California City, Calif. — Salli Sachse, who appeared in lots of beach party movies and in the counterculture cult classics The Trip and Wild in the Streets as a contract player for American International Pictures in the 1960s, has died. She was 82.

Discovered on a beach near her home in La Jolla, California, the former model and Miss America contestant showed up in “Muscle” Beach Party” (1964), “Bikini Beach” (1964), “Beach Blanket Bingo” (1965), “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini” (1965), “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine” (1965) and “The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966).”

MSTies will recall that she also played Mikki in the movie in episode K18- /1309- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.

The Hollywood Reporter has the story.

Thanks to Tim for the heads up.