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Ann Prentiss Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1939-11-27

Birthplace:
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Credits:
32 Total Roles

Ann Prentiss

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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 (nÊe 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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien MOVIE The Voice of the Bag (voice)
1983 Masquerade TV Mavis Kelly
1977 Quark TV Gene / Jean (voice) (uncredited)
1977 Quark TV Gene /Jean (voice) (uncredited)
1975 Starsky & Hutch TV Mrs. Carston
1975 Switch TV Cora
1975 Baretta TV Annie
1974 California Split MOVIE Barbara Miller
1973 The Lie MOVIE Elaine Fredericks
1972 Search TV Ann Mulligan

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