James Bond(Roger Moore) remembered his dead wife in 1977’sThe Spy Who Loved Me,8 years after she died.Tracy Bond (Diana Rigg) is the only woman James Bond ever married, which happened at the end of 1969’sOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service. James Bond (George Lazenby) met and fell in love with Contessa Tracy DiVincenzo, the troubled daughter of international crime lord Marc-Ange Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti). Draco and 007 teamed up to take down the diabolical former leader of Spectre, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas).
Tracy and James Bond marry at the conclusion ofOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service, but their union would be tragically brief. Driving to their honeymoon, the couple was ambushed by Blofeld and his henchwoman, Irma Bunt (Isle Steppat).Blofeld and Bunt gunned down Tracy.In the next 007 movie, 1971’sDiamonds Are Forever,James Bond (Sean Connery) went on a worldwide manhunt for Blofeld, but he never mentioned Tracy. WhenRoger Moore took over as James Bond, Tracy was again not name-dropped - until a surprise reference inThe Spy Who Loved Me.
Tracy Bond Is Referenced In The Spy Who Loved Me
InThe Spy Who Loved Me, James Bond’s romantic and professional foil was Soviet operative Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach), whose code name was Agent Triple X. Bond and Anya first crossed paths in Cairo, Egypt, as they both sought a microfilm owned by victim of the hulking assassin, Jaws (Richard Kiel). When 007 and Agent Triple X encounter each other again in a nightclub,Anya recites the Soviets' dossier on James Bond and references Tracy Bond for the first time since her deathinOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service:
Commander James Bond, recruited to the British Secret Service from the Royal Navy. Licensed to kill, and has done so on numerous occasions. Many lady friends, but married only once. Wife killed…"
James Bond cut Anya Amasova off, admitting that he is sensitive"about certain things.“Bond’s reaction did belie a hidden side to him and confirmed that he never got over Tracy’s murder.Anya calling back to Tracy also confirmed that Roger Moore’s James Bond is the same 007 played by Sean Connery and George Lazenby and that all of the Bond movies share a continuous narrative despite the different actors playing the British secret agent. Although Roger Moore’sLive and Let Diein 1971 had the trappings of a rebootfrom Sean Connery, it’s the same James Bond throughout the series.
For Your Eyes Only Is James Bond’s Last Mention Of Tracy
No Time To Die References “We Have All The Time In The World”
Tracy Bond was referenced one final time in 1981’sFor Your Eyes Only,which begins withJames Bond leaving flowers at his wife’s grave. Teresa Bond’s year of death is 1969, the same yearOn Her Majesty’s Secret Servicewas released, confirming that James Bond’s life was unfolding in real time.For Your Eyes Only’s prologue also sawJames Bond finally kill Blofeld, exacting long-awaited vengeance for Tracy’s death.
Daniel Craig’s Final James Bond Girl Is The Most Underrated Of His 007 Movies
Daniel Craig’s James Bond romanced a handful of Bond Girls, but one made an even greater impact on him than Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale.
2006’sCasino Royalerebooted James Bond with anew timeline so that Daniel Craig’s 007lived a completely different life from the Bond played by his predecessors. Craig’s Bond never met Tracy DiVincenzo. Bond fell in love, and lost, Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), who subbed in for Tracy as the love of James' life. Bond then fell in love with Dr. Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), and they had a daughter.No Time To Dieused Bond and Tracy’s love song, “We Have All The Time In The World,” for James and Madeleine,the only reference Daniel Craig’sJames Bondmade to Tracy Bond in the previous 007 timeline.
