TRINA TENNEL PARKS - AEA, - AGVA, - AGMA, - SAG-AFTRA, - SAG-AFTRA Eligible

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FILM

'IMMORTAL KISS'

Starring ('Vampire'-Queen)

David DeCoteau

'BANGED UP'

Featured/ African 'Mother'

Independent / CA

'THE BLUES BROTHERS'

Featured- Dancer

Universal Films

'THE GREAT WHITE HOPE'

Featured- Dancer

20th Century Fox

'THE MOTHERS'

Actress - Starring role

Dimension Films

'DARKTOWN STRUTTERS'

Actress - Starring role

New World Pictures

'DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER' (James Bond '007')

"Thumper"-'James Bond-Girl'- Featured

United Artist

TELEVISION

'Liv & Maddie' (series)

Co-Starring

Disney Channel

Dionne Warwick Special

Featured - Dancer

CBS

Telly Savales Special

Featured - Dancer

NBC

Michel Le'Grand Special

Solo - Dancer

PARIS, FRANCE

Hollywood Palace (2 shows)

Featured -Singer/Dancer

NBC

Dick Shawn Special

Featured - Singer/Dancer

CBS

Night Gallery

Featured- Actress

UNITED ARTIST

'Mc Coy' (pilot, starring Tony Curtis)

Featured - Actress

NBC

THEATRE

THE 'BLACK & BROWN ANTHOLOGY'

Artistic Director/Creator/Writer

Hemet CA, University

'SHADES'

Principal

LOS ANGELES WOMENS THEATRE

'PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES, CA

Soloist - Vocalist/Dancer

PLAZA THEATRE

'TROLLS'

Principal - 'Jo'

COAST PLAYHOUSE, LA

'MORE THAN YOU DESERVE'

Principal

NY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

'OVID'S METAMORPHOSES'

Principal

MARK TAPER FORUM, LA

'THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG'

Principal

GRAND DINNER THEATRE, LA

'BITTERSWEET'

Principal

LONG BEACH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA

'THE SNOW QUEEN'

Principal

NY STATE THEATRE

'IN DAHOMEY'

Featured - Actress/Vocalist/Dancer

NY FEDERAL THEATRE

'WOMEN IN JAZZ'

Principal

ST. PETERS THEATRE, NY

'SOPHISTICATED LADIES'

Starring - 'Judith'

US TOUR -PRODUCTIONS,CA

'BLACK DIAMONDS'

Guest Artist

JOHN HOUSTON THEATRE,NY

'BLACK BALLET JAZZ-Concert

Guest Soloist

EUROPEAN TOUR PRODUCTIONS,CA

'EMPEROR JONES'

Principal

BROADWAY & EUROPE

'HOUSE OF FLOWERS' ('65 &'92)

Principal

0FF-B'WAY & EAST COAST TOUR

'CHANGES'

Principal

THEATRE D'LYS, off-B'WAY

NY HIGH SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

Major, Dance/Drama

'FOUR SEASONS'

Principal

INNER CITY THEATRE, LA

'BREAD, BEANS & THINGS'

Co-Starring, w/ Eartha Kitt

AQUARIUS THEATRE, LA

NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY

NY (Actress)

TRAINING

Kilpatric/Cambridge

Actors Academy

Los Angeles, CA

Negro Ensemble Company

Actress & Dance Teacher

New York, NY

Hal DeWindt Actors Workshop

Inner City Cultral Center

Los Angeles, CA

Wendy Girad Actors Workshop

Actress

Los Angeles, CA

NY H.S. of Performing Arts

Major Modern Dance & Drama

Manhattan, NY

SPECIAL SKILLS

VOCALIST/ Range:Alto - High C

Classical, Jazz, Broadway,Concert

Solo Act

CHOREOGRAPHER/ Special Guest Dancer

Modern, ('Graham') Jazz, African-Haiti

Ballet, Folk

SPORTS

Tennis, Aerobics, Karate, Runner

FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

The "Palm Springs Historical Dance Theat

Palm Springs, CA

DIALECTS

West Indian, Southern, European

Light French & Japanese

CLUBS / VARIETY

NYC, LAS VEGAS, CHICAGO

EUROPE, The Far East & U.K

SOLO ACT, Touring & Festivals

'CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE'

Guest Artist

(3 months) Cruise

'DUKE ELLINGTON RECORDING

Soloist, w/ Mercer Ellington

NYC, NY

'LIONEL HAMPTON'S' SHOW

Soloist, w/ Lionel Hampton

NYC, NY

'SAMMY DAVIS JR.' SHOW

Featured -Dancer

T.V. & HARRAHS TAHO

'APOLLO THEATRE, NY

Katherine Dunham Dance Comp.-Dancer

Harlem, NY

AWARDS:

President Obama's 'LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT'

(2016)

"TRAILBLAZING & LEADERSHIP"

Atlanta, GA. (2018)

"DANCE WEEK" Award

'Fulton County of Arts' (2017)

'DANCE NOIR'/RTORING THE 'DUNHAM' LEGACY

Atlanta, GA (2014)

I am the Founder, Artistic Director & Choreographer, of the "PUSH'ET" Dance company. & the Creator, Writer, Stage Director, Choreographer & Producer of the "BLACK & BROWN ANTHOLOGY" Production. I also am a 'Dance-History Lecturer', mainly relating to Black Dance-History. I am also the Creator, Writer, Director & Producer, of the "Black & Brown Anthology" production. Trina Parks (323) 270-6361 / website: www.trinaparkstribute.com

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 150 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair Color: Brown

Hair Length: Long

  

Artistic Director, Choreographer, Master Dance Teacher, Aerobics, Badminton, Bowling, Gymnastics, Jump Rope, Running - General, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Volleyball, Yoga, Bongos, Conga, Dance Argentine Tango, Dance Ballet, Dance Ballroom, Dance Cha Cha, Dance Jazz, Dance Line/Country, Dance Mambo, Dance Modern, Dance Rumba, Dance Salsa, Dance Samba, Dance Swing, Dance Tango, Dancer, Drums, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Singer, Stunts, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, French Accent, Jamaican Accent, West Indian Accent