Paula Caplan
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| James Bond Character | |
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| Paula Caplan | |
| Role | Bond girl /Ally |
| Gender | Female |
| Status | Deceased |
| Behind the scenes | |
| Portrayed By | Martine Beswick |
Paula Caplan was a fictional character in the James Bond film, Thunderball. She was played by Martine Beswick.
Caplan was first seen when Bond visits Nassau to meet Dominique Derval. Caplan was a local Bahamian islander who, along with Pinder, acted as Bond's native contact on the island.
Whilst reading magazines in her hotel room waiting for Bond, Fiona Volpe arrived and Largo's men took her captive. Bond made an attempt to rescue Caplan but when he reached her, she had already committed suicide by taking cyanide to avoid revealing informations by torture.
Unusually, there was no element of the Bond and Caplan being lovers, although they could have been a possibility had she lived longer.
Martine Beswick also played the part of Zora in From Russia With Love two years earlier.
