Sammi Kane Kraft

Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012) was an American recording artist, child actress and baseball player.

Sammi Kane Kraft
Kraft in 2005
Born(1992-04-02)April 2, 1992
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2012(2012-10-09) (aged 20)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress, musician, athlete
Years active2005–2012

Born in Livingston, New Jersey,[1] she starred in the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears as Amanda Whurlitzer.[2] She was featured in an ESPN.com Page 2 story about her athletic skills, and competed in the Junior Olympics.[3] She began a garage folk project in San Francisco under the name of Scary Girls[4] and continued to record music.

Death

On October 9, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Kraft was riding in the passenger seat of a car when it rear-ended a semi trailer and was then struck by another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Subsequently, she was pronounced dead at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center.[5]

Kraft was buried in a Jewish ceremony at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary on October 15, 2012. She is survived by her parents, her two older brothers and her grandfather.

Alana Haim of the band HAIM has the initials "SKK" taped to her guitar in memory of Kraft.[6]

Kraft's heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of Fox's Charles Payne.[7]

References
  1. "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. "Sammi Kane Kraft". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. "Glory Day: Bad News for a Bear". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. "Scary Girls". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  5. "Sammi Kane Kraft dies at 20; acted in 'Bad News Bears' remake". Los Angeles Times – latimes.com. October 11, 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. https://www.nme.com/news/haim/66714
  7. "Wife of Fox News Contributor Joins NJ Sharing Network Foundation Board of Trustees 2 Years After Heart Transplant". tapinto.net. Retrieved August 13, 2017.



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