Aliza Gur

Aliza Gur was born Aliza Gross in Ramat Gan, Mandatory Palestine, in 1944. She was Miss Israel of 1960 in the Miss Universe pageant, placing in the top 15. Her parents had fled Germany during the rise to power of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and they eventually settled in Palestine, where she and her brother were born.She emigrated to the US in her 20s and settled in California, where she began her film and television career. Her television credits include guest appearances on Get Smart (1965) and The Wild Wild West (1965), among other shows. Her film credits include From Russia with Love (1963), Kill a Dragon (1967) and the cult vampire film Beast of Morocco (1968). At age 12 she was an extra in The Ten Commandments (1956). Her parents later came to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and passed away in the mid-'70s.