"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Star Tura Santana Dies at 75 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 02-05-2011, 07:54 PM

R.I.P. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Star Tura Satana
Saturday, February 5, 2011
By: MrDisgusting

News hit Twitter this weekend that Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! icon Tura Satana passed away yesterday at 5pm PST in Reno NV. She was 75.

It was first reported on her manager Siouxzan Perry's Facebook page, although an official release has yet to be posted.

Tura Satana (born July 10, 1935) is a Japanese-born American actress and former exotic dancer.

She is known for her role as "Varla" in Russ Meyer's 1965 cult film, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Varla was a very aggressive and sexual female character for which she did all of her own stunts and fight scenes.

Renowned film critic Richard Corliss called her performance "...the most honest, maybe the one honest portrayal in the Meyer canon and certainly the scariest."

Other notable roles include The Astro-Zombies (1969) and The Doll Squad (1974).

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/23329

Marvo301 · 02-05-2011, 08:06 PM

Tura Santana

browneyes106 · 02-05-2011, 08:11 PM

RIP Tura

MickeyMac · 02-05-2011, 08:34 PM

I read earlier about her lost.

Faster Pussycat Kill Kill is an awesome kick ass 60's flick. Should be viewed by all, and one of Russ Meyer's best

She will be missed.

Torgo · 02-07-2011, 09:50 AM

That truly is sad.

I got to see Faster Pussycat Kill Kill on the big screen back in the early 90's.

I grew up seeing her and Russ Meyer's films as my dad was(and still is) a huge fan of Russ Meyers' films.

02-05-2011, 07:54 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,127	"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Star Tura Santana Dies at 75 *R.I.P. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!* Star Tura Satana** Saturday, February 5, 2011 By: MrDisgusting News hit Twitter this weekend that Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! icon Tura Satana passed away yesterday at 5pm PST in Reno NV. She was 75. It was first reported on her manager Siouxzan Perry's Facebook page, although an official release has yet to be posted. Tura Satana (born July 10, 1935) is a Japanese-born American actress and former exotic dancer. She is known for her role as "Varla" in Russ Meyer's 1965 cult film, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Varla was a very aggressive and sexual female character for which she did all of her own stunts and fight scenes. Renowned film critic Richard Corliss called her performance "...the most honest, maybe the one honest portrayal in the Meyer canon and certainly the scariest." Other notable roles include The Astro-Zombies (1969) and The Doll Squad (1974). http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/23329 Attached Images

02-05-2011, 08:06 PM	#2
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02-07-2011, 09:50 AM	#5
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,033	That truly is sad. I got to see Faster Pussycat Kill Kill on the big screen back in the early 90's. I grew up seeing her and Russ Meyer's films as my dad was(and still is) a huge fan of Russ Meyers' films.
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02-05-2011, 08:11 PM	#3
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	RIP Tura

02-05-2011, 08:34 PM	#4
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	I read earlier about her lost. Faster Pussycat Kill Kill is an awesome kick ass 60's flick. Should be viewed by all, and one of Russ Meyer's best She will be missed.