Paris Carver
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Paris Carver is a fictional character
who appeared in the James Bond
film Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997). She was portrayed by Teri Hatcher
.
Paris is a beautiful brunette in her thirties who was once a lover of Bond (Pierce Brosnan
). He left her behind, however, because his job was too dangerous for a real relationship. She later marries media mogul Elliot Carver
(Jonathan Pryce
), who leads a conspiracy
to start a war between the United Kingdom
and China
– a war for which his news divisions would have exclusive coverage, sending his ratings (and therefore profits) very high. MI6
sends Bond to investigate, and he reunites with Paris. M
had instructed him to remind her of their previous relationship then "pump her for information".
When Bond sees her again, her beauty is not lost on him, but she is not exactly pleased to see him. When Bond is mentioned in conversation with her husband, Paris lies that Bond dated her roommate and that she barely knows him.
In the novelization
by Raymond Benson
, Paris Carver is from a New England
or New York family. Benson references that she has a New England accent. One day she and Elliot had gotten into a fight and Elliot had hit her in the face because she had called him a "grouch". After that incident, she never called him a grouch.
Suspecting that the man she had married was up to something nefarious (and out of a need to be with Bond again) Paris reaches out to Bond after her husband's henchmen try to kill him. At first Bond tries to send her away, but they are too strongly drawn to each other. Bond confesses that he had left her because she had gotten too close then Bond and her have sex. Paris gives Bond the information he needs, but Carver, who had been spying on his wife, sends his personal assassin Dr. Kaufman to her room hours later to kill her. Paris's murder ignites in Bond a desire for revenge, shaking his usual professional detachment and clouding his judgment.
Bond discovers her body just as the news of her death is being read on the hotel room television by a newsreader on the Carver-owned TV news station; many events that Carver was linked to were reported by his media channels before they actually happened, far sooner than they would normally be expected to be reported. The report on Paris' death also gave details of a man also being found shot dead in her hotel room – Bond realises that he is the "second victim" and manages to outwit the henchman who was already in the hotel suite preparing to shoot him dead.
Bond is genuinely affected by her death, to the point that he has to be reminded that the mission is not personal. Bond's eventual partnership with Chinese intelligence
agent Wai Lin
brings him back to his senses, however, as well as provided him another lover.
Fictional character
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who appeared in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the screenplay, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering...
(1997). She was portrayed by Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher is an American actress, writer, and presenter. She is known for her television roles as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman...
.
Paris is a beautiful brunette in her thirties who was once a lover of Bond (Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
). He left her behind, however, because his job was too dangerous for a real relationship. She later marries media mogul Elliot Carver
Elliot Carver
Elliot Carver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. In the film, he is portrayed by Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce. Screenwriter Bruce Feirstein modelled the character on Robert Maxwell, but many viewers analysed Carver as a satirical take on...
(Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce, CBE is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime partner English actress Kate Fahy in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s...
), who leads a conspiracy
Conspiracy (political)
In a political sense, conspiracy refers to a group of persons united in the goal of usurping or overthrowing an established political power. Typically, the final goal is to gain power through a revolutionary coup d'état or through assassination....
to start a war between the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
– a war for which his news divisions would have exclusive coverage, sending his ratings (and therefore profits) very high. MI6
Secret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
sends Bond to investigate, and he reunites with Paris. M
M (James Bond)
M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. The head of MI6 and Bond's superior, M has been portrayed by three actors in the official Bond film series: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown and since 1995 by Judi Dench. Background =Ian Fleming...
had instructed him to remind her of their previous relationship then "pump her for information".
When Bond sees her again, her beauty is not lost on him, but she is not exactly pleased to see him. When Bond is mentioned in conversation with her husband, Paris lies that Bond dated her roommate and that she barely knows him.
In the novelization
Novelization
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by Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson is an American author best known for being the official author of the adult James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003. Benson was born in Midland, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1973...
, Paris Carver is from a New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
or New York family. Benson references that she has a New England accent. One day she and Elliot had gotten into a fight and Elliot had hit her in the face because she had called him a "grouch". After that incident, she never called him a grouch.
Suspecting that the man she had married was up to something nefarious (and out of a need to be with Bond again) Paris reaches out to Bond after her husband's henchmen try to kill him. At first Bond tries to send her away, but they are too strongly drawn to each other. Bond confesses that he had left her because she had gotten too close then Bond and her have sex. Paris gives Bond the information he needs, but Carver, who had been spying on his wife, sends his personal assassin Dr. Kaufman to her room hours later to kill her. Paris's murder ignites in Bond a desire for revenge, shaking his usual professional detachment and clouding his judgment.
Bond discovers her body just as the news of her death is being read on the hotel room television by a newsreader on the Carver-owned TV news station; many events that Carver was linked to were reported by his media channels before they actually happened, far sooner than they would normally be expected to be reported. The report on Paris' death also gave details of a man also being found shot dead in her hotel room – Bond realises that he is the "second victim" and manages to outwit the henchman who was already in the hotel suite preparing to shoot him dead.
Bond is genuinely affected by her death, to the point that he has to be reminded that the mission is not personal. Bond's eventual partnership with Chinese intelligence
National Security Bureau
The National Security Bureau is the principal intelligence agency of the Republic of China , including military intelligence.-History:...
agent Wai Lin
Wai Lin
Colonel Wai Lin is a fictional character in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh.-Biography:Wai Lin , a spy for the Chinese People's External Security Force, is a formidable opponent, a fierce warrior with incredible skill in martial arts...
brings him back to his senses, however, as well as provided him another lover.