Tura Satana, who gained cult status for her role in the 1965 Russ Meyer movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Has died of heart failure, aged 72.

In the film she played Varla, the leader of a trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers who kills a man with her bare hands.

The women then set out to rob a wealthy older man who lives on a desert ranch with his two sons.

Mr Meyer has said the movie was an “absolute loser” when released but was rediscovered by the 1990s. It has since been shown at film festivals and art house cinemas.

Ms Satana’s other credits include the 1963 film Irma La Douce and the television shows Burke’s Law and the man from U.N.C.L.E.

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