
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