The fortunes of the James Bond franchise has gone up and down over the years, such as Connery quitting after five movies, which threatened to bring down the series. These fears would prove unfounded, with Roger Moore's reign starting with 1973's Live And Let Die proving the character had plenty of life. Daniel Craig made his debut as the character in 2006's True Detective), is set to be Craig's final outing as Bond.

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Many iconic actresses have appeared in the Bond series over the years, including Diana Rigg (Firefly. What some fans may not know about Christina Hendricks before she was famous is that she became a Bond girl in 1997.

The franchise is no stranger to promotional tie-ins and endorsements, with Pierce Brosnan's James Bond recruited to promote the Visa Check Card during the release of 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. One such TV advert featured Brosnan's Bond going through a lot of security checks just to get a cup of tea, where he's served by a young Christina Hendricks. Hendricks dons a British accent during the clip and demands ID from Bond before serving him. That's when Desmond Llewelyn's Q advises Bond to get himself a Visa Check Card to save himself hassle in future, in typically grumpy Q fashion.

Naturally, being a promo from the late 1990s its all very tongue in cheek and silly, but its fun to see Christina Hendricks before she was famous putting Bond on the spot. It would be great to see Hendricks return in a future James Bond movie someday, and she most recently appeared in TV series Toy Story 4.

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