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<b>The movie:</b> "A View to a Kill"<br> <b>The actress:</b> Grace Jones<br> <b>Character type:</b> Henchwoman and assassin<br> <b>Cringeworthy name factor:</b><br> <b>Good or evil?:</b> Bad girl gone good<br> <b>Ultimate fate:</b> Blown up after she switches sides and saves Silicon Valley from her boss/boyfriend's attempt to trigger a massive earthquake with two huge bombs. <br> <b>Distressed damsel or Bond-worthy badass?</b>: She throws a guy off the Eiffel Tower, parachute off the monument, and manhandles a ginormous bomb onto a handcar and drives it into a mine. Plus, she's played by Grace Jones. Total badass.

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The movie: "A View to a Kill"
The actress: Grace Jones
Character type: Henchwoman and assassin
Cringeworthy name factor:
Good or evil?: Bad girl gone good
Ultimate fate: Blown up after she switches sides and saves Silicon Valley from her boss/boyfriend's attempt to trigger a massive earthquake with two huge bombs.
Distressed damsel or Bond-worthy badass?: She throws a guy off the Eiffel Tower, parachute off the monument, and manhandles a ginormous bomb onto a handcar and drives it into a mine. Plus, she's played by Grace Jones. Total badass.

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