Ava Gardner
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, including Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Earthquake (1974), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Gardner continued to act on a regular basis until 1986, four years before her death of pneumonia, at age 67, in 1990. She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest female stars. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ava Gardner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 24, 1922Deathday
January 25, 1990Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
90Place of birth
Grabtown, North Carolina, USAAlso known as
Ava Lavinia Gardner, A. Gardner, Ава Гарднер, 에바 가드너, エヴァ・ガードナー
Cast credits
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Sarah
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Student (uncredited)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Cynthia Green
Earthquake
Remy Royce-Graff
Seven Days in May
Eleanor Holbrook
The Cassandra Crossing
Nicole Dressler
Mogambo
Eloise Y. Kelly
The Sun Also Rises
Lady Brett Ashley
The Bribe
Elizabeth Hintten
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Lily Langtry
55 Days at Peking
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
The Barefoot Contessa
Maria Vargas
On the Beach
Moira Davidson
The Band Wagon
Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Killers
Kitty Collins
The Night of the Iguana
Maxine Faulk
One Touch of Venus
Venus
Lone Star
Martha RondaImages
