Evelyne Kraft
Evelyne Kraft , also Evelyn Kraft and Evelin Kraft , (born September 22, 1951 in Zurich , † January 13, 2009 in Islisberg , Canton Aargau ) was a Swiss actress .
Live and act
Kraft made his debut in 1972 as Evelyne Elgar, alongside Anita Ekberg in the horror film Casa d'appuntamento . This was followed by the role of Jacqueline in Rudolf Zehetgruber's auto-comedy Ein Käfer auf Extratour (1973) and other roles in German-language cinema ( Die Fabrikanten , The crazy car of the world , Crimes after school , The Fifth Commandment ) and in the TV series Der Kommissar .
In the mid-1970s she starred in two Hong Kong- Chinese films ( The Colossus of Konga , The Angels of Kung Fu ). She became famous for the portrayal of the heroine in Franz Josef Gottlieb's Lady Dracula (1978). Kraft played her last role in 1980 in the Soviet-French co-production Tehran 43 as Jill, a terrorist posing as a secretary.
Kraft then withdrew completely from acting and took over the management of a construction company that mainly operated in Nigeria .
On January 13, 2009 she died unexpectedly of heart failure with her family.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: The Eye of Evil (Casa d'appuntamento)
- 1973: The manufacturers
- 1973: A Beetle on an extra tour
- 1975: the craziest car in the world
- 1975: Crimes after school finished
- 1975: The Commissioner - A playboy blesses the time
- 1977: The Colossus of Konga (Xingxing wang)
- 1977: Oh lala - the little blondes are here (Arrête ton char… bidasse!)
- 1977: The Angels of Death of Kung Fu (Qiao tan nu jiao wa)
- 1978: Lady Dracula
- 1981: Tehran 43 (Тегеран-43)
Web links
- Evelyne force in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Evelyne Kraft, pictured as King Kong's mistress.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituaries by Harris M. Lentz III ( Memento of May 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (classicimages.com, accessed May 4, 2012)
- ↑ King Kong's Swiss lover is dead. ( Memento from January 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Report in view
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kraft, Evelyne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kraft, Evelyn; Kraft, Evelin; Matthys, Evelyne; Elgar, Evelyne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2009 |
| Place of death | Islisberg , Switzerland |