Overview

• Sachse was a contract player for American International Pictures and became a recognizable face in the studio’s beach party cycle.
• Her notable credits included The Trip (1967) and Wild in the Streets (1968), reflecting a shift from surf comedies to counterculture themes.
• Born Sally Irene Rogers, she was discovered on a La Jolla beach after work as a model and Miss America contestant and signed a seven-year AIP deal.
• Beyond acting, she toured for a couple of years as the official photographer for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and later pursued painting in Europe.
• Her final screen role came in a 1969 episode of Mannix, and her personal history included the 1966 plane-crash death of her husband, Peter Sachse, with survivors including her sister, Judy, and nieces Lisa, Sydney, and Catherine.