Acting
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was ranked as the 25th greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the classic film noir The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady. Her career flourished in the 1950s with notable performances in films like Mogambo (1953), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and The Night of the Iguana (1964), which earned her a BAFTA nomination. Off-screen, Gardner's personal life and progressive politics attracted significant attention. Her marriages to Mickey Rooney and Artie Shaw were gossiped about, but her tumultuous relationship with Frank Sinatra particularly headlined. Gardner was a strong supporter of racial equality and desegregation, and became a member of the NAACP in 1968. Gardner was a heavy smoker, which deteriorated her health as she grew older. She continued acting in minor roles in the 1980s before she suffered a stroke in 1986 and retired. Gardner moved to Spain and England, where she spent her final years before passing away from bronchopneumonia on January 25, 1990.
Filmography
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Film · 2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Series · 2023
Rat Pack
Film · 2022
Beautiful Like a Poem
Film · 2020
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Film · 2018
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
Film · 2018
Chavela
Film · 2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Film · 2017
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Series · 2015
Fallout
Film · 2013
All Night Long
Film · 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Film · 2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Film · 2009
De Madrid a la Luna
Film · 2006
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
Film · 2003
Året var 1953
Film · 2003
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Film · 2000
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Film · 1998
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Legends of the West
Film · 1992
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Film · 1988
Harem
Film · 1986
Maggie
Film · 1986
Harem
Series · 1986
The Long Hot Summer
Series · 1985
A.D.
Series · 1985
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Film · 1982
Regina Roma
Film · 1982
Priest of Love
Film · 1981
The Kidnapping of the President
Film · 1980
City on Fire
Film · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
The Sentinel
Film · 1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Film · 1977
The Cassandra Crossing
Film · 1976
The Blue Bird
Film · 1976
Permission to Kill
Film · 1975
Earthquake
Film · 1974
That's Entertainment!
Film · 1974
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Film · 1972
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Film · 1970
Mayerling
Film · 1968
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Film · 1966
Seven Days in May
Film · 1964
The Night of the Iguana
Film · 1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
Film · 1964
55 Days at Peking
Film · 1963
La Rabbia
Film · 1963
The Angel Wore Red
Film · 1960
On the Beach
Film · 1959
The Naked Maja
Film · 1958
The Sun Also Rises
Film · 1957
The Little Hut
Film · 1957
Bhowani Junction
Film · 1956
The Barefoot Contessa
Film · 1954
Mogambo
Film · 1953
The Band Wagon
Film · 1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Film · 1953
Knights of the Round Table
Film · 1953
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Film · 1952
Lone Star
Film · 1952
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Film · 1951
Show Boat
Film · 1951
My Forbidden Past
Film · 1951
The Costume Designer
Film · 1950
Screen Actors
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Bribe
Film · 1949
East Side, West Side
Film · 1949
The Great Sinner
Film · 1949
One Touch of Venus
Film · 1948
Singapore
Film · 1947
The Hucksters
Film · 1947
The Killers
Film · 1946
Whistle Stop
Film · 1946
She Went to the Races
Film · 1945
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
Film · 1945
Two Girls and a Sailor
Film · 1944
3 Men in White
Film · 1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
Film · 1944
Twenty Years After
Film · 1944
Blonde Fever
Film · 1944
Ghosts on the Loose
Film · 1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Film · 1943
Hitler's Madman
Film · 1943
Young Ideas
Film · 1943
Lost Angel
Film · 1943
Swing Fever
Film · 1943
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Film · 1942
Kid Glove Killer
Film · 1942
Reunion in France
Film · 1942
We Do It Because
Film · 1942
This Time for Keeps
Film · 1942
Sunday Punch
Film · 1942
Mighty Lak a Goat
Film · 1942
Joe Smith, American
Film · 1942
Shadow of the Thin Man
Film · 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Film · 1941
Fancy Answers
Film · 1941
Strange Testament
Film · 1941