Rita Hayworth

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins. See more awards »

Known For

Gilda Gilda

(1946)

Cover Girl Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks

(1944)

The Lady from Shanghai Elsa Bannister

(1947)

The Loves of Carmen Carmen

(1948)

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Actress (66 credits)

1972 The Wrath of God
Señora De La Plata

1971 Laugh-In (TV Series)
Guest Performer

- Episode #5.3 (1971) ... Guest Performer

1970 Road to Salina
Mara

1970 The Naked Zoo
Mrs. Golden

1968 I bastardi
Martha Williams

1967 The Rover
Aunt Caterina

1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Monique Marko

1965 The Money Trap
Rosalie Kenny

1964 Circus World
Lili Alfredo

1961 The Happy Thieves
Eve Lewis

1959 The Story on Page One
Josephine Brown / Jo Morris

1959 They Came to Cordura
Adelaide Geary

1958 Separate Tables
Ann Shankland

1957 Pal Joey
Mrs. Vera Prentice-Simpson

1957 Fire Down Below
Irena

1953 Miss Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson

1953 Salome
Princess Salome

1952 Affair in Trinidad
Chris Emery

1948 The Loves of Carmen
Carmen

1947 The Lady from Shanghai
Elsa Bannister

1947 Down to Earth
Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

1946 Gilda
Gilda

1945 Tonight and Every Night
Rosalind Bruce

1944 Cover Girl
Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks

1942 You Were Never Lovelier
Maria Acuña

1942 Tales of Manhattan
Ethel Halloway

1942 My Gal Sal
Sally Elliott

1941 You'll Never Get Rich
Sheila Winthrop

1941 Blood and Sand
Doña Sol

1941 Affectionately Yours
Irene Malcolm

1941 The Strawberry Blonde
Virginia Brush

1940 Angels Over Broadway
Nina Barona

1940 The Lady in Question
Natalie Roguin

1940 Susan and God
Leonora

1940 Blondie on a Budget
Joan Forrester

1940 Music in My Heart
Patricia O'Malley

1939 Only Angels Have Wings
Judy MacPherson

1939 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Karen

1939 Homicide Bureau
J.G. Bliss

1938 The Renegade Ranger
Judith Alvarez

1938 Juvenile Court
Marcia Adams

1938 Convicted
Jerry Wheeler

1938 There's Always a Woman
Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)

1938 Special Inspector
Patricia Lane

1938 Who Killed Gail Preston?
Gail Preston

1937 The Shadow
Mary Gillespie

1937 Paid to Dance
Betty Morgan

1937 Life Begins with Love
Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)

1937 The Game That Kills
Betty Holland

1937 Girls Can Play
Sue Collins

1937 Criminals of the Air
Rita Owens

1937 Trouble in Texas
Carmen Serano (as Rita Cansino)

1937 Hit the Saddle
Rita (as Rita Cansino)

1937 Old Louisiana
Angela Gonzales (as Rita Cansino)

1936 Rebellion
Paula Castillo (as Rita Cansino)

1936 Meet Nero Wolfe
Maria Maringola (as Rita Cansino)

1936 Dancing Pirate
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

1936 Human Cargo
Carmen Zoro (as Rita Cansino)

1936 Paddy O'Day
Tamara Petrovitch (as Rita Cansino)

1935 Professional Soldier
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

1935 Hi, Gaucho!
Dolores (uncredited)

1935 Piernas de seda
Ballerina (uncredited)

1935 Dante's Inferno
Dancer (as Rita Cansino)

1935 Charlie Chan in Egypt
Nayda (as Rita Cansino)

1935 Under the Pampas Moon
Carmen (as Rita Cansino)

1934 Cruz Diablo
Extra (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (27 credits)

2010 Dome Project (Video short) (performer: "Put The Blame On Mame")

2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "I'm Old Fashioned")

2009 This Is It (Documentary) (performer: "Put The Blame On Mame")

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (Video documentary) (performer: "Make Way for Tomorrow" - uncredited)

1999 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)

- Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) ... (performer: "Put the Blame on Mame" - uncredited)

