Anna Navarro


Anna Delia Navarro was an American film and television actress.

Early life

With regard to Anna Navarro's birthplace, various references cite different locations. Some sources state that she was born in Nicaragua, while others note it was Winter Park, Florida. In an interview with Navarro published in the Los Angeles Times in October 1961, writer Lydia Lane identifies New York as her birthplace.

Career

Navarro began her career in entertainment serving as a guide in numerous variety television programs. According to some sources, she made her film debut in 1953's Jack Slade. She appeared in the movies Jubilee Trail, The Human Jungle and The Adventures of Hajji Baba in 1954. Navarro's television debut was in the western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson. She then made appearances in the television programs Treasury Men in Action, I Led 3 Lives and The Cisco Kid.
Later in her career, Navarro guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason, Tombstone Territory, The Virginian, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Maverick, Family Affair, Death Valley Days, Outlaws, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barnaby Jones, The Californians, Peter Gunn and Bat Masterson. Her final credit was from the action crime television series Walker, Texas Ranger.

Death

Navarro died in December 2006, at the age of 73.

Filmography

  • Jack Slade as Mexican Girl
  • Jubilee Trail as Conchita
  • The Human Jungle as Waitress
  • The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Slave Girl
  • Son of Sinbad as Slave Girl
  • Wichita as Girl
  • Time Table as Mexican Bar Fly
  • From Hell to Texas as Conchita
  • The Badlanders as Raquel
  • Topaz as Carlotta Mendoza
  • The First Deadly Sin as Sunny Jordeen
  • Angel III: The Final Chapter as Gloria
  • Last Action Hero as Cop in Station

    Television

  • Perry Mason as Delores Coterro
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Nurse Maria
  • Gunsmoke as Marguerita
  • The Virginian as Maria Ortiz
  • Walker, Texas Ranger as Hannah Sanchez
In the TV show "CHiPs", Ponch's mother, Maria Poncherello, was played by actress Anna Navarro. She appeared in Season 2's "Rally 'Round the Bank" and Season 3's "Christmas Watch".