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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
(1993) SelfA.D.
(1985) AgrippinaPretty Baby: Brooke Shields
(2023) Self (archive footage)The Long Hot Summer
(1985) Minnie LittlejohnHarem
(1986) KadinThe Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966) SarahMayerling
(1968) Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEarthquake
(1974) Remy Royce-GraffActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 |