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 BrothersThe Blues Brothers: Uncredited dancer in the church wearing a pink dress and hat. Archive.orgTaking with TrinaDancer 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
Choreography
Clytemnestra & Agamemnon Rumba Trio - Lulu Washington Dance Company Golden Globe Awards Car Wash movie tour "Tribute to the Black Woman" concert Carousel
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