Gloria Hendry
American actress (born 1949)
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Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949)[5][6] is an American actress and former model.[7] Hendry is best known for her roles in films from the 1970s, most notably: portraying Rosie Carver in 1973's James Bond film Live and Let Die;[7] and Helen Bradley in the blaxploitation film Black Caesar,[7] and the sequel, Hell Up in Harlem.[7][8]
- Actress
- model
Gloria Hendry | |
|---|---|
Hendry at the 2008 Big Apple Con | |
| Born | March 3, 1949 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1968–present |
| Known for | Rosie Carver – Live and Let Die |
| Spouse |
Phillip W. Wright
(m. 1995–2022) |
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Jacksonville or Winter Haven, Florida (sources differ), Hendry was the older of two daughters. Hendry's family, which consisted of her mother and sister relocated to Newark, New Jersey to live with her grandparents during her early childhood. Hendry studied at Essex College of Business for Law.[5]
Career
Hendry worked as a Playboy Bunny at the New York Playboy Club from 1965 until 1972.[9] In 1968, Hendry received her first acting role in Sidney Poitier's film For Love of Ivy, followed by a small role in the 1970 film The Landlord. In 1973, Hendry portrayed the Bond Girl Rosie Carver in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. In that film, she became the first African American woman to become romantically involved with 007. In the previous Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, Trina Parks played "Thumper", a nemesis to Bond rather than a love interest, and is considered to be the first Black Bond girl.[10]
Hendry later starred in several 1970s blaxploitation films, including Across 110th Street (1972), Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973), and both the 1973 films Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem. She also portrayed the martial arts expert, Sydney, in Black Belt Jones (1974),[7] and appeared in Savage Sisters (1974) and Bare Knuckles (1977). Her later films included the horror film Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) and the action comedy Freaky Deaky (2012).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | For Love of Ivy | Cocktail Waitress | |
| 1970 | The Landlord | Gloria | |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street | Laurelene | |
| 1973 | Black Caesar | Helen Bradley | |
| Live and Let Die | Rosie Carver | ||
| Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Marcia | ||
| Hell Up in Harlem | Helen Bradley-Washington | ||
| 1974 | Black Belt Jones | Sydney Byrd | |
| Savage Sisters | Lynn Jackson | ||
| 1977 | Bare Knuckles | Barbara Darrow | |
| 1993 | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | Delilah Pettibone | |
| 1994 | Lookin' Italian | Leon's Mother | |
| 2008 | Man in the Mirror | Street Hooker | |
| 2009 | Absolute Evil | Blind Woman | |
| 2012 | Freaky Deaky | Sgt. Maureen Downey | |
| 2019 | A Brother's Honor | Hannah | |
| 2021 | Snow Black | Aunt Sydney | |
| 2024 | Lower's Vows | Hannah |