Tura Satana

Acting

Tura Satana

Born
Died
(aged 72)
Birthplace
Hokkaido, Japan
Credits
25 titles

Biography

Tura Satana (born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi on July 10, 1938) was a Japanese-American actress, showgirl, and exotic dancer. From 13 film and television credits, some of her work includes the exploitation film "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965), and the science fiction horror film "The Astro-Zombies" (1968). Satana died of heart failure on February 4, 2011, in Reno, Nevada.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 25

YearTitleRole
2025 TURA! Film Self (archive footage)
2022 Famous T&A 2 Film Varla (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012 Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival Film self
2010 Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies Film self
2010 Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned Film Malvina
2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Film Varla (voice)
2009 Sugar Boxx Film Judge #1
2008 The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels Film Herself
2008 Bump & Grind: The Making of a Burlesque Diva TV (1 ep)
2006 Phone Sex Film Caller
2005 Go, Pussycat, Go! Film Herself
2004 Mark of the Astro-Zombies Film Malvira Satana
2004 Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation Film
2002 Cleavage Film
1988 The Incredibly Strange Film Show TV Self (2 ep)
1986 Zombiethon Film Self - Satana (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973 The Doll Squad Film Lavelle Sumara
1968 The Astro-Zombies Film Satana
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. TV Rabbit (1 ep)
1966 Our Man Flint Film Stripper (uncredited)
1965 Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Film Varla
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Tomo (1 ep)
1963 Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Film Stripper(uncredited)
1963 Burke's Law TV Peach Petal (1 ep)
1963 Irma la Douce Film Suzette Wong
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