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Rita Hayworth

Acting Born Oct 17, 1918 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), known by her screen name Rita Hayworth, was an American film actress and dancer of Spanish Roma and Irish descent. After going through extensive white-washing procedures, she attained fame in the 1940s as the titular femme fatale in the film noir Gilda. Being one of the most popular stars of the era, she was the top pin-up girl for American soldiers during WWII and was nicknamed "The Love Goddess". She is listed as number 19 on the American Film Institute's 50 greatest female screen legends.

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Known for

Spécial cinéma

as Self (archive footage)

World in Action

1963
Film

Gilda

as Gilda
Film

The Lady from Shanghai

as Elsa Bannister

Full filmography

  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • World in Action (1963)
  • The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • Gilda (1946) as Gilda
  • The Lady from Shanghai (1947) as Elsa Bannister
  • Cover Girl (1944) as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
  • Hollywood and the Stars (1963) as Self (archive footage)
  • Separate Tables (1958) as Ann Shankland
  • Pal Joey (1957) as Vera Simpson
  • Only Angels Have Wings (1939) as Judy MacPherson
  • Blood and Sand (1941) as Dona Sol
  • Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Circus World (1964) as Lili Alfredo
  • The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Virginia Brush
  • The Bastard (1968) as Martha
  • Affectionately Yours (1941) as Irene Malcolm
  • Affair in Trinidad (1952) as Chris Emery
  • Salome (1953) as Princess Salome