Honey Ryder
| Honey Ryder (film) Honeychile Rider (novel) | |
|---|---|
| James Bond character | |
Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in Dr. No (1962) | |
| First appearance | Dr. No (novel, 1958) |
| Last appearance | Dr. No (film, 1962) |
| Created by | Ian Fleming |
| Portrayed by | Ursula Andress |
| Voiced by | Nikki van der Zyl |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Shell diver |
| Classification | Bond girl |
| Notable outfit | White bikini |
Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Dr. No. In the 1962 Bond film of the same title, her name was shortened and spelled Honey Ryder. In the film, she is played by Swiss actress Ursula Andress, with her lines dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl due to Andress' heavy accent.
In the film series, Ryder is generally regarded as the first Bond girl, although she was not the first woman in the film to be with James Bond (Sean Connery). That distinction belongs to Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson), while Miss Taro (Zena Marshall) was Bond's first mission-related "conquest". Ryder's first appearance, emerging from the ocean in a white bikini holding two large seashells, the sun shining on her wet blonde hair, is considered a classic James Bond scene, establishing both the character and Andress as a sex symbol. The bikini is a movie wardrobe creation: the corresponding scene of the novel, Dr. No, has Honeychile Rider emerging from the Caribbean wearing just her knife belt.
Andress referred to the Dr. No bikini as the "secret of her success".