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''.

Movies

Television

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Night Gallery ''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, ''The Twilight Zone ...

'', episode "The Phantom Farmhouse" * '' McCoy'' - NBC Movie of the Week * ''

Liv and Maddie ''Liv and Maddie'', also known as ''Liv and Maddie: Cali Style'' for the fourth season, is an American comedy television series created by John D. Beck and Ron Hart that aired on Disney Channel from July 19, 2013 to March 24, 2017. The series ...

'', episode "Dodge-A-Rooney" * ''

Dick Shawn Dick Shawn (born Richard Schulefand, December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor and comedian. He played a wide variety of supporting roles and was a prolific character actor. During the 1960s, he played small roles in madcap comed ...

Special'' - Featured singer/dancer - CBS * ''

The Hollywood Palace ''The Hollywood Palace'' was an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly Saturday nights (except September 1967 to January 1968, when it was seen Monday nights) on ABC from January 4, 1964, to February 7, 1970. Titl ...

'' (2 shows) - Featured singer/dancer - NBC * ''French composer

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

Special'' - Featured dancer - Paris TV * '' Dionne Warwick Special'' - Featured dancer - CBS * ''

Telly Savalas Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on th ...

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

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The Selling of the President ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' * '' Her First Roman'' * ''

The Emperor Jones ''The Emperor Jones'' is a 1920 tragic play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill that tells the tale of Brutus Jones, a resourceful, self-assured African American and a former Pullman porter, who kills another black man in a dice game, is jailed, ...

'' - Principal - NY & European Tour, with

James Earl Jones James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in America ...

* ''

The Great White Hope ''The Great White Hope'' is a 1967 play written by Howard Sackler, later adapted in 1970 for a film of the same name. The play was first produced by Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in October 1 ...

'' with James Earl Jones * ''Bittersweet'' - Principal - Long Beach C.L. Opera, with Shirley Jones * ''

More Than You Deserve ''More Than You Deserve'' is a musical written by Jim Steinman and Michael Weller, produced by Joseph Papp and directed by Kim Friedman. After a workshop production lasting two weekends in April 1973 at the Other Stage (now known as the LuEsthe ...

'' - Principal - NY Shakespeare Festival, with Fred Gwynne * ''

They're Playing Our Song ''They're Playing Our Song'' is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch. In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat ...

'' - Principal - Grand Dinner Theatre, with Joanne Worley * ''

House of Flowers '92 A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

'' - Principal - East Coast Tour, with Patti LaBelle * ''

In Dahomey ''In Dahomey: A Negro Musical Comedy'' is a landmark 1903 American musical comedy described by theatre historian Gerald Bordman as "the first full-length musical written and played by blacks to be performed at a major Broadway house."Bordman, G ...

'' - New Federal Theatre at the Harry De Jur Playhouse, New York * ''

Sophisticated Ladies ''Sophisticated Ladies'' is a musical revue based on the music of Duke Ellington. The musical ran on Broadway in 1981–83, earning 2 awards and 8 nominations at the 35th Tony Awards. Production ''Sophisticated Ladies'' opened on Broadway at th ...

'' - Starring - US Tour * '' National Tai Pai Theatre'' - Guest Soloist - European Concert * ''Changes'' - Principal - Theatre de Lys * ''

Ovid's Metamorphoses The ''Metamorphoses'' ( la, Metamorphōsēs, from grc, μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his ''magnum opus''. The poem chronicles the history of the w ...

'' - 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 The Théâtre de Paris is a theatre located at 15, rue Blanche in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It includes a second smaller venue, the Petit Théâtre de Paris. History The first theatre on the site was built by the Duke of Richelieu in 1730. ...

* '' Sights and Sounds'' at Carnegie Hall *

Eleo Pomare Dance Company Eleo Pomare (20 October 1937 – 8 August 2008) was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer. Known for his politically-charged productions depicting the Black experience, his work had a major influence on contemporary dance, especially Bla ...

- Guest Artist * '' Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.'' - New York * '' Trina's Tribute to Duke Ellington'' - One-Person Show *

The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies ''The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies'' was a Ziegfeld Follies style dance and musical review show that played at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California, United States, seasonally from November to mid-May. The Follies was founded i ...

- 6 years

Choreography

* '' Clytemnestra & Agamemnon'' * '' Rumba Trio - Lulu Washington Dance Company'' * '' Golden Globe Awards'' * '' Car Wash movie tour'' * '' "Tribute to the Black Woman" concert'' * '' Carousel''

References

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