Eva Green Eva Green Eva Gaëlle Green (; ; born 6 July 1980) is a French actress and model. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she started her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Dreamers" (2003). She achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem in Ridley Scott's historical epic "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005). The following year, she played Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film "Casino Royale" (2006) and was awarded the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Green has since starred in numerous independent films, including "Cracks" (2009), "Womb" (2010), and
Bond girl year instead. French actress Claudine Auger was ultimately cast in the role. "Thunderball" launched Auger into a successful European film career but did little for her in the United States. At one time it was said that appearing as a Bond girl would damage an actress's career. Lois Chiles is often cited as a case in point, even though her career did not suffer because of her portrayal of Holly Goodhead, but rather because, after she lost her younger brother to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, she decided to take a three-year break from acting, from which her career never recovered. Casting for