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Nov 5, 2015 · Lola Larson and Trina Parks didn't have much screen time, but they were oh-so-memorable as they tried to take Bond down with their gymnastic moves and powerful thighs that should be classified...
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Bambi was a acrobatic guard tasked by Ernst Blofeld with imprisoning the reclusive billionaire Willard Whyte. Portrayed by actress and singer Lola Larson, the character was created especially for EON Productions' 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.
Along with her counterpart Thumper, Bambi was an operative of the criminal organisation SPECTRE. The pair were tasked with guarding the imprisoned billionaire Willard Whyte at his luxury residence in the suburbs of Las Vegas. Highly athletic and trained in hand-to-hand combat, the pair made formidable prison guards, and attempted to murder the inqu...
•American stuntwoman Donna Garrett was originally signed to play Bambi in the film .
•She is named after "Bambi", the titular main character and protagonist in the Disney animated classic Bambi (1942).
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Oct 28, 2015 · United Artists/Getty Images. Bambi and Thumper (Lola Larson and Trina Parks, respectively) Diamonds Are Forever, 1971 The gymnast body guards who kick James Bond’s butt aren’t major...
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Jul 10, 2013 · Appropriately enough for the backflipping Thumper, Lola Larson was an Olympic gymnast. Trina Parks, who may be the first African-American woman to appear in a speaking role in a Bond movie, is an actress, dancer, and singer.
Bambi played by Lola Larson. Starred In Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Profile. Part of a duo alongside Thumper, Bond encounters these duo at Willard Whyte’s house in Las Vegas. Acting as Whyte’s captors, Bambi and Thumper use their athletic and gymnastic skills in a tag-team fashion to beat-up Bond.
*Lola Larson was in fact a stage name/pseudonym used for the Olympic gymnast Mary Hiller, who wished to remain anonymous at the time. American location shooting concluded with the footage required for the film's climax at a disused oil rig at Oceanside, California.
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