The official James Bond Twitter feed offered up this quiz on May 15:
Who’s played Moneypenny the most times in the Bond films? pic.twitter.com/0eddzUKhuf
— James Bond (@007) May 15, 2015
Spoiler alert: It’s Lois Maxwell (1927-2007). We have no idea how many fans got the answer wrong. Regardless, the quiz got us to thinking about a few numbers related to her long run as Moneypenny.
NUMBER OF JAMES BOND FILM APPEARANCES: 14
YEAR OF FIRST 007 APPEARANCE: 1962
YEAR OF LAST 007 APPEARANCE: 1985
PERCENTAGE OF EON-MADE MADE 007 FILMS WITH MAXWELL IN CAST: 58% (includes SPECTRE, still in production, in the calculation, or 14 divided by 24).
PERCENTAGE OF ALL 007 FILMS WITH MAXWELL IN CAST: 54% (includes 1967’s Casino Royale and 1983’s Never Say Never Again in the calculation, or 14 divided by 26).
MISCELLANEOUS TRIVIA: Maxwell will still have appeared in at least half of Eon-made Bond films until Bond 29 is produced. At a rate of one movie made every three years, that would be in 2030.
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