Margarita Carmen Cansino was born in New York on October 17, 1918 into a family of dancers. Her father, Eduardo was a dancer as was his father before him. He immigrated from Spain in 1913. Rita's mother met Eduardo in 1916 and were married the following year. Rita, herself, was trained as a dancer in order to follow in her family's footsteps...See full bio »
1947Down to Earth
(performer: "Let's Stay Young Forever", "This Can't Be Legal", "People Have More Fun Than Anyone", "Greek Ballet", "The Muses Come To Earth")
1946Gilda
(performer: "Amado Mio", "Put the Blame on Mame")
1945Tonight and Every Night
(performer: "Tonight and Every Night", "What Does an English Girl Think of a Yank?", "You Excite Me", "The Boy I Left Behind", "Cry and You Cry Alone" / "Anywhere")
1944Cover Girl
(performer: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON", "WHO'S COMPLAINING?", "SURE THING", "MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW", "PUT ME TO THE TEST", "LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY", "POOR JOHN" - uncredited / "COVER GIRL THAT GIRL ON THE COVER")
1942You Were Never Lovelier
(performer: "You Were Never Lovelier" 1942 - uncredited, "I'm Old Fashioned" 1942 - uncredited, "The Shorty George" 1942 - uncredited / "Dearly Beloved" 1942 - uncredited)
1942My Gal Sal
(performer: "ON THE GAY WHITE WAY", "COME TELL ME WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER, YES OR NO", "OH, THE PITY OF IT ALL", "HERE YOU ARE", "ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH", "ME AND MY FELLA AND A BIG UMBRELLA", "MY GAL SAL")
1941You'll Never Get Rich
(performer: "Boogie Barcarolle" 1941, "So Near and Yet So Far" 1941, "The Wedding Cake Walk" 1941)
Increasingly, stars are recruited from the ranks of professional models, with the result that today's starlets are better dressed and better groomed than ever before, though it is doubtful if they are better actresses.
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Trivia:
On May 27, 1949, she married Prince Aly Khan. Many people forget that Rita, not Grace Kelly, was the first movie star to become a princess.
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