Evelyne Kraft

Evelyne Kraft (22 September 1951 – 13 January 2009) was a Swiss business woman and former actress. She was best known for her roles in the films Lady Dracula and The Mighty Peking Man.

Evelyne Kraft
Born(1951-09-22)22 September 1951
Zürich, Zürich District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Died13 January 2009(2009-01-13) (aged 57)
Islisberg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Other namesEvelyne Elgar
Occupationbusinesswoman, former actress
Years active1973–1981
Children3

Background

Born in Zürich, Switzerland on 22 September 1951, Kraft made her acting debut in 1972 as Evelyne Elgar alongside with Anita Ekberg in the French horror film Casa d'appuntamento. This was followed by the role of a mechanic Jacqueline in Rudolf Zehetgruber's 1973 German comedy film Ein Käfer auf Extratour (1973) and other roles in Die Fabrikanten, Das verrückteste Auto der Welt, Verbrechen nach Schulschluss and Das fünfte Gebot and also acted in the TV series Ein Fall für Männdli episode Die Verrückte. She gained fame for the portrayal of the title heroine in Franz Josef Gottlieb's 1977 West German film Lady Dracula.

She starred in two Hong Kong Shaw Brothers films Deadly Angels and The Mighty Peking Man. Kraft played her last role in the 1980 Soviet-French-Swiss co-production film Teheran 43 as Jill the false secretary, before retiring from acting.

She later married to an heir of a real estate company and has three children. In 1995, she presided over her husband's construction timber company with business and charity interests based in Nigeria. She also dedicated herself to animal welfare and global poverty concerns.[1]

She died due to a sudden heart failure with her family by her side in Islisberg on 13 January 2009.[2]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Note
1972 Casa d'appuntamento Eleonora
1973 Ein Käfer auf Extratour Jacqueline 'Jac' Hegglin
1973 Die Fabrikanten Janine Schluep
1975 Das verrückteste Auto der Welt Schwester Engelmunda
1975 Crime After School Sabine
1977 Lady Dracula Comtesse Barbara von Weidenborn / Lady Dracula
1977 Deadly Angels Miss Eve
1977 The Mighty Peking Man Samantha Ah Wei
1977 Arrête ton char... bidasse! Karin
1978 Das fünfte Gebot Evelyn Pages
1981 Teheran 43 False Secretary

Television
Years Title Episode Role
1973 Ein Fall für Männdli Die Verrückte Maria Krespi
1976 Klimbim Herself
1978 Am laufenden Band Herself
1978 Wie würden Sie entscheiden? Gitta und die guten Sitten Gitta

References
  1. Musetto, V. A. (1999-04-18). "GOING APE OVER EVELYNE". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. "Giallo's, Germans & A Giant Gorilla – Remembering Evelyne Kraft (1951 – 2009) | Rediscovering Cult Movies & Forgotten Films | Tina Aumonts Eyes". Retrieved 2020-01-08.
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