Nina Bara (born Frances Joan Baur[1] on May 3, 1920,[citation needed] died August 15, 1990) was an American actress who performed in films, on television, and on old-time radio.
[5] While acting in The Gay Senorita (1945), Bara helped Brooklyn-born Adele Jergens adopt a Latin accent for her role in that film.
[6] The former Space Patrol actress also had roles in numerous motion pictures for Columbia, MGM, Universal, 20th Century-Fox and Monogram Studios.
[5] She had the same Tonga role on the TV version of Space Patrol, which began as a local program on KECA in Los Angeles and later was carried on ABC.
[10] In 1954, after she had left Space Patrol, Bara filed suit for invasion of privacy and breach of contract against the producers of the program and other parties.