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.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1964 · nominated
Filmography33 titles
Rebellion
Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
The Carol Burnett Show
Gilda
Old Louisiana
The Lady from Shanghai
Only Angels Have Wings
You Were Never Lovelier
Separate Tables
The Strawberry Blonde
Anthony Quinn: An Original
The Ed Sullivan Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
They Came to Cordura
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
You'll Never Get Rich
Blood and Sand
Susan and God
Cover Girl
Pal Joey
Affair in Trinidad
Dante's Inferno
The Rover
Down to Earth
The Renegade Ranger
Hit the Saddle
The Happy Thieves
Fire Down Below
Salome
Dancing Pirate
Trouble in Texas
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Naked Zoo