Sammi Kane Kraft
| Sammi Kane Kraft | |
|---|---|
| File:Sammi Kane Kraft.jpgSammi Kane Kraft.jpg Kraft in 2005 | |
| Born | April 2, 1992 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 💀Died | October 9, 2012 (aged 20) Los Angeles, CaliforniaOctober 9, 2012 (aged 20) |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress, musician, athlete |
| 📆 Years active | 2005–2012 |
Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012) was an American baseball player, musician and actress.
Born in Livingston, New Jersey,[1] she starred in the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears as Amanda Wurlitzer.[2] She was featured in an ESPN.com Page 2-story about her athletic skills, and competed in the Junior Olympics.[3] She began a garage folk project in San Francisco under the name of Scary Girls[4] and continued to record music. She was also best known for the voice of Alexis Winky the Ghost from 2006 to 2010 until replaced by Rebecca Nagan's daughter, Nicolette
Death[edit]
On October 9, 2012, at 1:30 am, Kraft was riding in the passenger seat of a car when it rear-ended a semi trailer and was then struck by another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Subsequently, she was pronounced dead at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center.[5]
Alana Haim of the band HAIM has the initials "SKK" taped to her guitar in memory of Kraft.[6] The third verse of HAIM's song, Hallelujah, is about the impact of Kraft's death on Alana, who was best friends with her at the time of her death.[7]
In 2013, Nicolette Nagan as Alexis Winky the Ghost on video game sequal to 2006 video game in memory of Kraft
Kraft's heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of Fox Business Network's Charles Payne.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Sammi Kane Kraft". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ↑ "Glory Day: Bad News for a Bear". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Scary Girls". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Bad News Bears Remake Actress Sammi Kane Kraft Killed in Car Crash". E! Online. October 11, 2012. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ Cooper, Leonie (October 19, 2012). "Arctic Monkeys' frontman Alex Turner shows up to see Haim at Hollywood gig". NME. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Haim interview: "The mantra of this record is about being fearless"". NME. November 1, 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ "Wife of Fox News Contributor Joins NJ Sharing Network Foundation Board of Trustees 2 Years After Heart Transplant". tapinto.net. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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