Since the James Bond movie series began, the roguish hero has been constantly surrounded by beautiful women – but which ones made a deeper impression than the notches on his bedpost?

In advance of the release of Skyfall, The Daily Buzz host Jonathan Hyla sat down with film critic Alicia Malone and Senior Film Editor Todd Gilchrist to look back at beauties old and new in the 50-year-old franchise.

Although it’s generally agreed that Ursula Andress is not just the quintessential Bond girl, but probably the best one, Gilchrist championed Diana Rigg as a personal favorite, not the least of which because she became the series’ one and only Mrs. Bond (in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service).

Malone, meanwhile, really liked Halle Berry (in Die Another Day), but also argued for Eva Green (in Casino Royale) and Michelle Yeoh (in Tomorrow Never Dies), both of whom are more interesting and complicated than some of the eye candy that have adorned other Bond films.

Watch Celebuzz’ profile below of Skyfall Bond girl and Hollywood newcomer Berenice Marlohe.

James Bond (Daniel Craig) has always shared his bed with a bevy of incredible beauties, and in Skyfall, the character soaps up with Bérénice Marlohe, who plays the seductive, troubled and yet predictably irresistible Severine.

But who is this comely actress? Celebuzz recruited film critic Alicia Malone and fellow Daily Buzz host Nicole Dabeau to offer some insights into where she came from, and what role she plays in the film.

Born of a French mother and half-Cambodian-half-Chinese father, the 33-year-old actress has appeared in numerous French productions, primarily on television.

As Severine, she is a companion and intermediary for Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem), the man Bond is determined to meet – and stop – at all costs. Caught between a man who relentlessly controls her and another who promises freedom, Marlohe provides much more than eye candy, even if she ranks second in the hierarchy of Bond’s women, after Judi Dench’s M, that is.

Audiences can see much more of Marlohe in Skyfall when the film opens nationwide November 9. Watch the film’s theatrical trailer below.