Aliza Gur
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
From Russia with Love
as Vida
1963
The Hand of Night
as Marissa
1968
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
as Myrna
1968
The Beauty Jungle
as Miss Peru
1964
Night Train to Paris
as Catherine Carrel
1964
Agent for H.A.R.M.
as Mid-Eastern Contact
1966
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Rachel Friedman
1973
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
as Self
2000
Kill a Dragon
as Tisa
1967
