Gloria Hendry

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title: "Gloria Hendry" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1949-births", "20th-century-african-american-actresses", "20th-century-american-actresses", "21st-century-african-american-actresses", "21st-century-american-actresses", "actresses-from-florida", "actresses-from-newark,-new-jersey", "american-film-actresses", "living-people", "people-from-winter-haven,-florida"] description: "American actress (born 1949)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Hendry" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actress (born 1949) ::

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Field	Value
name	Gloria Hendry
image	GloriaHendry11.14.08ByLuigiNovi.jpg
caption	Hendry at the 2008 Big Apple Con
birth_date
birth_place	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
or Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
(sources differ)
occupation
yearsactive	1968–present
spouse	(his death)
known_for	Rosie Carver – Live and Let Die
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| name = Gloria Hendry | image = GloriaHendry11.14.08ByLuigiNovi.jpg | caption = Hendry at the 2008 Big Apple Con | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. or Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. (sources differ) | occupation = | yearsactive = 1968–present | spouse = (his death) | known_for = Rosie Carver – Live and Let Die

Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949) is an American actress and former model. Hendry is best known for her roles in films from the 1970s, most notably: portraying Rosie Carver in 1973's James Bond film Live and Let Die;

Biography

Early life and education

Born in Jacksonville or Winter Haven, Florida (sources differ), Hendry was the older of two daughters. Hendry's family, which consisted of her mother and sister relocated to Newark, New Jersey to live with her grandparents during her early childhood. Hendry studied at Essex College of Business for Law.

Career

Hendry worked as a Playboy Bunny at the New York Playboy Club from 1965 until 1972. In 1968, Hendry received her first acting role in Sidney Poitier's film For Love of Ivy, followed by a small role in the 1970 film The Landlord. In 1973, Hendry portrayed the Bond Girl Rosie Carver in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. In that film, she became the first African American woman to become romantically involved with 007; Trina Parks, who played a nemesis to Bond rather than a love interest in Diamonds Are Forever (the previous Bond film) is considered to be the first Black Bond girl.

Hendry later starred in several 1970s blaxploitation films, including Across 110th Street (1972), Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973), and both the 1973 films Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem. She also portrayed the martial arts expert, Sydney, in Black Belt Jones (1974), and appeared in Savage Sisters (1974) and Bare Knuckles (1977). Her later films included the horror film Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) and the action comedy Freaky Deaky (2012).

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	For Love of Ivy	Cocktail Waitress
1970	The Landlord	Gloria
1972	Across 110th Street	Laurelene
1973	Black Caesar	Helen Bradley
Live and Let Die	Rosie Carver
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off	Marcia
Hell Up in Harlem	Helen Bradley-Washington
1974	Black Belt Jones	Sydney Byrd
Savage Sisters	Lynn Jackson
1977	Bare Knuckles	Barbara Darrow
1993	Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings	Delilah Pettibone
1994	Lookin' Italian	Leon's Mother
2008	Man in the Mirror	Street Hooker
2009	Absolute Evil	Blind Woman
2012	Freaky Deaky	Sgt. Maureen Downey
2019	A Brother's Honor	Hannah
2021	Snow Black	Aunt Sydney
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References

Sources

References

1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4VJCaXXANA0C&dq=gloria+hendry&pg=PA147 Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973, By Tom Lisanti, Louis Paul].Retrieved March 15, 2020.
2. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dMMP94fw3mgC&dq=gloria+hendry+1949&pg=PA246 Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite ... By Skin].Retrieved March 15, 2020.
3. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0G3hog_c2kC&dq=gloria+hendry+1949&pg=PA1961 Screen World 2001, edited by John Willis, Barry Monush].Retrieved March 15, 2020.
4. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LofIsZJPfEcC&dq=gloria+hendry&pg=PA93 Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak, By David Walker, Andrew J. Rausch, Chris Watson].Retrieved March 15, 2020.
5. [https://books.google.com/books?id=zcQIAgAAQBAJ&dq=gloria+hendry+1949&pg=PT152 James Bond FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy, By Tom DeMichael].Retrieved March 15, 2020.
6. (2014). "Gloria Hendry". [[The New York Times]].
7. and Helen Bradley in the [[blaxploitation]] film ''[[Black Caesar (film)
8. [https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&dq=gloria+hendry+1949&pg=PA156 Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television, By Bob McCann].Retrieved March 15, 2020.
9. (December 17, 2019). "Diamond Days".
10. Wilson, Julee. (February 13, 2013). "Trina Parks: The First Black Bond Girl, Starred In 'Diamonds Are Forever'". [[The Huffington Post]].

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