Ava Gardner
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1922-12-24
Day of Death
1990-01-25 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
as Self (Archive Footage)
(2022)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Chavela
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
Fallout
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
(2010)
All Night Long
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
(2006)
De Madrid a la Luna
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Året var 1953
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1992)
Legends of the West
as Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
(1988)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
Harem
as Kadin
(1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
(1982)
Regina Roma
as Mama
(1981)
Priest of Love
as Mabel Dodge Luhan
(1980)
The Kidnapping of the President
as Beth Richards
(1979)
City on Fire
as Maggie Grayson
(1977)
The Sentinel
as Helen Logan
(1976)
The Cassandra Crossing
as Nicole Dressler
(1976)
The Blue Bird
as Luxury
(1975)
Permission to Kill
as Katina Petersen
(1974)
Earthquake
as Remy Royce-Graff
(1974)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
(1972)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Lily Langtry
(1970)
The Ballad of Tam Lin
as Michaela Cazaret
(1968)
Mayerling
as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
(1966)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Sarah
(1964)
Seven Days in May
as Eleanor Holbrook
(1964)
The Night of the Iguana
as Maxine Faulk
(1964)
On the Trail of the Iguana
as Self
(1963)
55 Days at Peking
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
(1963)
La Rabbia
as Self (archive footage)
(1960)
The Angel Wore Red
as Soledad
(1959)
On the Beach
as Moira Davidson
(1958)
The Naked Maja
as Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
(1957)
The Sun Also Rises
as Lady Brett Ashley
(1957)
The Little Hut
as Lady Susan Ashlow
(1956)
Bhowani Junction
as Victoria Jones
(1954)
The Barefoot Contessa
as Maria Vargas
(1953)
The Band Wagon
as Ava Gardner (uncredited)
(1953)
Mogambo
as Eloise Y. Kelly
(1953)
Ride, Vaquero!
as Cordelia Cameron
(1953)
Knights of the Round Table
as Guinevere
(1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Cynthia Green
(1952)
Lone Star
as Martha Ronda
(1951)
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Pandora Reynolds
(1951)
Show Boat
as Julie LaVerne
(1951)
My Forbidden Past
as Barbara Beaurevel
(1950)
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
(1950)
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
(1949)
The Bribe
as Elizabeth Hintten
(1949)
The Great Sinner
as Pauline Ostrovsky
(1949)
East Side, West Side
as Isabel Lorrison
(1948)
One Touch of Venus
as Venus
(1947)
Singapore
as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
(1947)
The Hucksters
as Jean Ogilvie
(1946)
Whistle Stop
as Mary
(1946)
The Killers
as Kitty Collins
(1945)
She Went to the Races
as Hilda Spotts
(1945)
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Gloria Fullerton
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1944)
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
(1944)
Blonde Fever
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Jean Brown
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Perfume Girl (uncredited)
(1943)
Lost Angel
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
(1943)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Betty
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Receptionist (uncredited)
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Co-ed (uncredited)
(1943)
Hitler's Madman
as Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Student (uncredited)
(1942)
This Time for Keeps
as Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
(1942)
Sunday Punch
as Ringsider (uncredited)
(1942)
Mighty Lak a Goat
as Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
(1942)
We Do It Because
as Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Young Socialite (uncredited)
(1941)
Fancy Answers
as Girl at Recital
(1941)
Strange Testament
as Waitress (uncredited)