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Encyclopedia > Rosa Klebb
James Bond character
Rosa Klebb
Gender Female
Role Villain
Affiliation SMERSH (novel)
SPECTRE (film)
Current status Deceased (novel)
Deceased (film)
Portrayed by Lotte Lenya

Colonel Rosa Klebb is a fictional character from the James Bond novel and film From Russia With Love. She was played by Lotte Lenya in the film version. The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, codenamed 007, is a fictional British agent (the Bond character is usually referred to as a spy, but was actually a counter-agent and a professional assassin) created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ... Image File history File links Klebb2. ... The James Bond novels and films are notable for their memorably despicable villains and henchmen. ... SMERSH (in capitalised letters) is a Soviet counterintelligence agency that was featured in Ian Flemings early James Bond novels and films as 007s nemesis. ... A spectre is a (usually terrifying) phantom, apparition, or ghost, or an unreal appearance. ... Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981), singer and actor, born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer, in Vienna, Austria. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, codenamed 007, is a fictional British agent (the Bond character is usually referred to as a spy, but was actually a counter-agent and a professional assassin) created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ... A 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition From Russia with Love, published in 1957, is the fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. ... Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981), singer and actor, born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer, in Vienna, Austria. ...

Contents

Novel biography

Colonel Klebb is a high ranking member of the feared Russian counter-intelligence agency SMERSH, where she serves as the supervisor of Department II (operations and executions). Klebb is assigned to spearhead an operation to get revenge on James Bond for his involvment in the deaths of two SMERSH operatives, Le Chiffre and Mr. Big. Teaming with Tov Kronsteen and Red Grant, Klebb sets a trap for Bond, enlisting a cipher clerk, Tatiana Romanova, to pretend to defect, claiming to fall in love with Bond. When Bond takes the bait, Grant will kill him. This plan backfires, however, when Tatiana really does fall in love with Bond. After Grant is killed, Klebb must attend to Bond herself. She tracks him and Tatania to Paris and poisons him by means of a venom tipped dart hidden in her shoe. Bond survives due to the timely intervention of his friend Rene Mathis, who later also captures Klebb. In the novel Doctor No, M revealed that Klebb died after the events of the previous novel. SMERSH (in capitalised letters) is a Soviet counterintelligence agency that was featured in Ian Flemings early James Bond novels and films as 007s nemesis. ... Le Chiffre is a fictional character and the main villain in Ian Flemings James Bond novel Casino Royale. ... Mr. ... ... Red Grant is a fictional character in the James Bond novel and film From Russia with Love. ... Tatiana Tanya Romanova is a fictional character in the James Bond novel and film From Russia with Love. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... The following is a list of allies found throughout the James Bond film and novel series. ... 2002 reissue of the original novel. ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. ...


Film biography

Klebb is a former SMERSH agent who has defected to become a member of SPECTRE (Blofeld refers to her as #3). She uses Kronsteen's plans to obtain the Lektor device and kill Bond. She hires Tatiania Romanova to help Bond steal the Lektor, and then sends Red Grant to kill Bond and recover it. When Red Grant dies at the hand of Bond, Blofeld wants to know who is behind the failure. Then, thanks to Morenzy, Kronsteen dies and Klebb makes one last attempt to get Bond and the Lektor. Posing as a maid, she attempts to take the Lektor; when she is caught she points a gun at Bond. Tatiana Romanova then distracts her, causing her to drop the gun, and Bond and Klebb fight. As in the novel, Klebb attempts to kick Bond with the poison tipped shoe, but Bond blocks the attack with a chair. Tatiana then picks up Bond's gun and kills Klebb. A spectre is a (usually terrifying) phantom, apparition, or ghost, or an unreal appearance. ... Blofeld redirects here. ...


Henchmen

Red Grant is a fictional character in the James Bond novel and film From Russia with Love. ...

Trivia

Rosa Klebb was the inspiration for the character of Frau Farbissina, of the Austin Powers series of films. Frau Farbissina is a character, played by Mindy Sterling, from the Austin Powers series of movies. ... Mike Myers as Austin Powers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. ...

Preceded by:
Dr. Julius No
Bond Villain
1963
Succeeded by:
Auric Goldfinger

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MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 (279 words)
Klebb being a double agent with SPECTRE, was originally a member of SMERSH, she obviously managed assassination and tortures.
Rosa Klebb was recruited from SMERSH by SPECTRE as she was an experienced and high-ranking member of SMERSH's assassination and torture department.
Later in the mission Klebb was given a last chance by Blofeld to kill Bond, she tried to carry out the orders in Bond's hotel in Venice, however she was shot by Tatiana as she discovered Klebb's true identity.
james bond multimedia | Lotte Lenya (Rosa Klebb) images (356 words)
Rosa Klebb is given the task of executing Kronsteen's plan to steal a Russian Lektor and execute Bond.
Klebb recruits Tatiana Romanova, who believes she is still working for SMERSH, and that she is doing a mission for her country.
While throughout the film Klebb is a very serious concise character that wastes no time, she is also ruthless, cold and has a scary physical presence.
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