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Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Actor · Born 1922-12-24 · Grabtown, North Carolina, USA

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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 (1953), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and The Night of the Iguana (1964), which earned her a BAFTA nomination. Off-screen, Gardner's personal life and progressive politics attracted significant attention. Her marriages to Mickey Rooney and Artie Shaw were gossiped about, but her tumultuous relationship with Frank Sinatra particularly headlined. Gardner was a strong supporter of racial equality and desegregation, and became a member of the NAACP in 1968. Gardner was a heavy smoker, which deteriorated her health as she grew older. She continued acting in minor roles in the 1980s before she suffered a stroke in 1986 and retired. Gardner move…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
  2. The Killers (1946) — Kitty Collins
  3. Earthquake (1974) — Remy Royce-Graff
  4. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) — Sarah
  5. The Barefoot Contessa (1954) — Maria Vargas
  6. On the Beach (1959) — Moira Davidson
  7. The Band Wagon (1953) — Ava Gardner (uncredited)
  8. The Cassandra Crossing (1976) — Nicole Dressler
  9. The Sentinel (1977) — Helen Logan
  10. Seven Days in May (1964) — Eleanor Holbrook
  11. 55 Days at Peking (1963) — Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
  12. Mogambo (1953) — Eloise Y. Kelly
  13. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) — Lily Langtry
  14. The Night of the Iguana (1964) — Maxine Faulk
  15. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) — Pandora Reynolds
  16. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) — Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
  17. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) — Cynthia Green
  18. Knights of the Round Table (1953) — Guinevere
  19. Show Boat (1951) — Julie LaVerne
  20. That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
  21. Mayerling (1968) — Empress Elisabeth of Austria
  22. Knots Landing (1979) — Ruth Sumner Galveston
  23. Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  24. City on Fire (1979) — Maggie Grayson
  25. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
  26. Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  27. Bhowani Junction (1956) — Victoria Jones
  28. One Touch of Venus (1948) — Venus
  29. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) — Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
  30. The Sun Also Rises (1957) — Lady Brett Ashley
  31. The Bribe (1949) — Elizabeth Hintten
  32. Ghosts on the Loose (1943) — Betty
  33. The Blue Bird (1976) — Luxury
  34. La Rabbia (1963) — Self (archive footage)
  35. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  36. Whistle Stop (1946) — Mary
  37. Chavela (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  38. East Side, West Side (1949) — Isabel Lorrison
  39. Lone Star (1952) — Martha Ronda
  40. Kid Glove Killer (1942) — Car Hop (uncredited)