Donna Kei Benz

[boxerbilly]

Anyone know what happened to her?

She was in the Challenge 1982 with Glenn and Mifune. Pray for Death with Kosugi and Stir Crazy with Pryor and Wilder. I know she was also in the Ninja espisode's of Chips with Fred Dryrer .

Anyone recall and Hollywood rag articles from the 80's saying she was done acting ? Did she marry a rich dude in the industry and he called her job quits? Anyone?

edit-just found here film/ tv credits on French Wiki

Hawaii State Police (Hawaii Five-O), TV series 3 episodes: 1969: Season 2, Episode 8, The Feather Mantle (King Kamehameha Blues)
1970: Season 3, Episode 10, The Thief Monopoly (Over Fifty Steal?)
1978: season 10, episode 19, The War to an end (When Does a War End?)

1971: Green Acres (Green Acres) TV Series: Episode Hawaiian Honeymoon
1973: Murdock's Gang, TV movie
1978: Crash TV movie about the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 1972
1979: Hart to Hart (Hart to Hart) TV Series: Season 1, Episode 12 The Man with jade eyes (The Man with the Jade Eyes) (under the name of Shana Li)
1979: A Man Called Sloane (A Man Called Sloane) TV Series: Episode 2, The Seduction Squad
1979: Mandrake, TV movie
1980: Should s'faire the trunk (Stir Crazy), of Sidney Poitier
1981: Looker, of Michael Crichton
1982: Equal weapons (The Challenge), of John Frankenheimer
1982: Chips, television series: Force Episode Seven
1982: Quincy (Quincy ME) TV Series: Season 8, Episode 10 Sword of Honor, Blade of Death
1985: Prayer for a killer (Pray for Death), by Gordon Hessler
1986: Moon in Scorpio, of Gary Graver

[Jimbo]

Well, I can't help here, but it's more probable that she simply quit acting, as opposed to a husband making her stop. Lots of actors stop acting; oftentimes, roles (or at least quality roles) become harder and harder to come by for many actors/actresses, especially beyond a certain age. And particularly for someone with an "ethnic/Asian" look. For that and other reasons, acting can become less appealing, and other things become more important and fulfilling.

[boxerbilly]

Yeah, she probably had children and called it a day. Plus the Ninja craze was winding down. The Challenge was one of my favorite films as a young boy. I must have watched it 50 times. She was a main reason.

[Jimbo]

I totally understand that. When I was a kid, I had a thing for Barbara Carrera. :)

[boxerbilly]

I totally understand that. When I was a kid, I had a thing for Barbara Carrera. :)

I to think Carrera was beautiful . My first sight of her was in " I, The Jury" .

The Challenge fight clip- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFX521NqWf0

I, The Jury (1982) (Theatrical Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5G-m6lLBLI

[boxerbilly]

The Challenge- Apartment scene- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6980WrH2Cs&feature=youtu.be