Acquanetta (July 17, 1921 - August 16, 2004) was a movie actress best known for her exotic beauty; she was nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano".
The actress was born Burnu Acquanetta in Cheyenne, Wyoming and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania after she was given up by her parents. Burnu means "burning fire, deep water."
Starting out as a New York model, Acquanetta eventually acted in mostly B-movies, including Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, Arabian Nights, Captive Wild Woman and The Sword of Monte Cristo.
In later life, she maintained visibility and a measure of local celebrity in the Phoenix, Arizona area as the wife of a local car dealer.
She succumbed to complications of Alzheimer's disease shortly after 4 a.m. on August 16, 2004 at Hawthorn Court in Ahwatukee, Arizona . She was 83.