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Ava Gardner

Acting
1922-12-24
Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was ranked as the 25th greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the classic film noir The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady. Her 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), which earned her a BAFTA nomination.

Off-screen, Gardner's personal life and progressive politics attracted significant attention. Her marriages to Mickey Rooney and Artie Shaw were gossiped about, but her tumultuous relationship with Frank Sinatra particularly headlined. Gardner was a strong supporter of racial equality and desegregation, and became a member of the NAACP in 1968. Gardner was a heavy smoker, which deteriorated her health as she grew older. She continued acting in minor roles in the 1980s before she suffered a stroke in 1986 and retired. Gardner moved to Spain and England, where she spent her final years before passing away from bronchopneumonia on January 25, 1990.
Known For 98 titles
The Barefoot Contessa (1954) subtitle poster
The Barefoot Contessa
1954 Movie
as Maria Vargas
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) subtitle poster
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 Movie
as Lily Langtry
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That's Entertainment! (1974) subtitle poster
That's Entertainment!
1974 Movie
as (archive footage)
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Harem (1986) subtitle poster
Harem
1986 TV
as Kadin
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Iconic Couples of Hollywood (2015) subtitle poster
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015 TV
as Self (archive footage)
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The Bribe (1949) subtitle poster
The Bribe
1949 Movie
as Elizabeth Hintten
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Lone Star (1952) subtitle poster
Lone Star
1952 Movie
as Martha Ronda
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Singapore (1947) subtitle poster
Singapore
1947 Movie
as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
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Priest of Love (1981) subtitle poster
Priest of Love
1981 Movie
as Mabel Dodge Luhan
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) subtitle poster
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951 Movie
as Pandora Reynolds
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City on Fire (1979) subtitle poster
City on Fire
1979 Movie
as Maggie Grayson
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Ride, Vaquero! (1953) subtitle poster
Ride, Vaquero!
1953 Movie
as Cordelia Cameron
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Harem (1986) subtitle poster
Harem
1986 Movie
as Kadin
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Bhowani Junction (1956) subtitle poster
Bhowani Junction
1956 Movie
as Victoria Jones
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The Hucksters (1947) subtitle poster
The Hucksters
1947 Movie
as Jean Ogilvie
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My Forbidden Past (1951) subtitle poster
My Forbidden Past
1951 Movie
as Barbara Beaurevel
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The Sun Also Rises (1957) subtitle poster
The Sun Also Rises
1957 Movie
as Lady Brett Ashley
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The Little Hut (1957) subtitle poster
The Little Hut
1957 Movie
as Lady Susan Ashlow
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Twenty Years After (1944) subtitle poster
Twenty Years After
1944 Movie
as (archive footage)
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) subtitle poster
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 Movie
as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
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The Great Sinner (1949) subtitle poster
The Great Sinner
1949 Movie
as Pauline Ostrovsky
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Rat Pack (2022) subtitle poster
Rat Pack
2022 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) subtitle poster
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 Movie
as Gloria Fullerton
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Reunion in France (1942) subtitle poster
Reunion in France
1942 Movie
as Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited)
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