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Aliza Gur

Acting · Born April 1, 1944

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.

Movies with Aliza Gur

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