Samantha Jane Bond is an English actress. She played Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan era, and appeared in Downton Abbey as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. On television, she played "Auntie Angela" in the sitcom Outnumbered and the villain Mrs Wormwood in the CBBC Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. She also originated the role of "Miz Liz" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. She is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and television producer Pat Sandys, and is the sister of the actress Abigail Bond and the journalist Matthew Bond. Bond's paternal grandparents were Welsh. She was brought up in London and Richmond-upon-Thames, in homes in Barnes and St Margarets. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer School, and studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
| Date of Birth | 27th November 1961 |
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| Age | 63 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | London |
| Birth Place | London |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Spouses | Alexander Hanson |
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| Education |
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| Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Godolphin and Latymer School |
| Occupation | actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor |
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