Sammi Kane Kraft
Sammi Kane Kraft | |
|---|---|
 Kraft in 2005 | |
| Born | April 2, 1992 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2012 (aged 20) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | 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.[citation needed] She was featured in an ESPN.com Page 2 story about her athletic skills, and competed in the Junior Olympics.[2] She began a garage folk project in San Francisco under the name of Scary Girls[3] 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.[4]
Alana Haim of the band HAIM has the initials "SKK" taped to her guitar in memory of Kraft.[5]
Kraft's heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of Fox Business Network's Charles Payne.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Glory Day: Bad News for a Bear". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Scary Girls". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times – latimes.com. October 11, 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.nme.com/news/haim/66714
- ^ "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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