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Princess Aura's rivalry with Dale Arden for Flash Gordon's affection was one of the centerpieces of the serial and gained Lawson cult figure status. Roy Kinnard wrote in Science Fiction Serials that "Lawson's notable physical assets were responsible for incurring the wrath of censors" in the filming of Flash Gordon. [3]
Princess Aura first appears in the fourth installment of the 1934 Flash Gordon comic strip serial "On the Planet Mongo". On Mongo, the evil Emperor of the Universe is shocked when Flash defeats his Monkey Men in the gladiatorial arena, and sentences Flash to death. The Emperor's daughter, Princess Aura, promptly declares "Stop! Stop, I say!
Anna Van Hooft is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Princess Aura in the 2007 TV adaptation of Flash Gordon. [1] She also had a recurring role as a voice actress in the animated series Trollz.
Francesca Romana Rivelli (born 9 March 1955), professionally known as Ornella Muti, is an Italian actress. Among the best-known Italian actresses, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in her career, she has worked across various genres, working alongside Italian directors such as Damiano Damiani , Mario Monicelli , Dino Risi , Marco Ferreri , Carlo Verdone ...
Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera [6] ... At the last minute, Ming's daughter, Princess Aura, saves Flash, with whom she fell in love at first sight. While they ...
Talon: Flash' most prominent and gung-ho ally and Prince of the Birdmen of Hawk City, a species of winged human-like beings. Talon is a brave and enthusiastic man. Thundar: Another one of Flash' loyal allies, Thundar is a female Lionid, coming from a species of felinoids. She is an impetuous and excellent fighter, expert at hand-to-hand combat.
Ming's daughter, Princess Aura (Anna van Hooft), is disturbed by her father's brutality. The series adds a new non-Terran character, Baylin (Karen Cliche), a bounty hunter from Mongo. She finds herself trapped on Earth and becomes a comrade of Flash, Dale, and Zarkov and their guide to Mongo and its inhabitants.
Lawson's Princess Aura was domineering, independent, voluptuous, conniving, sly, ambitious, and determined to make Gordon her own. In Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, the second serial, Rogers sported a totally different look. She had dark hair and wore the same modest costume in each episode.