Ava Gardner
Born 1922 • Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
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.
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Directed by John "Bud" Carlos
as Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
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Directed by George Mendeluk
as Beth Richards
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Directed by Alvin Rakoff
as Maggie Grayson
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Directed by Cyril Frankel
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Directed by Terence Young
as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
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Directed by John Huston
as Maxine Faulk
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Directed by Nicholas Ray
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
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Directed by Nunnally Johnson
as Soledad
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Directed by Henry King
as Lady Brett Ashley
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Directed by Mark Robson
as Lady Susan Ashlow
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Directed by George Cukor
as Victoria Jones
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Directed by John Farrow
as Cordelia Cameron
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Directed by Richard Thorpe
as Guinevere
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Directed by Albert Lewin
as Pandora Reynolds
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Directed by Robert Stevenson
as Barbara Beaurevel
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Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
as Isabel Lorrison
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Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
as Elizabeth Hintten
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Directed by William A. Seiter
as Venus
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Directed by John Brahm
as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
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Directed by Willis Goldbeck
as Hilda Spotts
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Directed by Harry Joe Brown
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by Willis Goldbeck
as Jean Brown
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Directed by Harry Beaumont
as Gloria Fullerton
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Directed by Richard Thorpe
as Dream Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by Richard Whorf
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Directed by William Beaudine
as Betty
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Directed by Tim Whelan
as Receptionist (uncredited)
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as Perfume Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by Roy Rowland
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by Jules Dassin
as Co-ed (uncredited)
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Directed by Douglas Sirk
as Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
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Directed by Herbert Glazer
as Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
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as Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited)
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Directed by Fred Zinnemann
as Car Hop (uncredited)
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Directed by Richard Thorpe
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Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
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Directed by David Miller
as Ringsider (uncredited)
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Directed by Charles Reisner
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Directed by Basil Wrangell
as Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
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Directed by Basil Wrangell
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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
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Directed by King Vidor
as Young Socialite (uncredited)
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Directed by Sammy Lee
as Waitress (uncredited)
About Ava Gardner
Known for: Acting