Trina Parks

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]

Movies

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

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

[1] Variety - Halle Berry, Naomie Harris Talk Groundbreaking Roles at Black Women of James Bond Tribute

[2] "Kicking Bond Where It Hurts", mi6-hq, December 20, 2011, retrieved 2016-01-18.

[3] The Blues Brothers: Uncredited dancer in the church wearing a pink dress and hat. Archive.org

[4] Taking with Trina

[5] "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.

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