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 Mogamb
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.
Born
Dec 24, 1922
Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
Died
Jan 25, 1990
Known For
Acting
Movies
93 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.7
Known For
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Sarah
Earthquake
1974
as Remy Royce-Graff
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Nicole Dressler
Seven Days in May
1964
as Eleanor Holbrook
The Killers
1946
as Kitty Collins
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Mogambo
1953
as Eloise Y. Kelly
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as Maria Vargas
On the Beach
1959
as Moira Davidson
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