Trailblazing Bond actress Trina Parks pays tribute to Sir Sean Connery

James Bond actress Trina Parks has told of her sadness following the death of Sir Sean Connery (Chris Clarke/PA)

Trailblazing James Bond actress Trina Parks has told of her sadness following the death of the “exquisite” Sir Sean Connery.

Parks was the first African American woman to be cast in a James Bond film, starring as bikini-clad bodyguard Thumper in 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever.