Aliza Gur
Born: 1944-04-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Aliza Gur was born Aliza Gross in Ramat Gan, Israel, in 1944. She was Miss Israel of 1960 in the Miss Universe pageant, placing in the top 15. Her parents had fled Germany during the rise to power of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and they eventually settled in Israel, where she and her brother were born. She emigrated to the US in her 20s and settled in California, where she began her film and television career. Her television credits include guest appearances on Get Smart(1965) and The Wild Wild West (1965), among other shows. Her film credits include From Russia with Love (1963), Kill a Dragon (1967) and the cult vampire film Beast of Morocco(1968) (she was also, at 12 years of age, an extra in The Ten Commandments (1956). Her parents came to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, for a time. They passed away in the mid-'70s.
Filmography
2000
- Inside 'From Russia with Love' as Self
1973
- Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John as Rachel Friedman
1972
- Search as Deva Siri
1968
- Tarzan and the Jungle Boy as Myrna
- The Hand of Night as Marissa
1967
- Kill a Dragon as Tisa
1966
- Agent for H.A.R.M. as Mid-Eastern Contact
1965
- Get Smart as Gina
- The Wild Wild West
- The Big Valley as Naomi
1964
- Daniel Boone as Tawna
- Night Train to Paris as Catherine Carrel
- The Beauty Jungle as Miss Peru
1963
- Burke's Law as Carmen
- From Russia with Love as Vida
1959
- Adventures in Paradise as Tiare
1957
- Perry Mason as Dr. Nina Revelli