The Manster's Terri Zimmern Passes Away at 89

Terri Zimmern in the cult classic The Manster.

Actress Terri Zimmern (whose legal name was Therese Seetai Crane) passed away on April 13 at 10:03 a.m., according to her family. She was 89. While a specific cause of death was not disclosed by the family, it was not COVID-related.

According to public resource, Ms. Zimmern was born on July 3, 1930.

Ms. Zimmern portrayed Tara, the beautiful lab assistant who worked for Dr. Suzuki (Tetsu Nakamura) in the 1959 cult classic The Manster. It was her only movie role. I was privileged to interview Ms. Zimmern in a Q&A about The Manster that was published last year. The interview can be read here.

RIP, Terri Zimmern.

UPDATE (5/17): Other records show her birth name as Therese Zimmern Silva. She married director Kenneth G. Crane on August 29, 1959.

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Terri Zimmern in the clutches of The Manster.

Vantage Point Interviews is proud to present an interview with Terri Zimmern, the actress who played the beautiful lab assistant, Tara, in The Manster (1959). What does she have to say about her work on the film? Check out the interview to find out!