Ava Gardner
Biography
Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922–1990) 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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1922-12-24
Place of birth
Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
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Cast
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
7.30
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
6.50
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
5.90
Earthquake
1974
6.10
Seven Days in May
1964
7.30
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
6.30
Mogambo
1953
6.40
The Sun Also Rises
1957
5.90
The Bribe
1949
6.20
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.60
55 Days at Peking
1963
6.96
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
6.80
On the Beach
1959
6.59
The Band Wagon
1953
7.10
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
7.00
The Killers
1946
7.40
The Night of the Iguana
1964
7.17
One Touch of Venus
1948
6.60
Lone Star
1952
5.60
Mayerling
1968
6.20
Kid Glove Killer
1942
6.20
Reunion in France
1942
6.40
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
6.63
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
5.90
Show Boat
1951
6.10
We Do It Because
1942
0.00
The Sentinel
1977
6.10
Priest of Love
1981
5.00
Knights of the Round Table
1953
5.90
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
5.70
Bhowani Junction
1956
5.80
Singapore
1947
6.08
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
4.20
Whistle Stop
1946
4.35
Chavela
2017
6.90
The Naked Maja
1958
6.20
The Blue Bird
1976
5.30
This Time for Keeps
1942
6.00
The Hucksters
1947
6.90
My Forbidden Past
1951
5.70
East Side, West Side
1949
7.00
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
4.60
City on Fire
1979
5.00
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
5.10
Permission to Kill
1975
5.60
Legends of the West
1992
0.00
The Great Sinner
1949
6.70
The Little Hut
1957
6.50
The Angel Wore Red
1960
5.30
3 Men in White
1944
6.00
Regina Roma
1982
0.00
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
6.20
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
6.10
She Went to the Races
1945
5.50
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
6.90
Rat Pack
2022
9.00
That's Entertainment!
1974
7.34
All Night Long
2010
6.70
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023
8.50
Harem
1986
4.80
Fallout
2013
7.00
Sunday Punch
1942
5.00
Hitler's Madman
1943
5.60
Young Ideas
1943
4.60
That's Entertainment! III
1994
6.97
Fancy Answers
1941
4.00
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
6.66
De Madrid a la Luna
2006
6.00
Lost Angel
1943
7.50
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964
6.00
Twenty Years After
1944
6.00
The Costume Designer
1950
0.00
Strange Testament
1941
5.00
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
0.00
Mighty Lak a Goat
1942
6.00
La Rabbia
1963
7.15
Joe Smith, American
1942
5.75
Swing Fever
1943
5.00
Blonde Fever
1944
4.40
Screen Actors
1950
6.00
Året var 1953
2003
0.00