Ann Prentiss (November 27, 1939 – January 12, 2010) was an American actress.Prentiss was born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa in San Antonio, Texas to Thomas and Paulene (née Gardner) Ragusa. Her father was of Sicilian descent. Her elder sister was actress Paula Prentiss. Prentiss had many bit parts in movies and television series in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Her best-known part was in the TV series Captain Nice, where she played Carter Nash's girlfriend, Sgt. Candy Kane. She continued acting into the late 1980s and early 1990s. She provided the voice of an alien species in the comedy film My Stepmother Is an Alien, co-starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd. She was credited in some film and TV appearances as "Anne Prentiss".
Displayed signs of emotional and mental problems in later years. In 1997 Prentiss was convicted in a Santa Monica, California court of terrorizing her family. She was convicted of making terrorist threats, assault with a firearm, battery, and solicitation to commit the murder of her brother-in-law Richard Benjamin and her father. She was sentenced to 19 years in jail for the crimes.
2
Displayed some of the attractive charm on film and in TV as sister Paula Prentiss in the late 60s and early 70s.