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Aliases: Ava Lavinia Gardner , A. Gardner , Ава Гарднер , 에바 가드너 , エヴァ・ガードナー

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Grabtown, North Carolina, USA

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Movie Involvements: 66

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Intimate Portrait
Average
5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self
A.D.
Average
5

A.D.

(1985) Agrippina
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Average
7

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

(2023) Self (archive footage)
The Long Hot Summer
Average
5

The Long Hot Summer

(1985) Minnie Littlejohn
Harem
Average
5

Harem

(1986) Kadin
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Average
7
Mayerling
Average
6

Mayerling

(1968) Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Earthquake
Average
6

Earthquake

(1974) Remy Royce-Graff

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (archive footage)
2022 Ava Gardner (Images d'archives)
2019 Self (archive footage)
2018 Self (archive footage)
Herself (archive footage)
2017 Herself (archive footage)
Self(archive footage)
2013 Self (archive footage)
2010 Self (archive footage)
Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
2006 Self (archive footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
1998 Self (archive footage)
1994 (archive footage)
1993 Self
1992 Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
1990 Elle-même
1989 Self (archive footage)
1986 Kadin
Kadin
1985 Minnie Littlejohn
Agrippina
1982 (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Mama
1981 Mabel Dodge Luhan
1980 Beth Richards
1979 N/A
Maggie Grayson
1977 Helen Logan
1976 Nicole Dressler
Luxury
1975 Katina Petersen
1974 Remy Royce-Graff
(archive footage)
1972 Lily Langtry
1970 Michaela Cazaret
1969 Self
1968 Empress Elisabeth of Austria
1966 Sarah
1965 (archive footage)
1964 Maxine Faulk
Self
Eleanor Holbrook
1963 Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
Self (archive footage)
1960 Soledad
1959 Moira Davidson
1958 Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
1957 Lady Brett Ashley
Lady Susan Ashlow
1956 Victoria Jones
1954 Maria Vargas
1953 Guinevere
Eloise Y. Kelly
Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Cordelia Cameron
1952 Martha Ronda
Cynthia Green
1951 Julie LaVerne
Barbara Beaurevel
Pandora Reynolds
1950 Self (archive footage)
Self (uncredited)
Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Isabel Lorrison
Pauline Ostrovsky
Elizabeth Hintten
1948 Venus
Self (archive footage)
1947 Linda
Jean Ogilvie
1946 Kitty Collins
Mary
1945 Hilda Spotts
Dream Girl (uncredited)
1944 Minor Role (uncredited)
Gloria Fullerton
Dream Girl (uncredited)
Jean Brown
(archive footage)
1943 Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Receptionist (uncredited)
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Co-ed (uncredited)
Betty
Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
1942 N/A
Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
Student (uncredited)
Ringsider (uncredited)
N/A
Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
1941 Young Socialite (uncredited)
Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Girl at Recital
Year Character Movie/Tv

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