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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.
Apr 5, 2022 · Gloria Hendry made history as the first Black woman to kiss James Bond in Live and Let Die. Learn about her career, memoir, and reflections on being a trailblazer.
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Gloria Hendry is an actress, model and producer who was the first black Bond girl in Live and Let Die (1973). She has a multi-ethnic background and worked for the NAACP and the Playboy Club.
- Actress, Producer
- March 3, 1949
Sep 5, 2018 · 70s blaxploitation star & actor Gloria Hendry talks about how she became the first black Bond Girl ever, when I interviewed her at San Diego Comic Con 2018! Yes, there was a black actress in...
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Gloria Hendry shares her remarkable journey in Hollywood, from her debut in "The Love of Ivy" to her role as Rosie Carver in "Live and Let Die". She also discusses her memoir, her music, and her views on empowering women in cinema.
Mar 14, 2024 · In the 1960s Gloria Hendry was a legal secretary in a civil rights group. But, tired of bomb threats, she became a Playboy Bunny — and the first African American ‘Mrs Bond.'. Show...
Mrs. Hendry had certainly seen it happen to her friends and neighbors growing up. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. Hendry has both Seminole and Chinese blood in her heritage. In an unflinching manner she related to the audience the struggles her family had gone through.
