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Britain's First Female MI5 Spy Chief Dies
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|August 05, 2025
STELLA Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died, her family said Monday.
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She was 90.
The first woman to head a UK intelligence agency, Rimington was the inspiration for Judi Dench's portrayal of MI6 chief M in seven James Bond films.
Her family said in a statement that Rimington died on Sunday "surrounded by her beloved family and dogs."
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