Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-10-17

Day of Death

1987-05-14 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

The Love Goddess

Rita Cansino

Margarita Carmen Cansino

Рита Хэйворт

Rita Hayworth

Biography

Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), known by her screen name Rita Hayworth, was an American film actress and dancer of Spanish Roma and Irish descent. After going through extensive white-washing procedures, she attained fame in the 1940s as the titular femme fatale in the film noir Gilda. Being one of the most popular stars of the era, she was the top pin-up girl for American soldiers during WWII and was nicknamed "The Love Goddess". She is listed as number 19 on the American Film Institute's 50 greatest female screen legends.

Known For

Acting

The Lady from Shanghai

1947

The Lady from Shanghai

as

Elsa Bannister

Gilda

1946

Gilda

as

Gilda

Blondie on a Budget

1940

Blondie on a Budget

as

Joan Forrester

Cover Girl

1944

Cover Girl

as

Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)

Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben

2019

Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben

as

Self (archive footage)

Convicted

1938

Convicted

as

Jerry Wheeler

Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935

Charlie Chan in Egypt

as

Nayda

Pal Joey

1957

Pal Joey

as

Vera Simpson

Tales of Manhattan

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as

Ethel Halloway

Salome

1953

Salome

as

Princess Salome

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as

Sheila Winthrop

Angels Over Broadway

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as

Nina Barona

Circus World

1964

Circus World

as

Lili Alfredo

Separate Tables

1958

Separate Tables

as

Ann Shankland

The Loves of Carmen

1948

The Loves of Carmen

as

Carmen

Tonight and Every Night

1945

Tonight and Every Night

as

Rosalind Bruce

You Were Never Lovelier

1942

You Were Never Lovelier

as

Maria Acuña

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as

Chris Emery

Susan and God

1940

Susan and God

as

Leonora Stubbs

Blood and Sand

1941

Blood and Sand

as

Dona Sol

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

Only Angels Have Wings

as

Judy MacPherson

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

Miss Sadie Thompson

as

Sadie Thompson

The Money Trap

1965

The Money Trap

as

Rosalie Kelly

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

The Story on Page One

1959

The Story on Page One

as

Josephine Brown / Jo Morris

They Came to Cordura

1959

They Came to Cordura

as

Adelaide Geary

Down to Earth

1947

Down to Earth

as

Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

The Wrath of God

1972

The Wrath of God

as

Señora De La Plata

Casting By

2012

Casting By

as

Self (Archival Footage)

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Fire Down Below

1957

Fire Down Below

as

Irena

The Lady in Question

1940

The Lady in Question

as

Natalie Roguin

Affectionately Yours

1941

Affectionately Yours

as

Irene Malcolm

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as

Virginia Brush

Rebellion

1936

Rebellion

as

Paula Castillo

Trouble in Texas

1937

Trouble in Texas

as

Carmen Serano

The Happy Thieves

1961

The Happy Thieves

as

Eve Lewis

Road to Salina

1970

Road to Salina

as

Mara

The Bastard

1968

The Bastard

as

Martha

My Gal Sal

1942

My Gal Sal

as

Sally Elliott

The Renegade Ranger

1938

The Renegade Ranger

as

Judith Alvarez

Music in My Heart

1940

Music in My Heart

as

Patricia O'Malley

Paddy O'Day

1936

Paddy O'Day

as

Tamara Petrovitch

Hit the Saddle

1937

Hit the Saddle

as

Rita

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as

Monique Marko

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

as

Karen

Dante's Inferno

1935

Dante's Inferno

as

Dancer

Homicide Bureau

1939

Homicide Bureau

as

J.G. Bliss

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

Who Killed Gail Preston?

as

Gail Preston

The Shadow

1937

The Shadow

as

Mary Gillespie

Special Inspector

1938

Special Inspector

as

Patricia Lane

Meet Nero Wolfe

1936

Meet Nero Wolfe

as

Marie Maringola

Paid to Dance

1937

Paid to Dance

as

Betty Morgan

Girls Can Play

1937

Girls Can Play

as

Sue Collins

Under the Pampas Moon

1935

Under the Pampas Moon

as

Carmen

Juvenile Court

1938

Juvenile Court

as

Marcia Adams

Nicotine - A Drug with a Future

2020

Nicotine - A Drug with a Future

as

Self (archive footage)

The Rover

1967

The Rover

as

Caterina

Notre Dame de la Croisette

1983

Notre Dame de la Croisette

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Human Cargo

1936

Human Cargo

as

Carmen Zoro

Professional Soldier

1935

Professional Soldier

as

Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

Hi, Gaucho!

1935

Hi, Gaucho!

as

Dolores

Rat Pack

2022

Rat Pack

as

Self (archive footage)

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1990

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

The Naked Zoo

1970

The Naked Zoo

as

Helen Golden

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990

Anthony Quinn: An Original

as

Self (archive footage)

3-D Rarities

2015

3-D Rarities

as

Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)

There's Always a Woman

1938

There's Always a Woman

as

Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)

Cruz Diablo

1934

Cruz Diablo

as

Extra (uncredited)

The Game That Kills

1937

The Game That Kills

as

Betty Holland

Criminals of the Air

1937

Criminals of the Air

as

Rita Owens

Old Louisiana

1937

Old Louisiana

as

Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino

Rita

2003

Rita

as

(archive footage)

Champagne Safari

1954

Champagne Safari

as

Self

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as

Self (archive footage)

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1990

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

as

Self (archive footage)

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

Dancing Pirate

1936

Dancing Pirate

as

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Life Begins with Love

1937

Life Begins with Love

as

Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

2019

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

as

Self (archive footage)

Piernas de seda

1935

Piernas de seda

as

Ballerina (uncredited)

Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess

2014

Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess

as

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as

Rita Hayworth

Magic Mirror Maze

2012

Magic Mirror Maze

as

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

2001

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

as

Self (archive footage)

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

as

Songs for After a War

1976

Songs for After a War

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

as

Self

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self (archive footage)

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self

Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

The Loves of Carmen

1948

The Loves of Carmen

as

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as

Salome

1953

Salome

as

The Loves of Carmen

1948

The Loves of Carmen

as

The Happy Thieves

1961

The Happy Thieves

as

Crew

Directing