

Actor · Born November 27, 1961 (64) · Kensington, London, England, UK

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.

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Born
November 27, 1961 (64)
From
Kensington, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Samantha Bond's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
21%
Society
15%
Self
14%
Power
14%
Survival
9%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 11
Mentor
2 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Warm
9
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
7
Joyful
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Samantha Bond's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samantha Bond's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Marlow Murder Club(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Judith Potts

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Malta: The Jewel of the Mediterranean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Inheritance(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The King’s High Street: Inside St James’ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Dreamland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Orla

  • Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Red Riding Hood

  • Hounded(2022)

    as Katherine Redwick

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger in Our Bed(2022)

    as Isadora

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    as Lady Rosamund Painswick

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Presence of Love(2022)

    as Merryn

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Kindred(2021)

    as Gillian Burrows

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • School's Out Forever(2021)

    as Georgina

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Royal Palaces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Agatha Christie's England(2021)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Etheria(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Cold Blood(2019)

    as The Lady

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Royal Servants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Queen and I(2018)

    as Queen Elizabeth II

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Lady M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Margot

  • Canned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mum

  • A Royal Winter(2017)

    as Queen Beatrice of Calpurnia

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Home Fires(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Frances Barden

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

  • London's Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Senior Police Officer

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanne Henderson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Operation Crossbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 15 episodes · as Lady Rosamund Painswick

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as The Queen

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • A Bunch of Amateurs(2008)

    as Dorothy Nettle

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Suzanne Atherly

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Lark Rise to Candleford(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Celestia Brice Coulson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Fanny Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs. Cole

  • Fanny Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Cole

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wormwood

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Consenting Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jill Wolfenden

  • Outnumbered(2007)

    Show 19 episodes · as Angela

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Clapham Junction(2007)

    as Marion Rowan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mobile(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel West

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs Wormwood

  • The Exotic Locations of 'GoldenEye' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Exotic Locations of 'Licence to Kill' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Exotic Locations of 'The Living Daylights' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Exotic Locations of 'The World Is Not Enough' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Exotic Locations of 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline

  • Shipmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Distant Shores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lisa Shore

  • The Murder Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Caroline Dupayne

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Savage

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Murder Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Caroline Dupayne

  • Strings(2004)

    as Eike

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Blinded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Caroline Lamar

  • DNA(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kate Donovan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Gorton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Canterbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Barlow

  • Die Another Day(2002)

    as Moneypenny

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Vivienne Oborne

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • NCS: Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as DS Maureen Picasso

  • Shaken and Stirred on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Thanks · as Hippolyta (voice)

  • The Bombmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Patsy

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Lady Patricia Whitton

  • Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Miss Moneypenny · as Plane Passenger

  • The Bookfair Murders(2000)

    as Marsha Hillier

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    as Miss Moneypenny

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What Rats Won't Do(1998)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mr White Goes To Westminster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Helen Nash

  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    as Moneypenny

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Ruby Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mary Spencer

  • Breakout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dr. Lisa Temple

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Arabella Hammond · as Kate Cameron · as Suzanna Chambers

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Family Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Isabel

  • Emma(1996)

    as Mrs. Weston

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as DS Hannah Quirke

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Thief Takers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Mason

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    as Moneypenny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Maddy

  • Tears Before Bedtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sarah Baylis

  • Return to Blood River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sally

  • Thacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ginny Morgan

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Swinton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • In Suspicious Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Daisy Holt

  • The Black Candle(1991)

    as Bridget Mordaunt

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Ginger Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mary MacKenzie

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee

  • One Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sue

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue

  • Erik the Viking(1989)

    as Helga

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella Robinson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Marriat

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Trelawny

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally

  • Miss Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia Simmons

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mary McMahon

  • Mansfield Park(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maria Bertram · as Maria Rushworth

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Liz Probert

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles from 1975 to 2024; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

$362M worldwide

Highest rated

Home Fires (2015)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Marlow Murder Club (2024)

Film career

19752024

Peak 2022 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 99: 98 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 99: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s39 · 39 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
8904

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Samantha Bond's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Stranger in Our Bed (2022)

62nd percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Samantha Bond's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Samantha Bond work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samantha Bond's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Lamb shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers