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Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Actor Dec 24 (died age 67) Grabtown, North Carolina, USA 1941–2023 (82 year career)
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Biography

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was ranked as the 25th greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the classic film noir The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady. Her career flourished in the 1950s with notable performances in films like Mogambo …

Known For

The Killers
Film

The Killers

Kitty Collins
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Film

The Bible: In the Beginning...

Sarah
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Film

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
The Band Wagon
Film

The Band Wagon

Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Seven Days in May
Film

Seven Days in May

Eleanor Holbrook
The Barefoot Contessa
Film

The Barefoot Contessa

Maria Vargas
The Night of the Iguana
Film

The Night of the Iguana

Maxine Faulk
Earthquake
Film

Earthquake

Remy Royce-Graff

Filmography

Acting (98)

·

Movies (90)

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Chavela

Chavela

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

2017

as Self (archive footage)

5.8
Fallout

Fallout

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)

6.6
All Night Long

All Night Long

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009

as Self (archive)

De Madrid a la Luna

De Madrid a la Luna

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Året var 1953

Året var 1953

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

1998

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0
Legends of the West

Legends of the West

1992

as Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean' (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

as Self (archive footage)

5.9
Harem

Harem

1986

as Kadin

4.2
Regina Roma

Regina Roma

1982

as Mama

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

6.7
Priest of Love

Priest of Love

1981

as Mabel Dodge Luhan

4.8
The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

1980

as Beth Richards

4.6
City on Fire

City on Fire

1979

as Maggie Grayson

5.0
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Helen Logan

6.1
The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing

1976

as Nicole Dressler

6.2
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1976

as Luxury

5.3
Permission to Kill

Permission to Kill

1975

as Katina Petersen

5.6
Earthquake

Earthquake

1974

as Remy Royce-Graff

6.1
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.4
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

as Lily Langtry

6.5
The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970

as Michaela Cazaret

4.9
Mayerling

Mayerling

1968

as Empress Elisabeth of Austria

6.2
The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

as Sarah

7.3
On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

as Self

6.0
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964

as Maxine Faulk

7.2
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

as Eleanor Holbrook

7.3
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

6.9
La Rabbia

La Rabbia

1963

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

1960

as Soledad

4.8
On the Beach

On the Beach

1959

as Moira Davidson

6.6
The Naked Maja

The Naked Maja

1958

as Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana

6.1
The Little Hut

The Little Hut

1957

as Lady Susan Ashlow

6.5
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

1957

as Lady Brett Ashley

5.7
Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

1956

as Victoria Jones

5.9
The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

as Maria Vargas

6.8
Mogambo

Mogambo

1953

as Eloise Y. Kelly

6.4
Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

as Cordelia Cameron

6.0
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

as Ava Gardner (uncredited)

7.2
Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table

1953

as Guinevere

6.0
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as Cynthia Green

5.9
Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

as Martha Ronda

5.6
Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

as Julie LaVerne

6.1
My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past

1951

as Barbara Beaurevel

5.5
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951

as Pandora Reynolds

6.6
Screen Actors

Screen Actors

1950

as Self (uncredited)

6.0
The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

1950

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

1949

as Pauline Ostrovsky

6.6
The Bribe

The Bribe

1949

as Elizabeth Hintten

6.2
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Isabel Lorrison

6.9
One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

1948

as Venus

6.5
Singapore

Singapore

1947

as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden

5.9
The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947

as Jean Ogilvie

6.9
Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

1946

as Mary

4.3
The Killers

The Killers

1946

as Kitty Collins

7.3
She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

1945

as Hilda Spotts

5.5
I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

1945

as Dream Girl (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

as Gloria Fullerton

6.2
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

6.0
3 Men in White

3 Men in White

1944

as Jean Brown

6.0
Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

1944

as Minor Role (uncredited)

3.9
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

as Dream Girl (uncredited)

5.7
Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943

as Receptionist (uncredited)

5.0
Hitler's Madman

Hitler's Madman

1943

as Franciska Pritric (uncredited)

5.3
Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Perfume Girl (uncredited)

6.2
Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

7.9
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943

as Betty

4.2
Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1943

as Co-ed (uncredited)

4.6
Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

as Student (uncredited)

6.5
Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

as Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited)

6.4
Mighty Lak a Goat

Mighty Lak a Goat

1942

as Girl at Theatre Boxoffice

6.0
Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942

as Car Hop (uncredited)

6.2
Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

1942

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

5.8
We Do It Because

We Do It Because

1942

as Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

1942

as Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)

6.0
Sunday Punch

Sunday Punch

1942

as Ringsider (uncredited)

5.0
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)

7.0
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Young Socialite (uncredited)

7.1
Strange Testament

Strange Testament

1941

as Waitress (uncredited)

5.0
Fancy Answers

Fancy Answers

1941

as Girl at Recital

4.0