Paris Carver

James Bond Character


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name= Paris Carver
portrayed= Teri Hatcher
gender= Female
affiliation=Elliot Carver
relatives= Husband: Elliot Carver (Deceased)
status= Deceased
role= Bond girl

Paris Carver is a fictional character who appeared in the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997). She was portrayed by Teri Hatcher.

Paris was a beautiful brunette who was a once a lover of Bond's (Pierce Brosnan). He left her behind, however, because his job was too dangerous for a real relationship. She later married TV and news 'media mogul' magnate Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce), who led a conspiracy to concoct a war between the United Kingdom and China — a war that his news divisions would have exclusive coverage of, sending his ratings into the stratosphere. MI6 sent Bond to investigate, and he eventually crossed paths with Paris. M had instructed him to remind her of their previous relationship then 'Pump her for information'.

When he saw her again, her beauty was not lost on him, but she was not exactly pleased to see him. When he came up in conversation with her husband, Paris lied that he had dated her roommate and that she barely knew him.

Suspecting that the man she had married was up to something nefarious (and out of a need to be with Bond again) Paris went to him after her husband's henchmen tried to kill him. At first he tried to send her away, but they were too strongly drawn to each other. They had sex, and Bond confessed that he had left her because she had gotten too close. Paris gave Bond the information he needed, but Carver, who had been spying on his wife, sent his personal assassin, Dr. Kaufman, to her room hours later to kill her. Paris' murder ignited in Bond the desire for revenge, shaking his usual professional detachment and clouding his judgement. His eventual partnership with Chinese Intelligence agent Wai Lin brought him back to his senses, however, as well as provided him another lover. Carver, himself, shows a hint of regret at this choice later during the film.