Narda Onyx

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Narda Onyx
One Step Beyond (1959)
Born(1931-12-20)20 December 1931
Estonia
Died18 March 1991(1991-03-18) (aged 59)
Ventura, California
, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1956–1966
SpouseGeorge Virand

Narda Onyx (20 December 1931 – 18 March 1991

actress
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Biography

At the age of eleven, Onyx escaped along with her family (her grandparents, mother, and two-year-old brother) through

Red Cross. She and her mother worked as waitresses for the American forces.[2] Later the family moved to Sweden, where Narda resumed her acting career. She travelled to England, where she worked for the Old Vic Company.[3] She moved to Canada in 1951, received a US work permit in 1954, and then received a US residency permit in 1956.[3]

She appeared in dozens of supporting roles on television and in motion pictures during the 1950s and 1960s. Shows in which she appeared include

Have Gun - Will Travel, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In addition, she played Gretl Braun in Hitler (1962) and Maria Frankenstein in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966).[4]

In 1964, she authored a biography of Johnny Weissmuller entitled Water, World & Weissmuller.[5]

Personal life

On 20 October 1961, she became an American citizen. While in Canada she met and married George Virand, also an Estonian refuge, and they moved to Hollywood.[6]

References

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  5. ^ "Water World Weissmuller by Narda Onyx, Signed - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk.
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