Biography
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress.
She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo (1953).
She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, including Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Earthquake (1974), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Gardner continued to act on a regular basis until 1986, four years before her death of pneumonia, at age 67, in 1990.
She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest female stars.
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Filmography
all 99
Movies 90
self 22
TV Shows 9
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
Rat Pack (2022)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2019)
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)
De Madrid a la Luna (2006)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
The Private Dirk Bogarde (2001)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Legends of the West (1992)
Star Life (1990)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
Harem (1986)
Harem (1986)
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
A.D. (1985)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Regina Roma (1982)
Priest of Love (1981)
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
Knots Landing (1979)
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)
Tam Lin (1970)
Will the Real Mr. Sellers... (1969)
Mayerling (1968)
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
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)
What's My Line? (1950)
East Side, West Side (1949)
The Great Sinner (1949)
The Bribe (1949)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (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)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-12-24
Deathday1990-01-25 (67 years old)
Birth NameAva Lavinia Gardner
Birth PlaceGrabtown, United States of America
Religionatheism
Height
RelationshipsMickey Rooney (1942-01-10 - 1943-01-01), Frank Sinatra (1951-11-07 - 1957-07-05), Artie Shaw (1945-01-01 - 1946-01-01)
FatherJonas Bailey Gardner
MotherMary Elizabeth Baker
RelativesNancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesKingston House estate, United Kingdom
Also Known AsAva Lavinia Gardner, A. Gardner, Ава Гарднер, 에바 가드너, エヴァ・ガードナー
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Silver Shell for Best Actress
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