Background
Éva Ruttkai (born Éva Russian) was born on 31 December 1927, in Budapest, as the sixth child (though only she, and her brothers Iván and Ottó reached adulthood).
Éva Ruttkai (born Éva Russian) was born on 31 December 1927, in Budapest, as the sixth child (though only she, and her brothers Iván and Ottó reached adulthood).
She was the wife of Miklós Gábor, and later Zoltán Latinovits. The family had hard time to make a living. The two brother already worked as child actors, with Ruttkai following them from age 2.
Gaining the attention of Dániel Jób, director of the Vígszínház, she was contracted at age 16, playing there until her death (except for 1948-1951, playing in the National Theatre).
Meeting Zoltán Latinovits in 1960 during rehearsals, they lived together until Latinovits"s death. Half a year after her last stage appearance, she died on 27 September 1986.
During her four decade of career, Éva Ruttkai became one of the most versatile actress of her time, gaining critical acclaim in both classical and modern, native and foreign stage roles, and a wide range of movies and television films.