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Rita Hayworth

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Rita Hayworth

Oct 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987100 titles 92 movies · 8 TV
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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.

Also known as

The Love Goddess · Rita Cansino · Margarita Carmen Cansino · Рита Хэйворт

Born

Oct 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

100

Acting credits

0

Directing

0

Writing

4

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1934 1 title(s)

1935 6 title(s)

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1937 9 title(s)

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