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Ava Gardner
Actor
Born December 24, 1922Died January 25, 1990 (67 years)
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was a renowned American actress and one of the most iconic stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, North Carolina, she grew up in a rural setting before being discovered by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1941. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the film noir classic The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady.
Gardner's career flourished in the 1950s with notable performances in films like Mogambo (1953), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and The Night of the Iguana (1964). Known for her beauty and talent, she worked with some of the most celebrated directors and actors of her time.
Off-screen, Gardner's personal life attracted significant attention, including her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra. She spent her later years in Spain and London, continuing to act until the mid-1980s. Ava Gardner passed away on January 25, 1990, in London, leaving behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's most enduring legends.
Gardner's career flourished in the 1950s with notable performances in films like Mogambo (1953), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and The Night of the Iguana (1964). Known for her beauty and talent, she worked with some of the most celebrated directors and actors of her time.
Off-screen, Gardner's personal life attracted significant attention, including her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra. She spent her later years in Spain and London, continuing to act until the mid-1980s. Ava Gardner passed away on January 25, 1990, in London, leaving behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's most enduring legends.
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Ava Gardner Filmography
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff · as Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | The Knots Landing Block Party · as Ruth Sumner Galveston |
| 1992 | Legends of the West · as Lily Langtry In 'the Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean' |
| 1986 | Harem · as Kadin |
| 1985 | The Long Hot Summer (TV Series) · as Minnie Littlejohn |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Agrippina |
| 1983 | Regina Roma · as Mama |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "the Killers" / "the Bribe") (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | Priest of Love · as Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President · as Beth Richards |
| 1979 | Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Ruth Sumner Galveston |
| 1979 | City on Fire · as Maggie Grayson |
| 1977 | The Sentinel · as Helen Logan |
| 1977 | Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti · as Maria Cayetana, Duchess Of Alba |
| 1976 | The Cassandra Crossing · as Nicole Dressler |
| 1976 | The Blue Bird · as Luxury |
| 1975 | The Executioner · as Katina Petersen |
| 1974 | Earthquake · as Remy Royce-Graff |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean · as Lily Langtry |
| 1970 | Tam Lin · as Michaela Cazaret |
| 1968 | Mayerling · as Empress Elisabeth Of Austria |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... · as Sarah |
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana · as Maxine Faulk |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May · as Eleanor Holbrook |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking · as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff |
| 1960 | The Angel Wore Red · as Soledad |
| 1959 | On the Beach · as Moira Davidson |
| 1958 | The Naked Maja · as Maria Teresa, Duchess Of Alba, Nicknamed Cayetana |
| 1957 | The Sun Also Rises · as Lady Brett Ashley |
| 1957 | The Little Hut · as Lady Susan Ashlow |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction · as Victoria Jones |
| 1954 | The Barefoot Contessa · as Maria Vargas |
| 1953 | Knights of the Round Table · as Guinevere |
| 1953 | Mogambo · as Eloise Y. Kelly |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon · as Ava Gardner (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero! · as Cordelia Cameron |
| 1952 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro · as Cynthia Green |
| 1952 | Lone Star · as Martha Ronda |
| 1951 | Show Boat · as Julie Laverne |
| 1951 | My Forbidden Past · as Barbara Beaurevel |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1951 | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman · as Pandora Reynolds |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side · as Isabel Lorrison |
| 1949 | The Bribe · as Elizabeth Hintten |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner · as Pauline Ostrovsky |
| 1948 | One Touch of Venus · as Venus |
| 1947 | Singapore · as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Jean Ogilvie |
| 1946 | The Killers · as Kitty Collins |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop · as Mary |
| 1945 | She Went to the Races · as Hilda Spotts |
| 1944 | Blonde Fever · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno · as Gloria Fullerton |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor · as Dream Girl (uncredited) |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White · as Jean Brown |
| 1943 | Lost Angel · as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Fever · as Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Perfume Girl (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Young Ideas · as Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose · as Betty |
| 1943 | Hitler's Madman · as Franciska Pritric (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as Marie, Parisian Shopgirl (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer · as Car Hop (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie · as Student (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sunday Punch · as Ringsider (uncredited) |
| 1942 | This Time for Keeps · as Girl In Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway · as Audience Member |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as Young Socialite (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man · as Passerby At Racetrack (uncredited) |