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Ava Gardner
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Ava Gardner
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-12-24,Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

6

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988-10-24

The Bible: In the Beginning...

7.291

The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966-09-28

Calling Dr. Gillespie

7

Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942-08-01

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

5.945

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-09-17

6.13

Earthquake
1974-11-15

Seven Days in May

7.339

Seven Days in May
1964-02-01

The Cassandra Crossing

6.263

The Cassandra Crossing
1976-12-18

6.449

Mogambo
1953-09-23

The Sun Also Rises

5.8

The Sun Also Rises
1957-08-23

6.3

The Bribe
1949-02-03

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.664

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982-05-21

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

6.5

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972-12-01

55 Days at Peking

6.897

55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06

The Barefoot Contessa

6.746

The Barefoot Contessa
1954-09-29

6.676

On the Beach
1959-12-17

7.174

The Band Wagon
1953-08-07

Shadow of the Thin Man

7

Shadow of the Thin Man
1941-11-21

7.363

The Killers
1946-08-30

The Night of the Iguana

7.2

The Night of the Iguana
1964-08-06

One Touch of Venus

6.7

One Touch of Venus
1948-08-01

5.7

Lone Star
1952-10-24

6.219

Mayerling
1968-10-31

Kid Glove Killer

6.409

Kid Glove Killer
1942-04-17

Reunion in France

6.405

Reunion in France
1942-12-25

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

6.701

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951-04-13

6.1

Ride, Vaquero!
1953-07-17

6.196

Show Boat
1951-07-19

We Do It Because

7

We Do It Because
1942-01-24

6.099

The Sentinel
1977-01-07

5

Priest of Love
1981-10-11

Knights of the Round Table

6

Knights of the Round Table
1953-12-22

Two Girls and a Sailor

5.8

Two Girls and a Sailor
1944-06-14

Bhowani Junction

6.1

Bhowani Junction
1956-05-01

6.1

Singapore
1947-08-13

Ghosts on the Loose

4.229

Ghosts on the Loose
1943-07-30

4.4

Whistle Stop
1946-01-25

6.889

Chavela
2017-06-16

6.2

The Naked Maja
1958-12-20

5.5

The Blue Bird
1976-04-30

This Time for Keeps

8

This Time for Keeps
1942-03-01

7.1

The Hucksters
1947-07-17

My Forbidden Past

5.5

My Forbidden Past
1951-04-25

East Side, West Side

7.058

East Side, West Side
1949-12-22

The Kidnapping of the President

4.846

The Kidnapping of the President
1980-08-15

5.1

City on Fire
1979-07-11

The Ballad of Tam Lin

5.056

The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970-12-01

Permission to Kill

5.833

Permission to Kill
1975-11-20

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

5.909

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018-07-27

Legends of the West

0

Legends of the West
1992-09-08

The Great Sinner

6.8

The Great Sinner
1949-06-29

6.4

The Little Hut
1957-05-03

The Angel Wore Red

5

The Angel Wore Red
1960-04-14

6.375

3 Men in White
1944-05-25

7

Regina Roma
1982-01-01

Maisie Goes to Reno

6.571

Maisie Goes to Reno
1944-08-15

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

5.8

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017-06-09

Du Barry Was a Lady

6.5

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943-08-13

She Went to the Races

6

She Went to the Races
1945-11-04

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

7.091

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04

9

Rat Pack
2022-01-11

That's Entertainment!

7.4

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

6.7

All Night Long
2010-09-21

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

7.7

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023-11-04

5.4

Harem
1986-02-09

7

Fallout
2013-07-26

6

Sunday Punch
1942-05-08

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

0

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
2003-09-21

Hitler's Madman

5.5

Hitler's Madman
1943-06-10

5.3

Young Ideas
1943-08-02

That's Entertainment! III

7

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

7

Fancy Answers
1941-11-01

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

7.7

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998-05-15

De Madrid a la Luna

6

De Madrid a la Luna
2006-10-24

8

Lost Angel
1943-12-23

On the Trail of the Iguana

6.667

On the Trail of the Iguana
1964-04-30

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

6.9

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
2018-03-10

Twenty Years After

8

Twenty Years After
1944-01-01

The Costume Designer

10

The Costume Designer
1950-07-13

Strange Testament

7.5

Strange Testament
1941-11-15

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

10

I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945-01-01

Mighty Lak a Goat

6.5

Mighty Lak a Goat
1942-10-10

7.034

La Rabbia
1963-04-13

Joe Smith, American

6.5

Joe Smith, American
1942-02-01

6

Swing Fever
1943-11-01

3.929

Blonde Fever
1944-12-05

6.333

Screen Actors
1950-05-13

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

6.625

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010-05-05

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

0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009-03-10

0

Året var 1953
2003-01-07

Beautiful Like a Poem

0

Beautiful Like a Poem
2020-05-11

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

9

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977-01-01

0

Maggie
1986-07-19

6.86

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

7.4

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023-04-03

The Long Hot Summer

5.5

The Long Hot Summer
1985-10-06

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

5

Harem
1986-02-09

5.417

A.D.
1985-03-31

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Iconic Couples of Hollywood

8

Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015-05-04