Ahna Capri, actress, 66
David Carson
RETRO ACTRESS AHNA CAPRI DIES IN CAR CRASH
Sad to report that Ahna Capri was killed in a car accident over the
weekend in LA. She began as a child actress in the 50s and morphed into a
sexy 60s starlet who resembled a cross between Sandra Dee and Joey
Heatherton. Using the name Anna Capri, she appeared in such films as
Kisses for My President and The Girls on the Beach (co-star Gail Gerber
remembers Anna as "such a lovely girl. I remember when first meeting her I
couldn't believe how beautiful she was.") She popped up all over TV in
such series as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West, The Invaders,
Run for Your Life, and It Takes a Thief. In the 70s, a la Mariana Hill,
she changed her name also to Ahna Capri (she remarked, "Too many people
pronounce 'Anna' with a flat 'a' and it comes out as ugly 'Aaana.'") and
began to show the world she had more talent than previously being given
credit especially in the underrated Payday (1972) opposite Rip Torn as one
bastard of a country-western singer. She reached cult status with her
appearance in Enter the Dragon (1973) with Bruce Lee and as The Specialist
(1975) a sexy assassin for hire. Ahna Capri retired from acting in 1979.-
-Tom Lisanti/www.sixtiescinema.com
David Carson
'Enter the Dragon' actress dies in crash
By ALEX BEN BLOCK, Hollywood Reporter
LOS ANGELES - Hungarian-born actress Ahna Capri, probably best known for
her appearance in the Bruce Lee hit "Enter The Dragon," has died from
injuries sustained in a car crash in Los Angeles. She was 65.
Her car was hit by a 5-ton truck driven by a 22-year-old female driver in
North Hollywood on Aug. 9. She was placed on life support and died Aug.
19.
Born Anna Marie Nanasi on July 6, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary, she began
appearing on American television as Anna Capri at age 11 on series such as
"The Danny Thomas Show" and "Father Knows Best."
She made her big screen debut at age 13 in "Outlaw's Son," and continued
working on such TV shows as "Police Story," "Cannon," "Mannix,"
"Ironside," "Adam-12," "The Mod Squad," "The Invaders," "The Wild, Wild
West," "I Spy," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Branded," "Leave It to
Beaver," and "Maverick." In the 1970s she changed the spelling of her
first name to Ahna because she said too many people mispronounced it.
She co-starred in the 1974 smash "Enter The Dragon" as Tania, the
secretary of the villainous Han. Her other memorable film roles included
the fed-up girlfriend of a country singer in "Payday" (1973); a feisty
wildlife photographer in "Piranha" (1972); and an assassin in the low
budget "The Specialist" (1975). She made her last film in 1979.
A longtime resident of the San Fernando Valley, she never married. She is
survived by her sister Rose. Plans for a memorial service are pending.
Hawthorne
> http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/08/25/151312...
>
> 'Enter the Dragon' actress dies in crash
> By ALEX BEN BLOCK, Hollywood Reporter
>
> LOS ANGELES - Hungarian-born actress Ahna Capri, probably best known for
> her appearance in the Bruce Lee hit "Enter The Dragon," has died from
> injuries sustained in a car crash in Los Angeles. She was 65.
>
> Her car was hit by a 5-ton truck driven by a 22-year-old female driver in
> North Hollywood on Aug. 9. She was placed on life support and died Aug.
> 19.
>
> Born Anna Marie Nanasi on July 6, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary, she began
> appearing on American television as Anna Capri at age 11 on series such as
> "The Danny Thomas Show" and "Father Knows Best."
>
> She made her big screen debut at age 13 in "Outlaw's Son," and continued
> working on such TV shows as "Police Story," "Cannon," "Mannix,"
> "Ironside," "Adam-12," "The Mod Squad," "The Invaders," "The Wild, Wild
> West," "I Spy," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Branded," "Leave It to
> Beaver," and "Maverick." In the 1970s she changed the spelling of her
> first name to Ahna because she said too many people mispronounced it.
>
many photos of her here: http://starletshowcase.blogspot.com/2009/09/budapest-bombshell.html
rwalker
wrote:
>driven by a 22-year-old female driver
Was this really relevant? Had it been a male, would that have been
noted?