Trina Parks
American actress, vocalist, choreographer, dancer
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Trina Parks (born Trina Frazier; December 26, 1946) 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]
Born
26 December 1946
Trina Frazier
26 December 1946
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationsActress, vocalist, dancer, choreographer
KnownforFirst African–American Bond Girl, Diamonds Are Forever (1971)[1]
Trina Parks | |
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| Born | Trina Frazier 26 December 1946 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, vocalist, dancer, choreographer |
| Known for | First African–American Bond Girl, Diamonds Are Forever (1971)[1] |
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 | Amina |
| 2020 | 111 the Force | Joy Morris |
Television
- Night Gallery, episode "The Phantom Farmhouse"
- McCoy - NBC Movie of the Week
- Liv and Maddie, episode "Dodge-A-Rooney"
- 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
- The Selling of the President
- 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
- House of Flowers '92 - 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
- National Tai Pai Theatre - Guest Soloist - European Concert
- Changes - Principal - Theatre de Lys
- Ovid's Metamorphoses - Principal - Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
- Catch a Rising Star
- Bread, Beans and Things - Co-Star - Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles
- Black Ballet Jazz - Guest Artist - European Tour
- Black Diamonds - Guest Artist - John Houston Theatre
- I Don't Want to Cry No More
- Deux Anges Sont Venus - Guest Artist - Théâtre de Paris
- Sights and Sounds at Carnegie Hall
- Eleo Pomare Dance Company - Guest Artist
- Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. - New York
- Trina's Tribute to Duke Ellington - One-Person Show
- The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies - 6 years[5]
Choreography
- Clytemnestra & Agamemnon
- Rumba Trio - Lulu Washington Dance Company
- Golden Globe Awards
- Car Wash movie tour
- "Tribute to the Black Woman" concert
- Carousel
