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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/11/2023
Rat Pack
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2022
Beautiful Like a Poem
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/05/2020
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/07/2018
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/03/2018
Chavela
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/06/2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/06/2017
Fallout
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/2013
All Night Long
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Character:Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
Release Date:05/05/2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Character:Self (archive)
Release Date:10/03/2009
De Madrid a la Luna
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/2006
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/2003
Året var 1953
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2003
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/05/1998
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
Legends of the West
Character:Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
Release Date:08/09/1992
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/1988
Harem
Character:Kadin
Release Date:09/02/1986
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Character:(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Release Date:21/05/1982
Regina Roma
Character:Mama
Release Date:01/01/1982
Priest of Love
Character:Mabel Dodge Luhan
Release Date:11/10/1981
The Kidnapping of the President
Character:Beth Richards
Release Date:15/08/1980
City on Fire
Character:Maggie Grayson
Release Date:11/07/1979
The Sentinel
Character:Helen Logan
Release Date:07/01/1977
The Cassandra Crossing
Character:Nicole Dressler
Release Date:18/12/1976
The Blue Bird
Character:Luxury
Release Date:30/04/1976
Permission to Kill
Character:Katina Petersen
Release Date:20/11/1975
Earthquake
Character:Remy Royce-Graff
Release Date:15/11/1974
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1974
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Character:Lily Langtry
Release Date:18/12/1972
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Character:Michaela Cazaret
Release Date:01/12/1970
Mayerling
Character:Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Release Date:31/10/1968
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Character:Sarah
Release Date:28/09/1966
The Love Goddesses
Character:(Archive Footage)
Release Date:03/03/1965
The Night of the Iguana
Character:Maxine Faulk
Release Date:06/08/1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/1964
Seven Days in May
Character:Eleanor Holbrook
Release Date:01/02/1964
55 Days at Peking
Character:Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
Release Date:06/05/1963
La Rabbia
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/04/1963
The Angel Wore Red
Character:Soledad
Release Date:14/04/1960
On the Beach
Character:Moira Davidson
Release Date:17/12/1959
The Naked Maja
Character:Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
Release Date:20/12/1958
The Sun Also Rises
Character:Lady Brett Ashley
Release Date:23/08/1957
The Little Hut
Character:Lady Susan Ashlow
Release Date:03/05/1957
Bhowani Junction
Character:Victoria Jones
Release Date:01/05/1956
The Barefoot Contessa
Character:Maria Vargas
Release Date:29/09/1954
Knights of the Round Table
Character:Guinevere
Release Date:22/12/1953
Mogambo
Character:Eloise Y. Kelly
Release Date:23/09/1953
The Band Wagon
Character:Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Character:Cordelia Cameron
Release Date:17/07/1953
Lone Star
Character:Martha Ronda
Release Date:24/10/1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Character:Cynthia Green
Release Date:17/09/1952
Show Boat
Character:Julie LaVerne
Release Date:19/07/1951
My Forbidden Past
Character:Barbara Beaurevel
Release Date:25/04/1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Character:Pandora Reynolds
Release Date:13/04/1951
The Costume Designer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/07/1950
Screen Actors
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1950
East Side, West Side
Character:Isabel Lorrison
Release Date:22/12/1949
The Great Sinner
Character:Pauline Ostrovsky
Release Date:29/06/1949
The Bribe
Character:Elizabeth Hintten
Release Date:03/02/1949
One Touch of Venus
Character:Venus
Release Date:01/08/1948
Singapore
Character:Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
Release Date:13/08/1947
The Hucksters
Character:Jean Ogilvie
Release Date:17/07/1947
The Killers
Character:Kitty Collins
Release Date:30/08/1946
Whistle Stop
Character:Mary
Release Date:25/01/1946
She Went to the Races
Character:Hilda Spotts
Release Date:04/11/1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
Character:Dream Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1945
Blonde Fever
Character:Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
Character:Gloria Fullerton
Release Date:15/08/1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Character:Dream Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:14/06/1944
3 Men in White
Character:Jean Brown
Release Date:25/05/1944
Twenty Years After
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1944
Lost Angel
Character:Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1943
Swing Fever
Character:Receptionist (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Character:Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1943
Young Ideas
Character:Co-ed (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Character:Betty
Release Date:30/07/1943
Hitler's Madman
Character:Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1942
Mighty Lak a Goat
Character:Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
Release Date:10/10/1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Character:Student (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1942
Sunday Punch
Character:Ringsider (uncredited)
Release Date:08/05/1942
Kid Glove Killer
Character:Car Hop (uncredited)
Release Date:17/04/1942
This Time for Keeps
Character:Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1942
Joe Smith, American
Character:Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1942
We Do It Because
Character:Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
Release Date:24/01/1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Character:Young Socialite (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
Character:Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1941
Strange Testament
Character:Waitress (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1941
Fancy Answers
Character:Girl at Recital
Release Date:01/11/1941
Television Appearances
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Character:Self (archive footage)
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Harem
Character:Kadin
The Long Hot Summer
Character:Minnie Littlejohn
A.D.
Character:Agrippina
Knots Landing
Character:Ruth Sumner Galveston
What's My Line?
Character:Self
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