Aliza Gur

Career overview

Aliza Gur, born Aliza Gross on April 1, 1944, began her public life as Miss Israel in 1960, where she represented the country in the Miss Universe competition and reached the top‑15 finalists. After her early success in pageantry, she moved to the United States in her twenties, settling in California where she launched a career in acting. Her film work includes a role in the James Bond picture From Russia with Love (1963), followed by appearances in the adventure film Kill a Dragon (1967) and the cult vampire feature Beast of Morocco (1968).

In television, Gur made guest appearances on several popular series of the mid‑1960s. Notably, she appeared in episodes of the satirical spy comedy Get Smart and the western‑science‑fiction hybrid The Wild Wild West, both in 1965. These roles, together with other unspecified television credits, contributed to a body of work that totals at least seventeen known acting assignments.

Gur’s early life was shaped by her family’s migration from Germany to Israel during the rise of Adolf Hitler, where she and her brother were born. After establishing herself in Hollywood, she continued to be credited under variations of her name, including Alizia Gur and Alizia Gross.