Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died. She was 90. Her family said Monday in a statement.
Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died. She was 90. Her family said Monday in a statement that Rimington died on Sunday, the AP reports. 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. Ken McCallum, MI5’s current director-general, said that „as the first avowed female head of any intelligence agency in the world, Dame Stella broke through long-standing barriers and was a visible example of the importance of diversity in leadership.
