All through the 1950s, Eaton was a singing star, both on the stage and on television, appearing with her own act in variety shows throughout the country and starring at the
Prince of Wales Theatre in London in her own solo singing act, as well as appearing in many films. According to
Filmink Eaton "was in constant employment almost immediately – in particular, displaying a real flair for comedy." Eaton left comedy roles by appearing opposite
Mickey Spillane in
The Girl Hunters (1963) in which Spillane played his own literary creation
Mike Hammer. During the 1962 London shoot she appeared on stage in
Come Blow Your Horn. She made three episodes of
The Saint, starring
Roger Moore, including the pilot. She was in a 1962 episode of the British television series
Man of the World that was the pilot for the TV series
The Sentimental Agent. Her episode was included in a 1963
feature film of the series entitled
Our Man in the Caribbean. Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the
James Bond film
Goldfinger (1964). She appeared on the cover of
Life magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an
urban myth that Eaton had died during filming. She appeared in a 2003 episode of the series
MythBusters to dispel the rumor. After
Goldfinger, Eaton made only a few more films, including a pair of films for
Ivan Tors,
Rhino! (1964) and
Around the World Under the Sea (1966), a
Harry Alan Towers version of the
Agatha Christie mystery
Ten Little Indians (1965) co-starring
Hugh O'Brian and a
Bob Hope comedy,
Eight on the Lam (1967), plus the title role of
Sax Rohmer's
Sumuru in Towers'
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) and
The Girl from Rio (1969). ==Personal life==