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Ann Prentiss

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
32

Gender
Female

Birthday
November 27, 1939 (86 years old)

Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Ann Prentiss

Biography

Ann Prentiss (November 27, 1939 – January 12, 2010) was an American actress. She was born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa in San Antonio, Texas, to Paulene (née Gardner) and Thomas J. Ragusa. Her father was of Sicilian descent. Her elder sister, Paula Prentiss, is also an actress. Prentiss had many supporting roles in films and television series in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, including Get Smart's "The Little Black Book", Hogan's Heroes' "The Missing Klink" (1969), and Baretta's "Half a Million Dollar Baby". She provided the voice of an alien species in the comedy film My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), co-starring alongside Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd. Her other film roles included appearances in Any Wednesday (1966), If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968), The Out-of-Towners (1970), and California Split (1974), opposite George Segal and Elliott Gould. Ann Prentiss was convicted in a California court of a 1996 assault against her father and a subsequent threat against members of her family. The district attorney claimed that Prentiss, while incarcerated on the assault charge, had attempted to hire another inmate to kill three people, including her father and actor/director Richard Benjamin, the husband of her sister. On July 23, 1997, the court sentenced her to 19 years in prison. Prentiss died on January 12, 2010, while serving her prison sentence.

Known For

Acting

1988My Stepmother Is an Alienas The Voice of the Bag (voice)
1983Masqueradeas Mavis Kelly
1977Quarkas Gene / Jean (voice) (uncredited)
1977Quarkas Gene /Jean (voice) (uncredited)
1975Starsky & Hutchas Mrs. Carston
1975Switchas Cora
1975Barettaas Annie
1974California Splitas Barbara Miller
1973The Lieas Elaine Fredericks
1972Searchas Ann Mulligan
1972Emergency!as Cindy's Mother
1972Emergency!as Fran Lillington
1970The Out-of-Townersas Airline Stewardess
1970McCloudas Officer Murdock
1969In Name Onlyas Jill Willis
1969Love, American Styleas Judy
1969Love, American Styleas Yvonne
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Fatheras Kerry Allen
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Elaine Stone
1968If He Hollers, Let Him Go!as Thelma Wilson
1968The Name of the Gameas Leona
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Lannie Devereaux
1968Assignment to Killas Hotel Party Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)
1968It Takes a Thiefas Desk Clerk
1967Mannixas Gwen Rogers
1967Captain Niceas Candy Kane
1966Any Wednesdayas Miss Linsley
1965Get Smartas Nancy
1965Hogan's Heroesas Ilse
1964Bewitchedas Betty (uncredited)
1959Bonanzaas Meena Calhoun
1959Bonanzaas Wilhelmina Calhoun

Production