Elektra King
The oil heiress and hidden mastermind of The World Is Not Enough.
Elektra King is one of the two main villains of The World Is Not Enough (1999), alongside Renard, and is played by Sophie Marceau. She is the daughter of the Scottish oil magnate Sir Robert King and his Azerbaijani wife, whose oil fortune he merged into King Enterprises.
Quick Facts
- Portrayed by
- Sophie Marceau
- Series
- James Bond
- First
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Gender
- Female
- Affiliation
- King Enterprises; Renard
Lore & Background
As a teenager she was kidnapped by the terrorist Renard; her father, on the advice of his friend M, refused to pay. Embittered, she became Renard's lover, helped him kill her father and planned to blow up the King pipeline to take the fortune. Bond suspects Stockholm syndrome, and writers have since described her as the real brains of the plot rather than Renard.
Did You Know?
- Marceau was nominated for Best Actress at the 2000 Empire Awards.
- Her name is often read as a play on the Electra complex.
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