Ann Prentiss (November 27, 1939 – January 12, 2010) was an American actress.
Early life
Prentiss was born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa in San Antonio, Texas, to Paulene (née Gardner) and Thomas J. Ragusa. Her father was of Sicilian descent. Her elder sister, Paula Prentiss, is also an actress.
Personal life
Criminal conviction
Prentiss was convicted in a California court of a 1996 assault against her father, and a subsequent threat against members of her family. The district attorney claimed that Prentiss, while incarcerated on the assault charge, had attempted to hire another inmate to kill three people, including her father and actor-director Richard Benjamin, her brother-in-law. On July 23, 1997, the court sentenced her to 19 years in prison.
Death
Prentiss died in prison on January 12, 2010.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="wikitable unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1966
| Any Wednesday
| Miss Linsley
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|-
| rowspan="2"| 1968
| Assignment to Kill
| Hotel Party Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)
|
|-
| If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
| Thelma Wilson
| Crime drama film
|-
| 1970
| The Out-of-Towners
| Airline Stewardess
| Comedy film
|-
| 1974
| California Split
| Barbara Miller
|
|-
| 1988
| My Stepmother Is an Alien
| The Voice of Bag (voice)
| Science fiction comedy
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="wikitable unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1962
| I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
| Dr. Else McClinton (as Ann Gardner)
| Episode: "Part-Time Friend"
|-
| 1966
| Bewitched
| Betty (uncredited)
| Episode: "A Bum Raps"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1967
| Captain Nice
| Sgt. Candy Kane
| 15 episodes
|-
| Mannix
| Gwen Rogers
| Episode: "Beyond the Shadow of a Dream"
|-
| 1968
| Get Smart
| Nancy
| Episode: "The Little Black Book: Part 1"<br>Episode: "The Little Black Book: Part 2"
|-
| 1969
| Hogan's Heroes
| Ilse
| Episode: "The Missing Klink"
|-
| 1963-1969
| The Virginian
| Alice (as Ann Gardner)<br>Geraldine Del Finnia
| Episode: "Man of Violence"<br>Episode: "Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1969
| It Takes a Thief
| Desk Clerk
| Episode: "Catspaw"
|-
| Hawaii Five-O
| Lannie Devereaux (as Anne Prentiss)
| Episode: "Not That Much Different"
|-
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father
| Kerry Allen
| Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
|-
| In Name Only
| Jill Willis
| ABC Movie of the Week
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1970
| The Name of the Game
| Leona
| Episode: "Jerry Wilde Is Drowning"
|-
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
| Elaine Stone
| Episode: "This Will Really Kill You"
|-
| McCloud
| Officer Murdock
| Episode: "Walk in the Dark"
|-
| 1969-1971
| Bonanza
| Wilhelmina Calhoun<br>Wilhelmina Calhoun<br>Meena Calhoun
| Episode: "Meena"<br>Episode: "The Horse Traders"<br>Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
|-
| 1972
| Search
| Ann Mulligan (as Ann Prentis)
| Episode: "Moonrock"
|-
| 1970-1972
| Love, American Style
| Judy Ricker (segment "Love and Las Vegas")<br>Yvonne (segment "Love and the Lady Barber")<br>Clara (segment "Love and the Hairy Excuse")
| Episode: "Love and Las Vegas / Love and the Good Samaritan / Love and the Marriage Counselor"<br>Episode: "Love and the College Professor / Love and the Eyewitness / Love and the Lady Barber / Love and the Plumber"<br>Episode: "Love and the Hairy Excuse / Love and Lady Luck / Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy"
|-
| 1973
| The Lie
| Elaine Fredericks
| television film
|-
| 1973-1974
| Emergency!
| Fran Lillington<br>Cindy's Mother
| Episode: "Boot"<br>Episode: "Messin' Around"
|-
| 1975
| Baretta
| Annie
| Episode: "The Half-Million Dollar Baby"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| Switch
| Cora
| Episode: "Ain't Nobody Here Named Barney"
|-
| Phillip and Barbara
| Shirley
| television film
|-
| 1978
| Quark
| Gene / Jean (voice, uncredited)
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1978-1979
| Starsky and Hutch
| Mrs. Carston
| Episode: "The Trap"<br>Episode: "Ninety Pounds of Trouble"
|-
| 1984
| Masquerade
| Mavis Kelly
| Episode: "Winnings"
|}