Trina Parks
Trina Parks | |
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Born | Trina Frazier 26 December 1947 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, vocalist, dancer, choreographer |
Known for | First African–American Bond Girl, Diamonds Are Forever (1971)[1] |
Trina Parks (born Trina Frazier; December 26, 1947) is an American actress, vocalist, choreographer, principal dancer and dance instructor. Parks is best known for portraying Thumper in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.[2]
Movies[]
Year | Film | Roles |
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1970 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | |
1970 | The Great White Hope | |
1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Thumper |
1975 | Darktown Strutters | Syreena |
1976 | The Muthers | Marcie |
1980 | The Blues Brothers[3][4] | Dancer in church |
2012 | Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night |
Television[]
- Night Gallery, episode "The Phantom Farmhouse"
- McCoy - NBC Movie of the Week
- Dick Shawn Special - Featured singer/dancer - CBS
- The Hollywood Palace (2 shows) - Featured singer/dancer - NBC
- French composer Michel Legrand Special - Featured dancer - Paris TV
- Dionne Warwick Special - Featured dancer - CBS
- Telly Savalas Special - Featured dancer - CBS
- Parks also appeared in television specials with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Parks appeared in To Tell the Truth as herself
Theater[]
- Her First Roman
- The Emperor Jones - Principal - NY & European Tour, with James Earl Jones
- The Great White Hope with James Earl Jones
- Bittersweet - Principal - Long Beach C.L. Opera, with Shirley Jones
- More Than You Deserve - Principal - NY Shakespeare Festival, with Fred Gwynne
- They're Playing Our Song - Principal - Grand Dinner Theatre, with Joanne Worley
- - Principal - East Coast Tour, with Patti LaBelle
- In Dahomey - New Federal Theatre at the Harry De Jur Playhouse, New York
- Sophisticated Ladies - Starring - US Tour
- - Guest Soloist - European Concert
- Changes - Principal - Theatre de Lys
- Ovid's Metamorphoses - Principal - Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
- Catch a Rising Star
- - Co-Star - Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles
- - Guest Artist - European Tour
- Black Diamonds - Guest Artist - John Houston Theatre
- - Guest Artist - Théâtre de Paris
- at Carnegie Hall
- - Guest Artist
- - New York
- - One-Person Show
- The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies - 6 years[5]
Choreography[]
References[]
- ^ Variety - Halle Berry, Naomie Harris Talk Groundbreaking Roles at Black Women of James Bond Tribute
- ^ "Kicking Bond Where It Hurts", mi6-hq, December 20, 2011, retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ The Blues Brothers: Uncredited dancer in the church wearing a pink dress and hat. Archive.org
- ^ Taking with Trina
- ^ "Celebrate 26th Annual Black History Month with Host of Fun and Educational Events in February!". HighBeam Research. Palm Springs, CA: US Fed News Service, Including US State News. February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
External links[]
- Trina Parks at IMDb
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- American stage actresses
- People from Brooklyn
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American television actresses
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- 20th-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American people
- American actor stubs