Rita Hayworth
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — Oct 17 1918• Died May 14 1987
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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.
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Rita Hayworth's Credits
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The Carol Burnett Show
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The Oscars
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Lady from Shanghai
Elsa Bannister
Life Begins with Love
Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Gilda
Gilda
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
Separate Tables
Ann Shankland
Blood and Sand
Dona Sol
Tales of Manhattan
Ethel Halloway
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Monique Marko
Cover Girl
Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Only Angels Have Wings
Judy MacPherson
Salome
Princess Salome
The Rover
Caterina
Tonight and Every Night
Rosalind Bruce
Affair in Trinidad
Chris Emery
Down to Earth
Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
Pal Joey
Vera Simpson
Circus World
Lili Alfredo
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Susan and God
Leonora Stubbs
The Naked Zoo
Helen Golden
Blondie on a Budget
Joan Forrester
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
Road to Salina
Mara
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Karen
The Story on Page One
Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
Juvenile Court
Marcia Adams
Dancing Pirate
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fire Down Below
Irena
The Game That Kills
Betty Holland
The Money Trap
Rosalie Kelly
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
Virginia Brush
The Lady in Question
Natalie Roguin
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Rita Hayworth
Hollywood sul Tevere
The Shadow
Mary Gillespie
Music in My Heart
Patricia O'Malley
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Girls Can Play
Sue Collins
Hi, Gaucho!
Dolores
Under the Pampas Moon
Carmen
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Paid to Dance
Betty Morgan
The Wrath of God
Señora De La Plata
Hit the Saddle
Rita
Show-Business at War
Self
There's Always a Woman
Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
Sally Elliott
The Happy Thieves
Eve Lewis
Lykke og krone
Paddy O'Day
Tamara Petrovitch
Convicted
Jerry Wheeler
The Loves of Carmen
Carmen
Criminals of the Air
Rita Owens
3-D Rarities
Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)
They Came to Cordura
Adelaide Geary
You Were Never Lovelier
Maria Acuña
Human Cargo
Carmen Zoro
Miss Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
Meet Nero Wolfe
Marie Maringola
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Professional Soldier
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Rebellion
Paula Castillo
The Renegade Ranger
Judith Alvarez
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
Sheila Winthrop
Homicide Bureau
J.G. Bliss
Trouble in Texas
Carmen Serano
Affectionately Yours
Irene Malcolm
The Bastard
Martha
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Nayda
Cruz Diablo
Extra (uncredited)
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Self (archive footage)
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
Angels Over Broadway
Nina Barona
Old Louisiana
Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Dante's Inferno
Dancer
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Gail Preston
Piernas de seda
Ballerina (uncredited)
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
Self (archive footage)
Magic Mirror Maze
Special Inspector
Patricia Lane
Marilyn, dernières séances
archive footage
Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
Self (archive footage)
Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess
Self (archive footage)
I prefer reality
Self (Archive footage)
Champagne Safari
Self