Eunice Gayson, the first James Bond lead actress girl passed away at the age of 90. The actress last come into sight in the 1962 film Dr No playing Sylvia Trench opposite Sean Connery’s 007. Ms. Gayson eminently stood out in the classic scene which saw the British spy deliver the line “Bond, James Bond” for the first time, having introduced herself as “Trench, Sylvia Trench”. Back in an interview she gave in 2012, Gayson revealed she assisted Connery who struggled with delivering the line correctly. “He had to say ‘Bond, James Bond,’ but he came out with other permutations like ‘Sean Bond, James Connery’,” she said, adding director Terence Young instructed her to take the Scottish actor for a drink to calm his nerves. Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli released a statement in the wake of her passing, saying: ”We are so sad to learn that Eunice Gayson, our very first ‘Bond girl’, who played Sylvia Trench in Dr No and From Russia With Love, has passed away. Our sincere thoughts are with her family. Gayson – who died on 8 June – was set to be a recurring Bond character until Goldfinger director Guy Hamilton scrapped the idea. Despite appearing in the first two Bond films, Gayson’s lines were rerecorded by voiceover artist Nikki van der Zyt. Published in Daily Times, June 12th 2018.