Eva Gabor Biography

Actress. Born February 11, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. Of the three Gabor sisters, Eva was considered to be the one with the most acting talent. After beginning her career as a cabaret singer and ice skater, she emigrated to the States in the 1930s. Soon after, she appeared in such films as Forced Landing in 1941 and Pacific Blackout in 1942. She also received critical acclaim for her performances on Broadway, starting with The Happy Time in 1950.

Though she continued to have success in character roles in movies, including one of Vincent Price's victims in The Mad Magician (1953) and as Liane d'Exelmans in the Oscar-winning Gigi (1958), she is best remembered as the socialite turned farm wife on the popular television series Green Acres. During her five-year run as Lisa Douglas, Gabor was beloved by both TV audiences and the cast of the show. In 1990, she reprised her role in the two-hour Green Acres made-for-TV movie.

Like her sister Zsa Zsa, Eva became known for her string of husbands, including Frank Jameson, Charles Isaacs, Dr. Erik Drimmer, Dr. John Williams and Richard Brown. Eva Gabor died in 1995; her older sister, Magda, died two years later.