Eva Renzi (November 3, 1944 – August 16, 2005) 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, Germany, she was introduced in the 1966 Harry Saltzman film Funeral in Berlin, sequel to The Ipcress File, second in the Len Deighton Harry Palmer trilogy, playing Mossad agent "Samantha Steel" opposite Michael Caine. She later appeared with James Garner in the 1968 film The Pink Jungle 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 with whom she appeared in several films.
Studied acting in Berlin and made her theatrical debut at the Boulevardtheater in 1961. Her casting in That Woman (1966) led to an appearance in a leading role in the spy thriller Funeral in Berlin (1966). The following year, she married one of the the stars, the actor Paul Hubschmid (divorced 1980). She acted in several international productions during the 1970's. Her career petered out in the 80's, except for a few guest roles on television.
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Was the daughter of a Danish industrialist and a French mother. She grew up as an orphan from 1947 and was educated at convent schools.
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Attracted publicity in the 1970s when she reported about her negative experiences with the Osho-Rajneesh movement during a journey in India.