1922-12-24 ( 102 years old ) in Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922–1990) was a renowned American actress and one of the most iconic stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, North Carolina, she grew up in a rural setting before being discovered by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1941. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the film noir classic The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady.
Gardner's 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). Known for her beauty and talent, she worked with some of the most celebrated directors and actors of her time.
Off-screen, Gardner's personal life attracted significant attention, including her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra. She spent her later years in Spain and London, continuing to act until the mid-1980s. Ava Gardner passed away on January 25, 1990, in London, leaving behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's most enduring legends.
Movies
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023-11-04
Rat Pack
2022-01-11
Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner
2019-05-22
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018-07-27
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood
2018-03-10
Chavela
2017-06-16
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017-06-09
Fallout
2013-07-26
All Night Long
2010-09-21
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010-05-05
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009-03-10
De Madrid a la Luna
2006-10-24
Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång
2003-09-21
Året var 1953
2003-01-07
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002-08-16
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998-05-15
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
Legends of the West
1992-09-08
Harem
1986-02-09
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982-05-21
Regina Roma
1982-01-01
Priest of Love
1981-10-11
The Kidnapping of the President
1980-08-15
City on Fire
1979-07-11
The Sentinel
1977-01-07
The Cassandra Crossing
1976-12-18
The Blue Bird
1976-04-30
Permission to Kill
1975-11-20
Earthquake
1974-11-15
That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972-12-18
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970-12-01
Mayerling
1968-10-31
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966-09-28
The Night of the Iguana
1964-08-06
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964-04-30
Seven Days in May
1964-02-01
55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06
La Rabbia
1963-04-13
The Angel Wore Red
1960-04-14
On the Beach
1959-12-16
The Naked Maja
1958-12-20
The Sun Also Rises
1957-08-23
The Little Hut
1957-05-03
Bhowani Junction
1956-05-01
The Barefoot Contessa
1954-09-29
Knights of the Round Table
1953-12-22
Mogambo
1953-09-23
The Band Wagon
1953-08-07
Ride, Vaquero!
1953-07-17
Lone Star
1952-10-24
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-10-08
Show Boat
1951-07-19
My Forbidden Past
1951-04-25
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951-04-13
The Costume Designer
1950-07-13
Screen Actors
1950-05-13
East Side, West Side
1949-12-22
The Great Sinner
1949-06-29
The Bribe
1949-02-03
One Touch of Venus
1948-08-01
Singapore
1947-08-13
The Hucksters
1947-07-17
The Killers
1946-08-30
Whistle Stop
1946-01-25
She Went to the Races
1945-11-04
I'm a Civilian Here Myself
1945-01-01
Blonde Fever
1944-12-05
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944-08-15
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944-06-14
3 Men in White
1944-05-25
Twenty Years After
1944-01-01
Lost Angel
1943-12-23
Swing Fever
1943-11-01
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943-08-13
Young Ideas
1943-08-02
Ghosts on the Loose
1943-07-30
Hitler's Madman
1943-06-10
Reunion in France
1942-12-25
Mighty Lak a Goat
1942-10-10
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942-08-01
Sunday Punch
1942-05-08
Kid Glove Killer
1942-04-17
This Time for Keeps
1942-03-01
Joe Smith, American
1942-02-01
We Do It Because
1942-01-24
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941-11-21
Strange Testament
1941-11-15
Fancy Answers
1941-11-01
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