Meet the newest Bond girl
The name is Sigman, Stephanie Sigman. Although she may not have the name recognition of a certain secret agent, the 28-year-old Mexican actress certainly saw her profile raised Tuesday, when the filmmakers behind the coming James Bond adventure “Spectre” announced her addition to the cast. Here are a few things to know about Sigman.
Danger aplenty
Sigman is best known for “Miss Bala,” Gerardo Naranjo’s 2011 thriller about an aspiring beauty queen who gets caught up with a drug lord after a nightclub shootout. In a review for The Times, film critic Betsy Sharkey said Sigman delivered “a haunting performance … as unnerving as it is mesmerizing.”
Sigman’s other credits include the FX series “The Bridge” and the coming Netflix series “Narcos.”
Star quality
Details have yet to be revealed about Sigman’s “Spectre” character other than her name, Estrella (“star” in Spanish).
Indeed, much about the film’s plot and characters are veiled in secrecy. We do know that Bond (Daniel Craig) will work to uncover a sinister organization (SPECTRE, presumably), and it’s a good bet that Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz) will be the one making things difficult for him.
Franchise first
Sigman joins Italian actress Monica Bellucci and French actress Léa Seydoux.
Sigman isn’t the first actress of Latin American descent to appear in a Bond film, though: Nicaraguan American actress Barbara Carrera appeared in 1984’s “Never Say Never Again.”
Model citizen
Before studying acting, Sigman was a fashion model. In 2012, she told W magazine, “I enjoyed modeling so much. But since I’ve become an actress, I’ve lived other experiences. It’s more internal. And it’s a passion.”
Sacrificial lamb?
For all of Agent 007’s charms, he’s not the safest guy to associate with, as many of his allies and love interests end up dead. The tally for the previous three Bond movies starring Craig stands at four Bond ladies, one longtime friend and one MI6 colleague.
Although intel on Estrella is in short supply, that hasn’t speculation that she could end up as a sacrificial lamb. Either way, her fate will be revealed Nov. 6, when “Spectre” hits theaters.