Sylvia Trench
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Sylvia Trench is a fictional character
in two James Bond
films, portrayed by Eunice Gayson
. In the first of Sean Connery
's outings as British
secret agent 007, Dr. No
, he meets Trench from across a Baccarat
table at the London
club Le Cercle. She later appears in his apartment, playing golf while wearing only his shirt and it is assumed they have sexual intercourse
before Bond heads off to Jamacia for his mission.
She makes her second appearance in From Russia with Love
where she picnics with Bond before he is paged by Miss Moneypenny
, thus making Trench one of the few Bond girls to appear in two James Bond films. Originally, Trench was to be a recurring character in the films, with the running gag
of Bond being called away just as things were becoming interesting, but she was dropped after the first two films.
Trench is responsible for Bond's icon
ic catchphrase; at the Chemin table, when Bond asks her name, she replies: "Trench, Sylvia Trench", and then asks Bond his; he replies in the now-familiar style, "Bond, James Bond", mimicking Trench's own cadence.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in two 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,...
films, portrayed by Eunice Gayson
Eunice Gayson
Eunice Gayson is a British actress best known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's girlfriend in the first two Bond films...
. In the first of Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
's outings as British
United Kingdom
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secret agent 007, Dr. No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
, he meets Trench from across a Baccarat
Baccarat
Baccarat is a card game, played at casinos and by gamblers. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of King Charles VIII , and it is similar to Faro and Basset...
table at the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
club Le Cercle. She later appears in his apartment, playing golf while wearing only his shirt and it is assumed they have sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
before Bond heads off to Jamacia for his mission.
She makes her second appearance in From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (film)
From Russia with Love is the second in the James Bond spy film series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1963, the film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1957 novel of the...
where she picnics with Bond before he is paged by Miss Moneypenny
Miss Moneypenny
Jane Moneypenny, better known as Miss Moneypenny, is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M, who is Bond's boss and head of the British Secret Service...
, thus making Trench one of the few Bond girls to appear in two James Bond films. Originally, Trench was to be a recurring character in the films, with the running gag
Running gag
A running gag, or running joke, is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling....
of Bond being called away just as things were becoming interesting, but she was dropped after the first two films.
Trench is responsible for Bond's icon
Icon
An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and in certain Eastern Catholic churches...
ic catchphrase; at the Chemin table, when Bond asks her name, she replies: "Trench, Sylvia Trench", and then asks Bond his; he replies in the now-familiar style, "Bond, James Bond", mimicking Trench's own cadence.