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Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner
Acting
Born:December 24, 1922
Died:January 25, 1990(aged 67)
Birthplace:Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (76 movies)
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7.7
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
Lost Angel
1943
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
7.3
7.3
The Killers
1946
as Kitty Collins
7.3
7.3
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Sarah
7.3
7.3
Seven Days in May
1964
as Eleanor Holbrook
7.1
7.1
The Night of the Iguana
1964
as Maxine Faulk
7.1
7.1
The Band Wagon
1953
as Ava Gardner (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Young Socialite (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Fallout
2013
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
7.0
7.0
La Rabbia
1963
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
East Side, West Side
1949
as Isabel Lorrison
6.9
6.9
The Hucksters
1947
as Jean Ogilvie
6.9
6.9
Chavela
2017
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
6.8
6.8
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as Maria Vargas
6.7
6.7
All Night Long
2010
as Self (archive footage)
6.6
6.6
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
as Pandora Reynolds
6.6
6.6
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
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On the Beach
1959
as Moira Davidson
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6.6
The Great Sinner
1949
as Pauline Ostrovsky
6.5
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One Touch of Venus
1948
as Venus
6.5
6.5
The Little Hut
1957
as Lady Susan Ashlow
6.5
6.5
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Student (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Lily Langtry
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6.4
Mogambo
1953
as Eloise Y. Kelly
6.2
6.2
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Nicole Dressler
6.2
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Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Gloria Fullerton
6.2
6.2
The Naked Maja
1958
as Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
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The Bribe
1949
as Elizabeth Hintten
6.1
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Show Boat
1951
as Julie LaVerne
6.1
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Earthquake
1974
as Remy Royce-Graff
6.1
6.1
The Sentinel
1977
as Helen Logan
6.1
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Mayerling
1968
as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
6.0
6.0
3 Men in White
1944
as Jean Brown
6.0
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Mighty Lak a Goat
1942
as Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
6.0
6.0
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964
as Self
6.0
6.0
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
De Madrid a la Luna
2006
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Knights of the Round Table
1953
as Guinevere
5.9
5.9
Singapore
1947
as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
5.9
5.9
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as Cordelia Cameron
5.9
5.9
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
as Cynthia Green
5.9
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Bhowani Junction
1956
as Victoria Jones
5.8
5.8
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017
as Self (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
The Sun Also Rises
1957
as Lady Brett Ashley
5.6
5.6
Lone Star
1952
as Martha Ronda
5.6
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Permission to Kill
1975
as Katina Petersen
5.5
5.5
She Went to the Races
1945
as Hilda Spotts
5.5
5.5
My Forbidden Past
1951
as Barbara Beaurevel
5.3
5.3
The Blue Bird
1976
as Luxury
5.3
5.3
Hitler's Madman
1943
as Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Sunday Punch
1942
as Ringsider (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Strange Testament
1941
as Waitress (uncredited)
4.9
4.9
City on Fire
1979
as Maggie Grayson
4.9
4.9
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
as Michaela Cazaret
4.8
4.8
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Soledad
4.8
4.8
Priest of Love
1981
as Mabel Dodge Luhan
4.6
4.6
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
as Beth Richards
4.6
4.6
Young Ideas
1943
as Co-ed (uncredited)
4.3
4.3
Whistle Stop
1946
as Mary
4.2
4.2
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Betty
4.2
4.2
Harem
1986
as Kadin
4.0
4.0
Fancy Answers
1941
as Girl at Recital
3.9
3.9
Blonde Fever
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
Legends of the West
1992
as Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
Regina Roma
1982
as Mama
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1953
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
We Do It Because
1942
as Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
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