Eva Norvind
Eva Norvind | |
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Born | Eva Johanne Chegodayeva Sakonsky May 7, 1944 Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico |
Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist, dominatrix |
Years active | 1961–1968 (actress) 1961–2006 (writer, producer, director) |
Children | Nailea Norvind |
Eva Norvind (born Eva Johanne Chegodayeva Sakonsky; May 7, 1944 – May 14, 2006) was a Norwegian-born Mexican actress, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist, and dominatrix.
Early life
Norvind was the daughter of Russian prince Paul Vernstad née Chegodayef Sakonsky and Finnish sculptor Johanna Kajanus, who won the bronze medal for sculpture at the
Career
The following year she won the second prize in the beauty contest at the Cannes Film Festival which enabled her to win a minor role in the film Saint Tropez Blues. She then joined the cast of the Folies Bergère and changed her stage name to Eva Norvind. She also appeared in A School for Scandal at the Comédie-Française.[citation needed]
In 1962, Norvind moved to Canada and then to New York City, where at the age of 18 she worked as a
Norvind was the object of controversy in Mexico, when on the highly censored national television she spoke in defense of
In 1968, she became a photographer covering fashion and celebrity news - traveling to Paris and New York City. She also wrote film articles and worked on distribution of Mexican films to Scandinavia and vice versa.[citation needed]
In 1970, Norvind gave birth to her daughter Nailea Norvind in Mexico City and returned to New York City in 1980 to study film at New York University (NYU), graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree. In 1985, she became interested in erotic power exchange and two years later founded Taurel Associates, an umbrella company for counselling, erotic role play and video production for health related services. She gave lectures at national conferences worldwide, to both health professionals and lay audiences. In 1996, she obtained her master's degree in Human Sexuality from NYU. The following year, a movie about her life entitled Didn't Do It For Love was made by German filmmaker Monika Treut. She appeared in that film as well as in the 1999 film Tops & Bottoms.[citation needed]
In 1999, John McTiernan hired Norvind to coach Rene Russo for her assertive sexual image in The Thomas Crown Affair for which she got screen credit. Norvind also pursued graduate studies in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In 2003, she provided sexual consultation for the film Distress.[citation needed]
Death
Norvind died on 14 May 2006, drowned in the waters off the beaches of
Plays
- La Mandragola (The Mandrake)
- En el Closet, no
Films
- Saint Tropez Blues (1961) as a German Tourist
- Pacto de sangre (1966) as Helen
- Esta noche no (1966) as Blond in Acapulco
- Juan Pistolas (1966)
- Nuestros buenos vecinos de Yucatán (1967)
- Santo el Enmascarado de Plata vs. la invasión de los marcianos (1967) as Selene
- Don Juan 67 (1967) as Helga
- Un yucateco honoris causa (1967)
- Báñame mi amor (1968) as Priestess
- Whipped (1998) as herself[1]
- The City (2007) as herself
References
- ^ "Obituary: Eva Norvind". The Daily Telegraph. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010.