Eva Six

Eva Six (born 1937, died 2000s) was a Hungarian born actress who achieved some fame in the early 1960s as a Zsa Zsa Gabor type.

Eva Six
Born
Éva Klein

1937
Budapest, Hungary
Died2000s
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
OccupationActress
Years active1963–1963

She was born Éva Klein in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish father and Catholic mother. Her father died during the war, and her mother changed the family surname to avoid detection by the Nazis. She won a beauty contest after the war. She and her husband fled Hungary following the 1956 uprising and moved to Hollywood in 1960.[1]

James H. Nicholson of American International Pictures put her under contract and changed her name to "Eva Six". She appeared in a number of films before retiring.[2]

After retiring from acting, later and life she and her husband, architect Roy Schmidt, moved back to Budapest, where she died in the early 2000s.[3]

Filmography

References
  1. Joseph M Russin, "Give A Lotta Love,' Pontificates Sexy Eva Six, Hungarian Starlet", Harvard Crimson 26 March 1963 accessed 9 January 2013
  2. Eva Six at Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen accessed 9 January 2013
  3. Noland, Claire (2006-09-23). "Roy Schmidt, 80; Ran Key Architecture Firm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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