Ahna Capri
| Ahna Capri | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anna Marie Nanasi July 6, 1944 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died |
August 19, 2010 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–1979 |
Anna Marie Nanasi (July 6, 1944 – August 19, 2010), better known by her professional name Ahna Capri (also as "Anna Capri"), was a Budapest-born American film and television actress best known for her role as Tania (secretary of Han) in the classic martial-arts film Enter the Dragon.[1]
Capri started her career as a child actress, appearing on such series as Father Knows Best, The Danny Thomas Show, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin and a recurring roll as Edie Westrope on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in 1958. She made her film debut at the age of thirteen in Outlaw's Son. She appeared thereafter in more films and television series,[2] including roles in two CBS westerns in 1959, as Dolly Cleary in "The Littlest Client" on Wanted: Dead or Alive, starring Steve McQueen, and as Debbie McCallin in "McCallin's Daughter" on Trackdown, with Robert Culp.[3]
In 1962, she was cast in a recurring role as Mary Rose in the ABC/Warner Brothers sitcom, Room for One More.[3] She appeared on other ABC/WB series, including Maverick, Sugarfoot, Cheyenne, Bronco, 77 Sunset Strip, The Invaders and Adam-12.
Later, she appeared in Branded, The Monroes, The Iron Horse, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Laredo, The Wild Wild West. Adam-12, Run for Your Life, The F.B.I., Banyon, Baretta, Banacek, Mannix, The Mod Squad, Police Story, Kojak, Ironside,and Cannon.[3]
In 1971, Capri played Linda Perry in two episodes of ABC's crime drama Dan August, starring Burt Reynolds. In 1972, she was cast in the film Payday, with Rip Torn in the lead role as a country music singer in Alabama.[3]
Death
On August 9, 2010, Capri was involved in a car accident in which a 5-ton truck collided with her car. After eleven days in a coma and on life support, she died on August 19 at the age of sixty-six.[4]
Selected filmography
- Kisses for My President (1964)
- The Girls on the Beach (1965)
- One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
- Target: Harry (1969)
- Darker than Amber (1970)
- The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)
- Piranha, Piranha (1972)
- Payday (1973)
- Enter the Dragon (1973)
- The Specialist (1975)
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
References
- ↑ "Car Accident Claims Ahna Capri". Inside Kung Fu. Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ Obituary in The Hollywood Reporter
- 1 2 3 4 "Ahna Capri". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter online; accessed March 29, 2016.