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
1988
asSelf (archive footage)
1966
asSarah
1942
asStudent (uncredited)
1952
asCynthia Green
1974
asRemy Royce-Graff
1964
asEleanor Holbrook
1976
asNicole Dressler
1953
asEloise Y. Kelly
1957
asLady Brett Ashley
1949
asElizabeth Hintten
1982
as(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
1972
asLily Langtry
1963
asBaroness Natalie Ivanoff
1954
asMaria Vargas
1959
asMoira Davidson
1953
asAva Gardner (uncredited)
1941
asPasserby at Racetrack (uncredited)
1946
asKitty Collins
1964
asMaxine Faulk
1948
asVenus
1952
asMartha Ronda
1968
asEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
1942
as
1942
as
1951
asPandora Reynolds
1953
asCordelia Cameron
1951
asJulie LaVerne
1942
asLucretia Borgia (uncredited)
1977
asHelen Logan
1981
asMabel Dodge Luhan
1953
asGuinevere
1944
asDream Girl (uncredited)
1956
asVictoria Jones
1947
asLinda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
1943
asBetty
1946
asMary
2017
asSelf (archive footage)
1958
asMaria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
1976
asLuxury
1942
asGirl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
1947
asJean Ogilvie
1951
asBarbara Beaurevel
1949
asIsabel Lorrison
1980
asBeth Richards
1979
asMaggie Grayson
1970
asMichaela Cazaret
1975
asKatina Petersen
1992
asLily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
2018
asSelf (archive footage)
1949
asPauline Ostrovsky
1957
asLady Susan Ashlow
1960
asSoledad
1944
asJean Brown
1982
asMama
1944
asGloria Fullerton
2017
asSelf (archive footage)
1943
asPerfume Girl (uncredited)
1945
asHilda Spotts
1941
asYoung Socialite (uncredited)
2022
asSelf (archive footage)
1974
as(archive footage)
2010
asSelf (archive footage)
2023
asSelf (Archive Footage)
1986
asKadin
2013
asSelf (archive footage)
1942
asRingsider (uncredited)
2003
asSelf (archive footage)
1943
asFranciska Pritric (uncredited)
1943
asCo-ed (uncredited)
1994
as(archive footage)
1941
asGirl at Recital
1998
asSelf (archive footage)
2002
asSelf (archive footage)
2006
asSelf (archive footage)
1943
asHat Check Girl (uncredited)
1964
asSelf
2018
asSelf (archive footage)
1944
as(archive footage)
1950
asSelf (archive footage)
2019
asSelf (archive footage)
1941
asWaitress (uncredited)
1945
asDream Girl (uncredited)
1942
asGirl at Theatre Boxoffice
1963
asSelf (archive footage)
1942
asUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1943
asReceptionist (uncredited)
1944
asMinor Role (uncredited)
1950
asSelf (uncredited)
2010
asPandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
2009
asSelf (archive)
2003
asSelf (archive footage)
asRuth Sumner Galveston
asSelf (archive footage)
asMinnie Littlejohn
asSelf
asKadin
asAgrippina
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf
asSelf (archive footage)
Production
Crew
Directing
