Description:
Tura Satana started exotic dancing when she was only 13 years old. She integrated acrobatics, humor, and sensual beauty to her dancing art form. As a dancer, she started doing guest appearances in films such as Our Man Flint (1966) and Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) and made several films with low-budget auteur Ted V. Mikels. Her skills as a martial artist landed her small roles in TV shows such as Hawaiian Eye (1959), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966), The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) and Burke's Law (1963).
Birthday
July 10, 1938
Born In
Hokkaido, Japan
Height
170 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Endel Jurman November 1, 1981 - October 15, 2000 (his death),? 1961 - ? (his death),John Satana 1951 - 1952 (divorced)
Trivia
Tura Satana legally owned her likeness and image. So, whenever Russ Meyer wanted to change the artwork or re-release the project Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), he had to get Satana's permission and sometimes pay her again.
Quotes
When I was dancing burlesque was an art--classy and elegant and
requiring talent. I got out of it when it started to become raunchy and
lost the art. Now they call it nude dancing, but it's plain old
pornography as far as I'm concerned. They do things on stage that I
wouldn't have even thought of doing.
Nickname
Miss Japan Beautiful
Trademarks
Femme fatale
