Ava Gardner
Acting
Born December 24, 1922 · 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.
Films (90)
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023
Rat Pack
2022
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
2018
Chavela
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017
Fallout
2013
All Night Long
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
De Madrid a la Luna
2006
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
2003
Året var 1953
2003
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Legends of the West
1992
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Harem
1986
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Regina Roma
1982
Priest of Love
1981
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
City on Fire
1979
The Sentinel
1977
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
The Blue Bird
1976
Permission to Kill
1975
Earthquake
1974
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
Mayerling
1968
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
The Night of the Iguana
1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964
Seven Days in May
1964
55 Days at Peking
1963
La Rabbia
1963
The Angel Wore Red
1960
On the Beach
1959
The Naked Maja
1958
The Sun Also Rises
1957
The Little Hut
1957
Bhowani Junction
1956
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
Knights of the Round Table
1953
Mogambo
1953
The Band Wagon
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
Lone Star
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
Show Boat
1951
My Forbidden Past
1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
The Costume Designer
1950
Screen Actors
1950
East Side, West Side
1949
The Great Sinner
1949
The Bribe
1949
One Touch of Venus
1948
Singapore
1947
The Hucksters
1947
The Killers
1946
Whistle Stop
1946
She Went to the Races
1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945
Blonde Fever
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
3 Men in White
1944
Twenty Years After
1944
Lost Angel
1943
Swing Fever
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Young Ideas
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
Hitler's Madman
1943
Reunion in France
1942
Mighty Lak a Goat
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
Sunday Punch
1942
Kid Glove Killer
1942
This Time for Keeps
1942
Joe Smith, American
1942
We Do It Because
1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Strange Testament
1941
Fancy Answers
1941