India, Aug. 5 -- Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died, her family said on Monday. 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 that Rimington died on Sunday "surrounded by her beloved family and dogs and determinedly held on to the life she loved until her last breath."ap
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