Rita Hayworth
ActingAlso Known As
The Love Goddess, Rita Cansino, Margarita Carmen Cansino, Рита Хэйворт
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.
Movies
(90 total)
The Lady from Shanghai
as Elsa Bannister
Gilda
as Gilda
Only Angels Have Wings
as Judy MacPherson
Separate Tables
as Ann Shankland
Cover Girl
as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Circus World
as Lili Alfredo
Pal Joey
as Vera Simpson
The Strawberry Blonde
as Virginia Brush
Blood and Sand
as Dona Sol
You'll Never Get Rich
as Sheila Winthrop
Affair in Trinidad
as Chris Emery
You Were Never Lovelier
as Maria Acuña
Salome
as Princess Salome
Tales of Manhattan
as Ethel Halloway
Road to Salina
as Mara
They Came to Cordura
as Adelaide Geary
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Nayda
Fire Down Below
as Irena
Angels Over Broadway
as Nina Barona
TV Shows
(8 total)
The Oscars
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)