LONDON -- Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller ...

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The former head of the British Intelligence service and author Stella Rimington was the first female (and publicly-named) MI5 ...

Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's spy agency MI5 and the inspiration behind Judi Dench's M in James Bond, ...

Stella Rimington has died, aged 90. Her spy novels, written from her secret service experience, provide fascinating insights into a clandestine world.

Widely regarded as the inspiration for the recast of the James Bond character “M,” she was the first British spy chief to be publicly named and photographed.

Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to lead MI5, the UK’s domestic intelligence service, has died. She was 90.

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Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has ...

Her family announced the succesful author passed away surrounded by her beloved family and dogs and determinedly held on to ...

Stella Rimington, the first female director general of Britain's MI5 security and counter-intelligence service who ushered in an era of greater transparency at the agency, has died aged 90.