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Ava Gardner
Deceased

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Died aged 67
Also known asAva Lavinia Gardner, A. Gardner, Ава Гарднер, 에바 가드너, エヴァ・ガードナーGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/12/1922Born inGrabtown, North Carolina, USADied25/01/1990 (aged 67)Died inWestminsterCausepneumoniaWikidataQ164487 ↗TMDb#25787 ↗

Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers.

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Filmography73 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsSeriesSelf (archive footage)101
2022Rat PackMovieSelf (archive footage)100
2020Beautiful Like a PoemMovieSelf (archive footage)98
2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)96
2017ChavelaMovieSelf (archive footage)95
2017Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the MoviesMovieSelf (archive footage)95
2015Iconic Couples of HollywoodSeriesSelf (archive footage)93
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMoviePandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)88
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalMovieSelf (archive)87
2003Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig FinspångMovieSelf (archive footage)81
2000Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesMoviearchive footage78
1994That's Entertainment! IIIMovie(archive footage)72
1993Intimate PortraitSeriesSelf71
1992Legends of the WestMovieLily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean' (archive footage) (uncredited)70
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickMovieSelf (archive footage)66
1986MaggieMovieDiane Webb64
1985A.D.SeriesAgrippina63
1985The Long Hot SummerSeriesMinnie Littlejohn63
1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)60
1981Priest of LoveMovieMabel Dodge Luhan59
1980The Kidnapping of the PresidentMovieBeth Richards58
1979Knots LandingSeriesRuth Sumner Galveston57
1979City on FireMovieMaggie Grayson57
1977The SentinelMovieHelen Logan55
1977Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiMovieSelf - Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba (archive footage)55
1976The Cassandra CrossingMovieNicole Dressler54
1975Permission to KillMovieKatina Petersen53
1974That's Entertainment!Movie(archive footage)52
1974EarthquakeMovieRemy Royce-Graff52
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanMovieLily Langtry50
1970The Ballad of Tam LinMovieMichaela Cazaret48
1968MayerlingMovieEmpress Elisabeth of Austria46
1966The Bible: In the Beginning...MovieSarah44
1964Seven Days in MayMovieEleanor Holbrook42
1964The Night of the IguanaMovieMaxine Faulk42
1964On the Trail of the IguanaMovieSelf42
1963La RabbiaMovieSelf (archive footage)41
1960The Angel Wore RedMovieSoledad38
1959On the BeachMovieMoira Davidson37
1958The Naked MajaMovieMaria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana36
1956Bhowani JunctionMovieVictoria Jones34
1954The Barefoot ContessaMovieMaria Vargas32
1953MogamboMovieEloise Y. Kelly31
1953Ride, Vaquero!MovieCordelia Cameron31
1953The Band WagonMovieAva Gardner (uncredited)31
1953Knights of the Round TableMovieGuinevere31
1952Lone StarMovieMartha Ronda30
1951Show BoatMovieJulie LaVerne29
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf28
1950The Costume DesignerMovieSelf (archive footage)28
1950Screen ActorsMovieSelf (uncredited)28
1949The Great SinnerMoviePauline Ostrovsky27
1949The BribeMovieElizabeth Hintten27
1949East Side, West SideMovieIsabel Lorrison27
1948One Touch of VenusMovieVenus26
1947SingaporeMovieLinda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden25
1946The KillersMovieKitty Collins24
1946Whistle StopMovieMary24
1944Twenty Years AfterMovie(archive footage)22
1944Two Girls and a SailorMovieDream Girl (uncredited)22
19443 Men in WhiteMovieJean Brown22
1943Hitler's MadmanMovieFranciska Pritric (uncredited)21
1943Du Barry Was a LadyMoviePerfume Girl (uncredited)21
1943Young IdeasMovieCo-ed (uncredited)21
1943Ghosts on the LooseMovieBetty21
1942Reunion in FranceMovieMarie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited)20
1942Joe Smith, AmericanMovieUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)20
1942Sunday PunchMovieRingsider (uncredited)20
1942Calling Dr. GillespieMovieStudent (uncredited)20
1942Kid Glove KillerMovieCar Hop (uncredited)20
1942We Do It BecauseMovieLucretia Borgia (uncredited)20
1941Shadow of the Thin ManMoviePasserby at Racetrack (uncredited)19
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.MovieYoung Socialite (uncredited)19