Best known for her role as the title character in the 1975 Nazisploitation film Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS, actress Dyanne Thorne has passed away this week at the age of 83 (via THR).
Thorne, who also played the character of Ilsa in sequels Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks and Ilsa the Tigress of Siberia, died on January 28 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
An actress, singer and ordained minister, Thorne also appeared in “Star Trek,” Pinocchio (1971), Point of Terror (1971), Blood Sabbath (1972), Wanda, The Wicked Warden (1977), Hellhole (1985), House of Forbidden Secrets (2013) and House of the Witchdoctor (2013).
Thorne is survived by her longtime husband, Howard Maurer. You can watch a career-spanning interview with Thorne and Maurer below, which was filmed back in 2018.
We offer our deepest condolences to Thorne’s family and friends.