Vesper Lynd "shaken, not stirred" catchphrase immortalised in the Bond films. The actual name for the drink (as well as its complete recipe) was mentioned on screen for the first time in the 2006 adaptation of "Casino Royale". In 1993, journalist Donald McCormick claimed that Fleming based Vesper on the real life of Polish agent Krystyna Skarbek, who was working for Special Operations Executive. Vesper works at MI6 headquarters as personal assistant to Head of section S. She is lent to Bond, much to his irritation, to assist him in his mission to bankrupt Le Chiffre, the paymaster of a SMERSH-controlled trade
Eva Green Bond girl of all time; IGN named her the best "femme fatale", stating, "This is the girl that broke – and therefore made – James Bond"; and she won a BAFTA and an "Empire" award for her performance. Both awards were voted for by the British public. Green portrayed the witch Serafina Pekkala in the 2007 film adaptation of "The Golden Compass". Green hoped the religious themes of the book would be preserved, but references to Catholicism were removed from the film. Green next appeared in "Franklyn", as the tormented artist Emilia, (who Green compared to real-life figures Sophie Calle