During her time working on film sets, Sereny developed a passion for cinema direction and directed the short film “The Dress” starring Michael Palin which received the British Academy Award and Chicago Golden Plaque. She was a special photographer for many classic films, including The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, Bertolucci’s 1900 starring Robert DeNiro, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starring Sean Connery and Harrison Ford and The Night Porter starring Charlotte Rampling. Her archive includes seminal shots of outstanding international celebrities, including Paul Newman, Romy Schneider, Marlon Brando, Raquel Welch, Audrey Hepburn, Clint Eastwood, Luciano Pavarotti, Anthony Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman and many more.

Indeed, she once told Michael Palin that her globetrotting career meant that she was 'never in the same bed two nights running'.Įva Sereny’s work has appeared in and on the covers of major magazines such as The Sunday Times Magazine, Observer Magazine, Vogue, Elle, Paris Match, Harpers Bazaar, Time and Newsweek. The quality of her images enabled her to travel the world, her work being featured on the cover of major international magazines like Life, Vanity Fair, Newsweek and Time. However, it didn't take long for her to quickly establish herself as one of the most respected photographers in the medium, contributing images of major Hollywood stars to magazines, as well as eventually directing films of her own.īorn in Hungary, Eva Sereny launched her career during the late sixties, photographing legendary figures from the era, from Marlon Brando and Paul Newman to Audrey Hepburn and Raquel Welch.

Signed and numbered edition of 25 with 5 A/P'sĮnglish film star Jacqueline Bisset photographed off set while filming ‘Day For Night’, 1973.Įva Sereny entered the world of photography in the era of David Bailey and Lewis Morely-a time when women in the field were extremely rare. Though it wasnt her first role in front of the camera, 'Sissi' had the most impact on the then-16-year-old Romy Schneider. Jacqueline Bisset, During the filming of Day for Night Image: Eva Sereny/Iconic Images Sissi made her a star.

Romy in Rom by Eva Sereny