Rita Hayworth
Born October 17, 1918 (Age: 107)
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Magic Mirror Maze
2012
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as
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Age: 93
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
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as
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Age: 90
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 83
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
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as
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Age: 83
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 71
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
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as Various Roles (archive footage)
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Age: 71
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 71
The Wrath of God
1972
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as Señora De La Plata
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Age: 53
The Money Trap
1965
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as Rosalie Kelly
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Age: 46
Circus World
1964
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as Lili Alfredo
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Age: 45
Lykke og krone
1962
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as
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Age: 43
The Happy Thieves
1961
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as Eve Lewis
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Age: 43
The Story on Page One
1959
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as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
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Age: 41
They Came to Cordura
1959
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as Adelaide Geary
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Age: 40
Separate Tables
1958
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as Ann Shankland
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Age: 40
Champagne Safari
1954
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as Self
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Age: 35
Miss Sadie Thompson
1953
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as Sadie Thompson
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Age: 35
Salome
1953
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as Princess Salome
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Age: 34
Tonight and Every Night
1945
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as Rosalind Bruce
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Age: 26
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
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as Maria Acuña
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Age: 24
Tales of Manhattan
1942
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as Ethel Halloway
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Age: 23
My Gal Sal
1942
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as Sally Elliott
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Age: 23
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 23
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
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as Sheila Winthrop
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Age: 22
Blood and Sand
1941
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as Dona Sol
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Age: 22
Affectionately Yours
1941
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as Irene Malcolm
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Age: 22
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
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as Virginia Brush
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Age: 22