The Transformation Of Ana De Armas From Childhood To 34

Past iconic Bond girls — femmes fatale in the James Bond franchise — have included Halle Berry, Ursula Andress, and Michelle Yeoh, and in 2022's "No Time to Die," Ana de Armas joined their ranks. In the film, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, de Armas plays an agent named Paloma who had only had a handful of weeks of training before joining Bond on his mission. Talking about her character in an on-set interview, de Armas said, "She's relatable, and she's real, and she's flawed, and I think very approachable. ... There's something about her that is almost this simplicity and this normalcy in the way she carries herself ... that it's playful."

While the action movie represented a new kind of role for de Armas, she told Elle that she was nervous about this type of part turning out to be a career transformation rather than just one particular role. "The truth is, I never thought I was going to be an action actor. It wasn't my thing. You have to be careful, because it's not what I want to put the focus on. This is not where I'm the most comfortable, to be honest, because I feel ridiculous," she explained.

Paloma also doesn't have much screentime in the film, but de Armas featured prominently in several posters for the movie, proving that she had reached a new stage in her career: someone who can sell a film simply through their presence.

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