| Intro | Actress, musician |
| Was | Actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 2 April 1992, United States of America |
| Death |
9 October 2012, Los Angeles (aged 20 years) |
Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012) was an American recording artist, child actress and baseball player. She was of Jewish heritage.
Born in Livingston, New Jersey, she starred in the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears as Amanda Whurlitzer (played by Tatum O’Neal in the original film). She was featured in an ESPN.com Page 2 story about her athletic skills, and competed in the Junior Olympics. She began a garage folk project in San Francisco under the name of Scary Girls and continued to record music. She was also working on a post-folk rock musical called “Funeral” (working title) with her brother Frankie.
Death
On October 9, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Kraft was riding in the passenger seat of a car when it rear-ended a semi trailer and was then struck by another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Subsequently, she was pronounced dead at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
Kraft was buried in a Jewish ceremony at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary on October 15, 2012. She is survived by her parents, her two older brothers and her grandfather.
Alana Haim of the band HAIM has the initials “SKK” taped to her guitar in memory of Kraft.
Kraft’s heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of journalist, Charles Payne.