Biography
Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), known by her screen name Rita Hayworth, was an American film actress and dancer of Spanish Roma and Irish descent. After going through extensive white-washing procedures, she attained fame in the 1940s as the titular femme fatale in the film noir Gilda. Being one of the most popular stars of the era, she was the top pin-up girl for American soldiers during WWII and was nicknamed "The Love Goddess". She is listed as number 19 on the American Film Institute's 50 greatest female screen legends.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — Elsa Bannister
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Gilda (1946) — Gilda
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Judy
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Separate Tables (1958) — Ann Shankland
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Cover Girl (1944) — Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
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Circus World (1964) — Lili Alfredo
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — (archive footage)
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Pal Joey (1957) — Vera Simpson
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — Virginia Brush
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The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
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Blood and Sand (1941) — Dona Sol
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You'll Never Get Rich (1941) — Sheila Winthrop
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You Were Never Lovelier (1942) — Maria Acuña
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Affair in Trinidad (1952) — Chris Emery
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Salome (1953) — Princess Salome
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Tales of Manhattan (1942) — Ethel Halloway
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They Came to Cordura (1959) — Adelaide Geary
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Road to Salina (1970) — Mara
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Fire Down Below (1957) — Irena
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self
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Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) — Nayda
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Angels Over Broadway (1940) — Nina Barona
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Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) — Sadie Thompson
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The Wrath of God (1972) — Señora De La Plata
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Down to Earth (1947) — Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
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The Lady in Question (1940) — Natalie Roguin
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The Loves of Carmen (1948) — Carmen
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The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) — Monique Marko
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Money Trap (1965) — Rosalie Kelly
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Tonight and Every Night (1945) — Rosalind Bruce
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There's Always a Woman (1938) — Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
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Becoming Marilyn (2022) — (archive footage)
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Dancing Pirate (1936) — Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Susan and God (1940) — Leonora Stubbs
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My Gal Sal (1942) — Sally Elliott
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The Happy Thieves (1961) — Eve Lewis
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) — Karen
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Music in My Heart (1940) — Patricia O'Malley