Ann Prentiss
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-11-27 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Acting

1988

My Stepmother Is an Alien as The Voice of the Bag (voice)

1983

Masquerade as Mavis Kelly

1977

Quark as Gene / Jean (voice) (uncredited)

1977

Quark as Gene /Jean (voice) (uncredited)

1975

Switch as Cora

1975

Baretta as Annie

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Mrs. Carston

1974

California Split as Barbara Miller

1973

The Lie as Elaine Fredericks

1972

Emergency! as Fran Lillington

1972

Emergency! as Cindy's Mother

1972

Search as Ann Mulligan

1970

McCloud as Officer Murdock

1970

The Out-of-Towners as Airline Stewardess

1969

Love, American Style as Yvonne

1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Elaine Stone

1969

In Name Only as Jill Willis

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Lannie Devereaux

1968

The Name of the Game as Leona

1968

It Takes a Thief as Desk Clerk

1968

If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as Thelma Wilson

1968

Assignment to Kill as Hotel Party Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)

1967

Mannix as Gwen Rogers

1967

Captain Nice as Candy Kane

1966

Any Wednesday as Miss Linsley

1965

Get Smart as Nancy

1965

Hogan's Heroes as Ilse

1964

Bewitched as Betty (uncredited)

1959

Bonanza as Wilhelmina Calhoun

1959

Bonanza as Meena Calhoun