Sammi Kane Kraft
Sammi Kane Kraft | |
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 Kraft in 2005 | |
| Born | April 2, 1992 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2012 (aged 20) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | 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.
Death
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]
Kraft's heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of Fox Business Network's Charles Payne.[8]
References
- ^ "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Sammi Kane Kraft". IMDb. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "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 May 1, 2022.
- ^ 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 March 2, 2022.
- ^ "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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