'Enter the Dragon' Actress Ahna Capri Dies of Car Crash Injuries

By PopEater Staff Posted Aug 25th 2010 12:01PM

Ahna Capri, the beautiful Hungarian-born actress who appeared in TV classics such as 'Leave It to Beaver' and 'Branded' before scoring film roles in 'Piranha' and 'Enter the Dragon,' only to disappear from Hollywood a few years later, has died from injuries sustained in a car crash in Los Angeles. She was 65.

According to reports, Capri was driving in North Hollywood on August 9 when her car was struck by a 5-ton truck. After being rushed to a local hospital, the actress was placed on life support but died August 19.

Capri was born Anna Marie Nanasi in Budapest, Hungary, but moved to the United States at a young age. By age 11, she was scoring roles on hit TV programs like 'The Danny Thomas Show' and 'Father Knows Best.'

The buxom actress continued to work steadily in TV and film throughout the 1960s on shows such as 'The Mod Squad,' 'I Spy, 'Ironside' and, later, 'Kojak.'

By the 1970s, she had changed her name to Ahna and starred as a wildlife photographer in 'Piranha' and a country singer in 'Payday.' In 1974, she landed the meaty role of Tania, the secretary of Han, in Bruce Lee's smash hit 'Enter the Dragon.'

She last worked in Hollywood in 1979 on an episode of 'Mrs. Columbo.'

Capri was never married and is survived by her sister, Rose.

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Tags: Ahna Capri, Enter the Dragon

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Wednesday 25 August

By MCB

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Well, for me personaly I am not throwing this woman under a bus and simply not care like other or one oe two on here would. I loved "Enter the Dragon" and I remember Ms. Capri and thought she was hot and did a very good job of acting with her bit part of the movie. Of course her character was killed at the last of the movie in the huge fight scene where everything turned into a riot while Bruce and Han settled the score. Great movie. Anyway Ahna Capri rest in peace.

By Draconian

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RIP Ahna!! She was 'spectacular' in ETD, and not just in the bedroom scene either. I now own the movie on DVD, and I clearly remember seeing the movie in the theaters when I was a toddler. But I wonder where in North Hollywood the accident occured, (like what streets)? I was raised in North Hollywood and lived out there for 20 years. Haven't heard about on any news accept Pop Eater.

By Jeff

Sorry to her this RIP she had some cool home movies of Bruce on the set of enter the dragon. Its on you tube.

By yathome

A masters in what?? Oh I know, being rude, not allowing anyone else to have opinions and simply showing how uneducated you really are. The most important type of education, you can not buy...

Thursday 26 August

By Nico Toscani

Did you know her? Would you have even known who she was if she hadn't have gotten killed in this way? I didn't think so... You sad f*cks take this stuff WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. Just another auto related fatality among how many every day?

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