Kitty Swan

Kitty Swan (born Kirsten Svanholm; 25 May 1943) is a Danish actress. She appeared in more than twelve films from 1966 to 1972.

Early life

Kitty Swan was born on 25 May 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Career

Kitty Swan was known for portraying the jungle girl Gungala in the 1967 sexploitation film Gungala, the Virgin of the Jungle and its 1968 sequel Gungala, the Black Panther Girl. The film careers of Swan, and co-star Steve Hawkes, were ended after they suffered serious burns on the set of Tarzan and the Brown PrinceA 1972 sequel, Tarzan and the Brown Prince, followed with sequences filmed in Rainbow Springs, Florida, where both Sipek and Swan were burned in a fire that got out of control. When the two actors were tied down in a scene, some spilled fuel began a blaze that panicked the film crew. The lion in the film who had been trained to remove Hawkes' bonds freed him. though he suffered 90% burns to his body. Sipek vowed he would pay the lion back by looking after big cats.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1966 Almost a Man How We Robbed the Bank of Italy 1967 Il vostro super agente Flit Gungala, the Virgin of the Jungle Gungala 1968 Gungala, the Black Panther Girl Gungala 1969 Tarzan's Greatest Challenge Irula 1972 Tarzan and the Brown Prince Irula Also known as Tarzan and Treasure of the Emerald Cave