personal information
Ilse Steppat playing Irma Bunt
Born in Wuppertal, Germany on 30th November 1917
Died 22nd December 1969
Starred In On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
film information
Irma Bunt played by Ilse Steppat is the first villain of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Accompanied by Grunther, Irma Bunt meets James Bond, in his guise as Sir Hillary Bray, at the train station in Switzerland where he is transported to Piz Gloria by helicopter.
Irma Bunt introduces Bond to all the clinics female patients, who Bond decides to investigate further later that night. However, Irma Bunt quickly catches on that all is not right with Sir Hillary Bray and stages a successful ambush catching Bond unawares in Ruby Bartlett’s quarters. Irma Bunt and Grunther make pursuit after Bond escapes Piz Gloria, and with the help of Tracey’s Ford Cougar and a multi-car stock race, they are able to escape. At the end of the film Irma Bunt es capes the battle and consequent destruction of Piz Gloria unseen, but returns at the climax of the film killing Bonds new wife in a drive-by shooting.
character information
Irma Bunt, henchwoman to Ernst Stavro Blofeld has an imposing presence. This short nearly emotionless woman looks after the ‘Angels of Death’ at Piz Gloria. Never far from Blofelds side, Bunt is a serious woman who is definitely not to be messed with. While not seen in the battle at Piz Gloria near the end of the film, it is Irma Bunt who kills Teresa Di Vicenzo using her machine gun leaving an indelible mark on Bonds life. §
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