Trina Parks Explained

Trina Parks should not be confused with Triana Park.

Trina Parks
Birth Name:	Trina Frazier
Birth Date:	1946 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Actress, vocalist, dancer, choreographer
Known For:	First African–American Bond Girl, Diamonds Are Forever (1971)^[1]

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

Year	Film	Roles
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^[2] ^[3]	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^[4]

Choreography

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

Notes and References

1. https://variety.com/2015/scene/vpage/halle-berry-naomie-harris-spectre-black-women-james-bond-1201633190/ Variety - Halle Berry, Naomie Harris Talk Groundbreaking Roles at Black Women of James Bond Tribute
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180324082212/http://trinaparkstribute.com/blues.html The Blues Brothers: Uncredited dancer in the church wearing a pink dress and hat.
3. https://euro-times.org/n/is/?lpkey=165516cb915559a243&uclick=us8wk2kt&uclickhash=us8wk2kt-us8wk2kt-gh-gh-37-qdvr-qdi4-69e65b Taking with Trina
4. Web site: Celebrate 26th Annual Black History Month with Host of Fun and Educational Events in February!. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329044643/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2885581311.html. dead. March 29, 2015. HighBeam Research. US Fed News Service, Including US State News. March 29, 2013. Palm Springs, CA. February 7, 2013.