Sammi Kane Kraft
Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012) was an American recording artist, child actress and baseball player.
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Born | Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. | April 2, 1992
Died | October 9, 2012 20) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress, musician, athlete |
Years active | 2005–2012 |
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's Charles Payne.[7]
References
- "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- "Sammi Kane Kraft". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 10, 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.