Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922–1990) 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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PHOTOS
TV Series
Knots Landing
6.7
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
7.484
The Long Hot Summer
5.5
Intimate Portrait
4.5
Harem
5
A.D.
5.091
What's My Line?
6.9
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
0
Movies
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
5.9
The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.259
Calling Dr. Gillespie
6.5
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
5.9
Earthquake
6.1
Seven Days in May
7.3
The Cassandra Crossing
6.3
Mogambo
6.4
The Sun Also Rises
5.9
The Bribe
6.2
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.625
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.454
55 Days at Peking
6.959
The Barefoot Contessa
6.787
On the Beach
6.606
The Band Wagon
7.122
Shadow of the Thin Man
7
The Killers
7.365
The Night of the Iguana
7.171
One Touch of Venus
6.6
Lone Star
5.6
Mayerling
6.163
Kid Glove Killer
6.2
Reunion in France
6.4
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
6.63
Ride, Vaquero!
5.867
Show Boat
6.1
We Do It Because
0
The Sentinel
6.1
Priest of Love
5
Knights of the Round Table
5.9
Two Girls and a Sailor
5.7
Bhowani Junction
5.8
Singapore
6.075
Ghosts on the Loose
4.2
Whistle Stop
4.3
Chavela
6.9
The Naked Maja
6.2
The Blue Bird
5.3
This Time for Keeps
6
The Hucksters
6.9
My Forbidden Past
5.7
East Side, West Side
7.109
The Kidnapping of the President
4.6
City on Fire
4.944
The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.1
Permission to Kill
5.6
Legends of the West
0
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6
The Great Sinner
6.619
The Little Hut
6.5
The Angel Wore Red
5.3
3 Men in White
6
Regina Roma
0
Maisie Goes to Reno
6.2
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
5.8
Du Barry Was a Lady
6.1
She Went to the Races
5.5
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
6.9
Rat Pack
9
That's Entertainment!
7.3
All Night Long
6.7
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
8.5
Harem
4.8
Fallout
7
Sunday Punch
5
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
0
Hitler's Madman
5.6
Young Ideas
4.6
That's Entertainment! III
7
Fancy Answers
4
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
7.7
The Kid Stays in the Picture
6.661
De Madrid a la Luna
6
Lost Angel
7.5
On the Trail of the Iguana
6
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
6.917
Twenty Years After
6
The Costume Designer
0
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
0
Strange Testament
5
Mighty Lak a Goat
6
La Rabbia
7.148
Joe Smith, American
5.75
Blonde Fever
4.4
Swing Fever
5
Screen Actors
6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.75
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
0
Året var 1953
0
Beautiful Like a Poem
0