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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Movies
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Self (archive footage)
The Bible: In the Beginning... Sarah
Calling Dr. Gillespie Student (uncredited)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Cynthia Green
Earthquake Remy Royce-Graff
Seven Days in May Eleanor Holbrook
The Cassandra Crossing Nicole Dressler
Mogambo Eloise Y. Kelly
The Sun Also Rises Lady Brett Ashley
The Bribe Elizabeth Hintten
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Lily Langtry
55 Days at Peking Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
The Barefoot Contessa Maria Vargas
On the Beach Moira Davidson
The Band Wagon Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Killers Kitty Collins
The Night of the Iguana Maxine Faulk
One Touch of Venus Venus
Lone Star Martha Ronda
Mayerling Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Kid Glove Killer
Reunion in France
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Pandora Reynolds
Ride, Vaquero! Cordelia Cameron
Show Boat Julie LaVerne
We Do It Because Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
The Sentinel Helen Logan
Priest of Love Mabel Dodge Luhan
Knights of the Round Table Guinevere
Two Girls and a Sailor Dream Girl (uncredited)
Bhowani Junction Victoria Jones
Singapore Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
Ghosts on the Loose Betty
Whistle Stop Mary
Chavela Self (archive footage)
The Naked Maja Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana
The Blue Bird Luxury
This Time for Keeps Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
The Hucksters Jean Ogilvie
My Forbidden Past Barbara Beaurevel
East Side, West Side Isabel Lorrison
The Kidnapping of the President Beth Richards
City on Fire Maggie Grayson
The Ballad of Tam Lin Michaela Cazaret
Permission to Kill Katina Petersen
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage)
Legends of the West Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'
The Great Sinner Pauline Ostrovsky
The Little Hut Lady Susan Ashlow
The Angel Wore Red Soledad
3 Men in White Jean Brown
Regina Roma Mama
Maisie Goes to Reno Gloria Fullerton
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies Self (archive footage)
Du Barry was a Lady Perfume Girl (uncredited)
She Went to the Races Hilda Spotts
H.M. Pulham, Esq. Young Socialite (uncredited)
Rat Pack Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! (archive footage)
All Night Long Self (archive footage)
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia Self (Archive Footage)
Harem Kadin
Fallout Self (archive footage)
Sunday Punch Ringsider (uncredited)
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång Self (archive footage)
Hitler's Madman Franciska Pritric (uncredited)
Young Ideas Co-ed (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage)
Fancy Answers Girl at Recital
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century Self (archive footage)
The Kid Stays in the Picture Self (archive footage)
De Madrid a la Luna Self (archive footage)
Lost Angel Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
On the Trail of the Iguana Self
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After (archive footage)
The Costume Designer Self (archive footage)
The Love Goddesses (archive footage)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner Self (archive footage)
Strange Testament Waitress (uncredited)
I'm a Civilian Here Myself Dream Girl (uncredited)
Mighty Lak a Goat Girl at Theatre Boxoffice
La Rabbia Self (archive footage)
Joe Smith, American Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Swing Fever Receptionist (uncredited)
Blonde Fever Minor Role (uncredited)
Screen Actors Self (uncredited)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical Self (archive)
Shows
Knots Landing Ruth Sumner Galveston
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Self (archive footage)
The Long Hot Summer Minnie Littlejohn
Intimate Portrait Self
Harem Kadin
The Ed Sullivan Show Self (archive footage)
A.D. Agrippina
Star Life Self (archive footage)
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest
Iconic Couples Self (archive footage)
