Sammi Kane Kraft

Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012) was an American recording artist, child actress and baseball player.

Sammi Kane Kraft
Kraft in 2005
Born(1992-04-02)April 2, 1992
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2012(2012-10-09) (aged 20)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress, musician, athlete
Years active2005–2012

Born in Livingston, New Jersey,[1] she starred in the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears as Amanda Whurlitzer.[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]

Kraft's heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of Fox Business Network's Charles Payne.[7]

References
  1. "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. "Sammi Kane Kraft". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. "Glory Day: Bad News for a Bear". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. "Scary Girls". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  5. "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times – latimes.com. October 11, 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. https://www.nme.com/news/haim/66714
  7. "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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