Gloria Hendry

Gloria Hendry
Hendry at the 2008 Big Apple Con
Born (1949-03-03) March 3, 1949 (age 74)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
or Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
(sources differ)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1968–present
Known forRosie CarverLive and Let Die
Spouse
Phillip W. Wright
(m. 1995⁠–⁠2022)
(his death)

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; and Helen Bradley in the blaxploitation film Black Caesar, and the sequel, Hell Up in Harlem.

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 Sacrificial Lamb 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

Year Title Role Notes
1968 For Love of Ivy Cocktail Waitress
1970 The Landlord Gloria
1972 Across 110th Street Laurelene
1973 Black Caesar Helen
Live and Let Die Rosie Carver
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off Marcia
Hell Up in Harlem Helen Bradley-Washington
1974 Black Belt Jones Sydney
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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