1922-12-24 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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Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia | Self (archive footage) | 2023-11-04 |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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Beautiful Like a Poem | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-11 |
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Ava Gardner, la gitane d'Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2018-03-10 |
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2018-07-27 |
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Chavela | Self (archive footage) | 2017-06-16 |
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Ava Gardner, la vie est plus belle que le cinéma | Self (archive footage) | 2017-06-09 |
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Fallout | Self (archive footage) | 2013-07-26 |
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La noche que no acaba | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-21 |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage) | 2010-05-05 |
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | Self (archive) | 2009-03-10 |
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De Madrid a la Luna | Self (archive footage) | 2006-10-24 |
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Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång | Self (archive footage) | 2003-09-21 |
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Året var 1953 | Self (archive footage) | 2003-01-07 |
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Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century | Self (archive footage) | 1998-05-15 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Legends of the West | Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean' | 1992-09-08 |
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-24 |
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Harem | Kadin | 1986-02-09 |
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Regina Roma | Mama | 1982-01-01 |
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage) | 1982-05-21 |
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Priest of Love | Mabel Dodge Luhan | 1981-10-11 |
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The Kidnapping of the President | Beth Richards | 1980-08-15 |
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City on Fire | Maggie Grayson | 1979-07-11 |
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The Sentinel | Helen Logan | 1977-01-07 |
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The Blue Bird | Luxury | 1976-04-30 |
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The Cassandra Crossing | Nicole Dressler | 1976-12-18 |
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Permission to Kill | Katina Petersen | 1975-11-20 |
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Earthquake | Remy Royce-Graff | 1974-11-15 |
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That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Lily Langtry | 1972-12-18 |
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The Ballad of Tam Lin | Michaela Cazaret | 1970-12-01 |
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Mayerling | Empress Elisabeth of Austria | 1968-10-31 |
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The Bible: In the Beginning... | Sarah | 1966-09-28 |
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On the Trail of the Iguana | Self | 1964-04-30 |
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Seven Days in May | Eleanor Holbrook | 1964-02-01 |
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The Night of the Iguana | Maxine Faulk | 1964-08-06 |
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La rabbia | Self (archive footage) | 1963-04-13 |
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55 Days at Peking | Baroness Natalie Ivanoff | 1963-05-06 |
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The Angel Wore Red | Soledad | 1960-04-14 |
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On the Beach | Moira Davidson | 1959-12-17 |
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The Naked Maja | Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana | 1958-12-20 |
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The Little Hut | Lady Susan Ashlow | 1957-05-03 |
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The Sun Also Rises | Lady Brett Ashley | 1957-08-23 |
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Bhowani Junction | Victoria Jones | 1956-05-01 |
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The Barefoot Contessa | Maria Vargas | 1954-09-29 |
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Mogambo | Eloise Y. Kelly | 1953-09-23 |
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Knights of the Round Table | Guinevere | 1953-12-22 |
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Ride, Vaquero! | Cordelia Cameron | 1953-07-17 |
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The Band Wagon | Ava Gardner (uncredited) | 1953-08-07 |
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Lone Star | Martha Ronda | 1952-10-24 |
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Cynthia Green | 1952-09-17 |
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Pandora Reynolds | 1951-04-13 |
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Show Boat | Julie LaVerne | 1951-07-19 |
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My Forbidden Past | Barbara Beaurevel | 1951-04-25 |
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Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
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The Costume Designer | Self (archive footage) | 1950-07-13 |
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East Side, West Side | Isabel Lorrison | 1949-12-22 |
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The Great Sinner | Pauline Ostrovsky | 1949-06-29 |
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The Bribe | Elizabeth Hintten | 1949-02-03 |
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One Touch of Venus | Venus | 1948-08-01 |
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The Hucksters | Jean Ogilvie | 1947-07-17 |
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Singapore | Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden | 1947-08-13 |
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Whistle Stop | Mary | 1946-01-25 |
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The Killers | Kitty Collins | 1946-08-30 |
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She Went to the Races | Hilda Spotts | 1945-11-04 |
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I'm a Civilian Here Myself | Dream Girl (uncredited) | 1945-01-01 |
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Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944-01-01 |
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Maisie Goes to Reno | Gloria Fullerton | 1944-08-15 |
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Two Girls and a Sailor | Dream Girl (uncredited) | 1944-06-14 |
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3 Men in White | Jean Brown | 1944-05-25 |
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Blonde Fever | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1944-12-05 |
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Swing Fever | Receptionist (uncredited) | 1943-11-01 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Perfume Girl (uncredited) | 1943-08-13 |
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Lost Angel | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | 1943-12-23 |
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Ghosts on the Loose | Betty | 1943-07-30 |
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Hitler's Madman | Franciska Pritric (uncredited) | 1943-06-10 |
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Young Ideas | Co-ed (uncredited) | 1943-08-02 |
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Kid Glove Killer | Car Hop (uncredited) | 1942-04-17 |
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Reunion in France | Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited) | 1942-12-25 |
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Joe Smith, American | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1942-02-01 |
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This Time for Keeps | Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited) | 1942-03-01 |
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Calling Dr. Gillespie | Student (uncredited) | 1942-08-01 |
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We Do It Because | Lucretia Borgia (uncredited) | 1942-01-24 |
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Sunday Punch | Ringsider (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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Mighty Lak a Goat | Girl at Theatre Boxoffice | 1942-10-10 |
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H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Young Socialite (uncredited) | 1941-12-04 |
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Fancy Answers | Girl at Recital | 1941-11-01 |
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Strange Testament | Waitress (uncredited) | 1941-11-15 |
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Shadow of the Thin Man | Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited) | 1941-11-21 |
