Magda (James Bond)
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Magda is a fictional character in the James Bond
film Octopussy
. She is portrayed by Kristina Wayborn
.
right hand and her most trusted partner in the cult
she leads.
Magda is first seen at the auction of the Fabergé egg
named "Property of a Lady" with Kamal Khan
. Magda informs Khan of the missing copy they have lost, and thus Khan has to bid for his own egg in order to return it to the Russian vaults and uncover their operation. Bond and an MI6 art assessor bid against them, replacing the (real) egg with the copy missing by Kamal, which was retrieved by agent 009 at the cost of his life. Finally, Bond allows them to have the jewel, after having augmented its price considerably. In the switch, Bond manages to steal the authentic egg.
After it becomes clear that Bond has the egg, Magda is sent to seduce Bond to retrieve it. Bond allows this so he can follow the egg. At the Monsoon Palace, Magda witnesses Bond escaping but does not tell. After she has left, Gobinda then appears and knocks out Bond, holding him captive, although he later manages to escape.
Later, Magda is seen at the Octopussy circus as a performer, and when Bond tells her that Khan and Gobinda have double-crossed them she refuses to believed him, but Octopussy believes him and uses an axe on the device which contains an atomic bomb, enabling Bond to disable it just before it was due to explode. At the end of the film, she helps Octopussy reach Khan in her bid to avenge him, though Octopussy ends up being kidnapped by Khan and Gobinda and is only narrowly rescued by Bond.
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. She is portrayed by Kristina Wayborn
Kristina Wayborn
Kristina Wayborn is a Swedish-born actress who worked mostly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.- Biography :...
.
Film biography
Magda seems to be Octopussy'sOctopussy (character)
Octopussy is a fictional character in the James Bond film of the same name. She is played by the Swedish actress Maud Adams.-Biography:...
right hand and her most trusted partner in the cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
she leads.
Magda is first seen at the auction of the Fabergé egg
Fabergé egg
A Fabergé egg is any one of the thousands of jeweled eggs made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917. Most were miniature eggs that were popular gifts at Eastertide...
named "Property of a Lady" with Kamal Khan
Kamal Khan
Kamal Khan is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Octopussy. He is portrayed by Louis Jourdan.Khan is a suave exiled Afghan prince living in India in the Monsoon Palace. He has a penchant for fine food and liquor, priceless jewels, "hunting" humans, and atomic...
. Magda informs Khan of the missing copy they have lost, and thus Khan has to bid for his own egg in order to return it to the Russian vaults and uncover their operation. Bond and an MI6 art assessor bid against them, replacing the (real) egg with the copy missing by Kamal, which was retrieved by agent 009 at the cost of his life. Finally, Bond allows them to have the jewel, after having augmented its price considerably. In the switch, Bond manages to steal the authentic egg.
After it becomes clear that Bond has the egg, Magda is sent to seduce Bond to retrieve it. Bond allows this so he can follow the egg. At the Monsoon Palace, Magda witnesses Bond escaping but does not tell. After she has left, Gobinda then appears and knocks out Bond, holding him captive, although he later manages to escape.
Later, Magda is seen at the Octopussy circus as a performer, and when Bond tells her that Khan and Gobinda have double-crossed them she refuses to believed him, but Octopussy believes him and uses an axe on the device which contains an atomic bomb, enabling Bond to disable it just before it was due to explode. At the end of the film, she helps Octopussy reach Khan in her bid to avenge him, though Octopussy ends up being kidnapped by Khan and Gobinda and is only narrowly rescued by Bond.