Eva Six (1937– 2000s) was a Hungarian actress who achieved some fame in the early 1960s as a Zsa Zsa Gabor type.
Biography She was born Éva Klein in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish father and Catholic mother. Her father died during World War II, 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.Joseph M Russin, "Give A Lotta Love,' Pontificates Sexy Eva Six, Hungarian Starlet", Harvard Crimson 26 March 1963 accessed 9 January 2013
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.Eva Six at Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen accessed 9 January 2013
After retiring from acting, she and her husband, architect Roy Schmidt, moved back to Budapest, where she died in the early 2000s; she was reported as having died "a few years ago" by the time of Roy Schmidt's death in 2006, as published on his obituary in Los Angeles Times.
Filmography Operation Bikini (1963) Beach Party (1963) Four for Texas (1963)
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