Eva Renzi was a German actress and the mother of Anouschka Renzi. Her father was from Denmark and her mother was French. She died of cancer at the age of 60 in Berlin.

Born Evelyn Renziehausen in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany, she was introduced in the 1966 Harry Saltzman

Harry Saltzman

Harry Saltzman was a Canadian theatre and film producer best known for his mega-gamble which resulted in his co-producing the James Bond film series with Albert R...

 film Funeral in Berlin

Funeral in Berlin (film)

Funeral in Berlin is a 1966 British spy film based on the novel Funeral in Berlin by Len Deighton. It is the second of three 1960s films starring Michael Caine that followed the characters from the initial film, The Ipcress File ...

, sequel to The IPCRESS File

The Ipcress File (film)

The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine, Guy Doleman, and Nigel Green. The screenplay by Bill Canaway and James Doran was based on Len Deighton's 1962 novel, The IPCRESS File. It has won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award for best...

, second in the Len Deighton

Len Deighton

Leonard Cyril Deighton is a British military historian, cookery writer, and novelist. He is perhaps most famous for his spy novel The IPCRESS File, which was made into a film starring Michael Caine....

 Harry Palmer trilogy, playing Mossad agent "Samantha Steel" opposite Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine, CBE is an English actor. He won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules ....

. She later appeared with James Garner

James Garner

James Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...

 in the 1968 film The Pink Jungle

The Pink Jungle

The Pink Jungle is a 1968 film thriller starring James Garner, George Kennedy and Eva Renzi. The film was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Charles Williams, adapting the 1965 novel Snake Water by Alan Williams.-Plot:...

as "Alison Duquesne", and in the 1969 film Bird with the Crystal Plumage as "Monica Ranieri".

From 1967 until 1980, she was married to Swiss actor Paul Hubschmid

Paul Hubschmid

Paul Hubschmid was a Swiss actor. He appeared as Henry Higgins in a production of My Fair Lady. In some Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian...

 with whom she appeared in several films.

Selected filmography

• Funeral in Berlin
  Funeral in Berlin (film)
  Funeral in Berlin is a 1966 British spy film based on the novel Funeral in Berlin by Len Deighton. It is the second of three 1960s films starring Michael Caine that followed the characters from the initial film, The Ipcress File ...
  
  (1966)
• Playgirl (1966)
• The Pink Jungle
  The Pink Jungle
  The Pink Jungle is a 1968 film thriller starring James Garner, George Kennedy and Eva Renzi. The film was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Charles Williams, adapting the 1965 novel Snake Water by Alan Williams.-Plot:...
  
  (1968)
• Rendezvous with Dishonour
  Rendezvous with Dishonour
  Rendezvous with Dishonour is a 1970 drama film directed by Adriano Bolzoni and starring Michael Craig.-Cast:* Michael Craig - Colonel Stephen Mallory* Eva Renzi - Helena* Adolfo Celi - Hermes* Klaus Kinski - Evagoras* George Sanders - General Downes...
  
  (1970)
• A Taste of Excitement (1970)
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
  The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
  The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1970 giallo suspense thriller directed by Dario Argento . The film is considered a landmark in the Italian giallo genre...
  
  (1970)
• Manuel (1986)

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