Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Acting

Birthday

1922/12/24

Day of death

1990/01/25 (67 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Grabtown, North Carolina, USA

Also know as

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

Biography

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo (1953). She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, incl...Read more

Acting
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
5.9

(1988) John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3

(1966) The Bible: In the Beginning...

as Sarah

Calling Dr. Gillespie
6.4

(1942) Calling Dr. Gillespie

as Student (uncredited)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
5.9

(1952) The Snows of Kilimanjaro

as Cynthia Green

Earthquake
6.1

(1974) Earthquake

as Remy Royce-Graff

Seven Days in May
7.3

(1964) Seven Days in May

as Eleanor Holbrook

The Cassandra Crossing
6.3

(1976) The Cassandra Crossing

as Nicole Dressler

Mogambo
6.4

(1953) Mogambo

as Eloise Y. Kelly

The Sun Also Rises
5.9

(1957) The Sun Also Rises

as Lady Brett Ashley

The Bribe
6.3

(1949) The Bribe

as Elizabeth Hintten

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

(1982) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.4

(1972) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

as Lily Langtry

55 Days at Peking
7.0

(1963) 55 Days at Peking

as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

The Barefoot Contessa
6.8

(1954) The Barefoot Contessa

as Maria Vargas

On the Beach
6.6

(1959) On the Beach

as Moira Davidson

The Band Wagon
7.1

(1953) The Band Wagon

as Ava Gardner (uncredited)

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

(1941) Shadow of the Thin Man

as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)

The Killers
7.3

(1946) The Killers

as Kitty Collins

The Night of the Iguana
7.2

(1964) The Night of the Iguana

as Maxine Faulk

One Touch of Venus
6.6

(1948) One Touch of Venus

as Venus

Lone Star
5.6

(1952) Lone Star

as Martha Ronda

Mayerling
6.2

(1968) Mayerling

as Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Kid Glove Killer
6.2

(1942) Kid Glove Killer

as ---

Reunion in France
6.4

(1942) Reunion in France

as ---

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
6.6

(1951) Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

as Pandora Reynolds

Ride, Vaquero!
5.9

(1953) Ride, Vaquero!

as Cordelia Cameron

Show Boat
6.1

(1951) Show Boat

as Julie LaVerne

We Do It Because
0.0

(1942) We Do It Because

as Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

The Sentinel
6.1

(1977) The Sentinel

as Helen Logan

Priest of Love
5.0

(1981) Priest of Love

as Mabel Dodge Luhan

Knights of the Round Table
5.9

(1953) Knights of the Round Table

as Guinevere

Two Girls and a Sailor
5.7

(1944) Two Girls and a Sailor

as Dream Girl (uncredited)

Bhowani Junction
5.8

(1956) Bhowani Junction

as Victoria Jones

Singapore
5.9

(1947) Singapore

as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden

Ghosts on the Loose
4.2

(1943) Ghosts on the Loose

as Betty

Whistle Stop
4.5

(1946) Whistle Stop

as Mary

Chavela
6.9

(2017) Chavela

as Self (archive footage)

The Naked Maja
6.2

(1958) The Naked Maja

as Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana

The Blue Bird
5.3

(1976) The Blue Bird

as Luxury

This Time for Keeps
6.0

(1942) This Time for Keeps

as Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)

The Hucksters
6.9

(1947) The Hucksters

as Jean Ogilvie

My Forbidden Past
5.7

(1951) My Forbidden Past

as Barbara Beaurevel

East Side, West Side
7.0

(1949) East Side, West Side

as Isabel Lorrison

The Kidnapping of the President
4.6

(1980) The Kidnapping of the President

as Beth Richards

City on Fire
5.0

(1979) City on Fire

as Maggie Grayson

The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.4

(1970) The Ballad of Tam Lin

as Michaela Cazaret

Permission to Kill
5.6

(1975) Permission to Kill

as Katina Petersen

Legends of the West
0.0

(1992) Legends of the West

as Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6.0

(2018) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Sinner
6.7

(1949) The Great Sinner

as Pauline Ostrovsky

The Little Hut
6.5

(1957) The Little Hut

as Lady Susan Ashlow

The Angel Wore Red
5.3

(1960) The Angel Wore Red

as Soledad

3 Men in White
6.0

(1944) 3 Men in White

as Jean Brown

Regina Roma
0.0

(1982) Regina Roma

as Mama

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.2

(1944) Maisie Goes to Reno

as Gloria Fullerton

Ava Gardner, la vie est plus belle que le cinéma
5.8

(2017) Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Du Barry was a Lady
6.1

(1943) Du Barry was a Lady

as Perfume Girl (uncredited)

She Went to the Races
5.5

(1945) She Went to the Races

as Hilda Spotts

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
6.9

(1941) H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as Young Socialite (uncredited)

Rat Pack
9.0

(2022) Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
7.3

(1974) That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

La noche que no acaba
6.7

(2010) All Night Long

as Self (archive footage)

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
10.0

(2023) Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

as Self (Archive Footage)

Harem
4.8

(1986) Harem

as Kadin

Fallout
7.0

(2013) Fallout

as Self (archive footage)

Sunday Punch
5.0

(1942) Sunday Punch

as Ringsider (uncredited)

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
0.0

(2003) Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

as Self (archive footage)

Hitler's Madman
5.6

(1943) Hitler's Madman

as Franciska Pritric (uncredited)

Young Ideas
4.6

(1943) Young Ideas

as Co-ed (uncredited)

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Fancy Answers
4.0

(1941) Fancy Answers

as Girl at Recital

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
7.7

(1998) Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

as Self (archive footage)

The Kid Stays in the Picture
6.6

(2002) The Kid Stays in the Picture

as Self (archive footage)

De Madrid a la Luna
6.0

(2006) De Madrid a la Luna

as Self (archive footage)

Lost Angel
7.5

(1943) Lost Angel

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

On the Trail of the Iguana
6.0

(1964) On the Trail of the Iguana

as Self

Ava Gardner, la gitane d'Hollywood
6.9

(2018) Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
6.0

(1944) Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

The Costume Designer
0.0

(1950) The Costume Designer

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
9.5

(2019) Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1945) I'm a Civilian Here Myself

as Dream Girl (uncredited)

Strange Testament
5.0

(1941) Strange Testament

as Waitress (uncredited)

Mighty Lak a Goat
6.0

(1942) Mighty Lak a Goat

as Girl at Theatre Boxoffice

La rabbia
7.1

(1963) La Rabbia

as Self (archive footage)

Joe Smith, American
5.7

(1942) Joe Smith, American

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Blonde Fever
4.4

(1944) Blonde Fever

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Swing Fever
5.0

(1943) Swing Fever

as Receptionist (uncredited)

6.0

(1950) Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.7

(2010) Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
0.0

(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

as Self (archive)

0.0

(2003) Året var 1953

as Self (archive footage)

Knots Landing
6.7

(1979) Knots Landing

as Ruth Sumner Galveston

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
7.2

(2023) Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

The Long Hot Summer
5.4

(1985) The Long Hot Summer

as Minnie Littlejohn

Intimate Portrait
4.5

(1993) Intimate Portrait

as Self

Harem
5.0

(1986) Harem

as Kadin

A.D.
4.9

(1985) A.D.

as Agrippina

10.0

(1990) Star Life

as Self (archive footage)

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self

Couples mythiques du cinéma
0.0

(2015) Iconic Couples of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)