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Dyanne Thorne (14 October 1936 – 28 January 2020; age 83) was an actress who played the first Iotian girl in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "A Piece of the Action". She filmed her scene on Monday 6 November 1967 on location at Paramount Pictures' McFadden Street backlot.
Her most famous role is starring as the title character Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975), Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976) Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia (1977) Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (1977), as well as appearing in a string of adult films; Joseph W. Sarno's Sin in the Suburbs (1964, with Richard Tatro) and Lash of Lust (1962), she also appeared in The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio (1971), Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman (1975), Chesty Anderson, USN (1976) and John Holmes' Beyond Fulfillment (1976).
Her film credits also include appearing in Who Was That Lady? (1960), Love with the Proper Stranger (1963, with Victor Tayback and Vince Deadrick), The President's Analyst (1967, with Sheldon Collins), the horror movie Blood Sabbath (1972, with Sam Gilman) and The Swinging Barmaids (1975, with Andre Tayir and Bruce Watson). She later appeared in Hellhole (1985, with Richard Cox and Ann Chatterton) and Aria (1987, with John Hostetter, Albie Selznick and Gary Kasper). She also appeared in Real Men (1987, with Todd Jeffries and Allan Graf, cinematography by John A. Alonzo and makeups by Monty Westmore).