Bond girl Ursula Andress says she lost $21 million to ruthless manager

Former Bond girl Ursula Andress claimed that her former manager, Eric Freymond, lost £16 million ($21.3 million) of her fortune.

The 90-year-old actress told German news outlet Blick in a recent interview that she’s “devastated” over Freymond’s alleged crimes and believes that he intentionally targeted her.

“For eight years, I was courted and wooed,” she said. “They lied to me ruthlessly and exploited my goodwill and trust in a perfidious, even criminal, way to take everything from me.”

She added, “And they were counting on my age. I’m so devastated.”

The “Dr. No” star also said that she can’t sleep and is suffering from debilitating anxiety.

“This feeling of helplessness is unbearable, it’s killing me,” Andress stated.

Andress — who is worth an estimated £18 million ($24 million) — reportedly claimed that Freymond transferred her fortune from Lombard Odier bank to an account held by the Vaud Notaries’ Association at Saanenbank.

She’s also accused him of purchasing artwork worth millions of dollars belonging to his wife, Caroline, without Andress’ knowledge or consent.

According to Blick, Freymond was previously suspected of embezzling money from Hermès heir Nicolas Puech’s fortune.

He confessed to some of the charges during an interrogation in Paris in July 2025.

Two weeks later, Freymond took his own life.

Andress previously filed a criminal complaint, including charges of embezzlement, in January, per Blick.

Her management team said in a statement, “As part of a fraud scheme of exceptional scale and complexity, involving numerous actors and structures, she was deprived of a large portion of her assets, resulting in significant damage.”

The statement continued, “Out of consideration for the ongoing proceedings, Ms Andress does not wish to make any further comments at this time. The Vaud cantonal judicial authorities have been tasked with fully investigating the manipulations and clarifying criminal and civil liability.”

In her own statement, Andress said she had saved her money for “a happy and peaceful retirement.”

“I’ve been disgustingly cheated!” the former model added. “I hope the perpetrators are punished to the full extent of the law.”

In 1962’s “Dr. No,” Andress famously played Honey Ryder, the first Bond girl to emerge from the ocean in an iconic white bikini, which became a classic scene in future James Bond movies.

She later appeared in the 1967 Bond parody film “Casino Royale,” as well as “4 for Texas” (1963), “The Blue Max” (1966), “Perfect Friday” (1970), “The Fifth Musketeer” (1979) and “Clash of the Titans” (1981).

Her last acting role was in the 2005 Swiss film “The Bird Preachers.”

Andress was previously married to fellow actor John Derek from 1957 to 1966. She was also in a four-year relationship with her “Clash of the Titans” co-star Harry Hamlin, with whom she welcomed her only child, son Dimitri, 45.