Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo (1953). She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, including Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Earthquake (1974), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Gardner continued to act on a regular basis until 1986, four years before her death of pneumonia, at age 67, in 1990. She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest female stars. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ava Gardner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
| Birth Location | Grabtown, North Carolina, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922-12-24 |
| Died | 1990-01-25 |
Movies
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
as Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
as Herself (archive footage)
2018
Chavela
as Herself (archive footage)
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
as Self(archive footage)
2017
Fallout
as Self (archive footage)
2013
All Night Long
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
2010
De Madrid a la Luna
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
as Self (archive footage)
1998
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Legends of the West
as Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
1992
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Harem
as Kadin
1986
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
1982
Regina Roma
as Mama
1982
Priest of Love
as Mabel Dodge Luhan
1981
The Kidnapping of the President
as Beth Richards
1980
City on Fire
as Maggie Grayson
1979
The Sentinel
as Helen Logan
1977
The Cassandra Crossing
as Nicole Dressler
1976
The Blue Bird
as Luxury
1976
Permission to Kill
as Katina Petersen
1975
Earthquake
as Remy Royce-Graff
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Lily Langtry
1972
Tam Lin
as Michaela Cazaret
1970
Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
as Self
1969
Mayerling
as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
1968
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Sarah
1966
The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)
1965
The Night of the Iguana
as Maxine Faulk
1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
as Self
1964
Seven Days in May
as Eleanor Holbrook
1964
55 Days at Peking
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
1963
La Rabbia
as Self (archive footage)
1963
The Angel Wore Red
as Soledad
1960
On the Beach
as Moira Davidson
1959
The Naked Maja
as Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
1958
The Sun Also Rises
as Lady Brett Ashley
1957
The Little Hut
as Lady Susan Ashlow
1957
Bhowani Junction
as Victoria Jones
1956
The Barefoot Contessa
as Maria Vargas
1954
Knights of the Round Table
as Guinevere
1953
Mogambo
as Eloise Y. Kelly
1953
The Band Wagon
as Ava Gardner (uncredited)
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
as Cordelia Cameron
1953
Lone Star
as Martha Ronda
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Cynthia Green
1952
Show Boat
as Julie LaVerne
1951
My Forbidden Past
as Barbara Beaurevel
1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Pandora Reynolds
1951
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
1950
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
1950
East Side, West Side
as Isabel Lorrison
1949
The Great Sinner
as Pauline Ostrovsky
1949
The Bribe
as Elizabeth Hintten
1949
One Touch of Venus
as Venus
1948
Singapore
as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
1947
The Hucksters
as Jean Ogilvie
1947
The Killers
as Kitty Collins
1946
Whistle Stop
as Mary
1946
She Went to the Races
as Hilda Spotts
1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
1945
Blonde Fever
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Gloria Fullerton
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
1944
3 Men in White
as Jean Brown
1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
Lost Angel
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
1943
Swing Fever
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1943
Du Barry was a Lady
as Perfume Girl (uncredited)
1943
Young Ideas
as Co-ed (uncredited)
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
as Betty
1943
Hitler's Madman
as Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
1943
1942
Mighty Lak a Goat
as Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Student (uncredited)
1942
Sunday Punch
as Ringsider (uncredited)
1942
1942
This Time for Keeps
as Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
1942
Joe Smith, American
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1942
We Do It Because
as Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Young Socialite (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
1941
Strange Testament
as Waitress (uncredited)
1941
Fancy Answers
as Girl at Recital
1941
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