1993 Drömmen om Rita (performer: "Amado Mio (Please Turn Over)")

1965 The Love Goddesses (Documentary) (performer: "Put the Blame on Mame")

1957 Pal Joey (performer: "Zip", "Bewitched" - uncredited)

1953 Miss Sadie Thompson (performer: "Hear No Evil, See No Evil (Speak No Evil)", "The Heat Is On!", "Sadie Thompson's Song (The Blue Pacific Blues)" - uncredited)

1952 Affair in Trinidad (performer: "I've Been Kissed Before", "Trinidad Lady" - uncredited)

1948 The Loves of Carmen (performer: "The Love of a Gypsy (Amor di Gitano)" - uncredited)

1947 The Lady from Shanghai (performer: "Please Don't Kiss Me")

1947 Down 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")

1946 Gilda (performer: "Put the Blame on Mame", "Amado Mio")

1945 Tonight and Every Night (performer: "Tonight and Every Night", "What Does an English Girl Think of a Yank?", "You Excite Me", "Anywhere", "The Boy I Left Behind", "Cry and You Cry Alone")

1944 Jam Session (performer: "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)")

1944 Cover Girl (performer: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON" (uncredited), "WHO'S COMPLAINING?" (uncredited), "SURE THING" (uncredited), "MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW" (uncredited), "PUT ME TO THE TEST" (uncredited), "LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY" (uncredited), "POOR JOHN!", "COVER GIRL (THAT GIRL ON THE COVER)" (uncredited))

1942 You Were Never Lovelier ("Dearly Beloved" (1942), uncredited) / (performer: "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942), "I'm Old Fashioned" (1942), "The Shorty George" (1942) - uncredited)

1942 My 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")

1941 You'll Never Get Rich (performer: "Boogie Barcarolle" - uncredited)

1941 Blood and Sand (performer: "Verde luna" - uncredited)

1940 Music in My Heart (performer: "Punchinello" (1939))

1938 Who Killed Gail Preston? (performer: "Twelve O'Clock and All's Not Well", "The Greatest Attraction in the World")

1937 Criminals of the Air (performer: "Rumbarita")

1937 Hit the Saddle (performer: "Winding the Trail" - as Rita Casino)

1936 Paddy O'Day (performer: "Which is Which" - as Rita Cansino)

1935 Under the Pampas Moon (performer: "Zamba")

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Producer (4 credits)

1961 The Happy Thieves (producer)

1953 Salome (producer - uncredited)

1952 Affair in Trinidad (producer - uncredited)

1948 The Loves of Carmen (producer - uncredited)

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Thanks (3 credits)

2002 S1m0ne (Simone wishes to thank the following for their contribution to the making of Simone)

2002 Cinemania (Documentary) (thanks - as Rita)

1989 Dieter & Andreas (Short) (grateful acknowledgment)

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Self (24 credits)

1976 Russell Harty Plus One (TV Series)
Herself - Guest

- Rita Hayworth (1976) ... Herself - Guest

1976 The Russell Harty Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode dated 23 January 1976 (1976) ... Herself

1973 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Episode #3.4 (1973) ... Herself

1973 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Herself

- Glenn Ford (1973) ... Herself

1971-1972 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Herself / Herself - Guest

- Episode #9.141 (1972) ... Herself

- A Tribute to Rita Hayworth or An Evening with Rita Hayworth (1971) ... Herself - Guest

1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #10.164 (1971) ... Herself

1971 The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Rita Hayworth, Jim Bailey, Glen Campbell (1971) ... Herself

1969 First Tuesday (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #1.1 (1969) ... Herself

1968 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #4.25 (1968) ... Herself

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Herself

- The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1964) ... Herself

1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Presenter

1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #5.211 (1962) ... Herself

1962 The Tonight Show (TV Series)
Herself - Actress

- Episode #1.100 (1962) ... Herself - Actress

1959 Eröffnung der IX. Internationalen Filmfestspiele (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Andy Griffith/Tony Bennett/New York Rangers/all-star cast from Around the World in 80 Days (1956) ... Herself

1956 Film Fanfare (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #1.27 (1956) ... Herself

- Episode #1.12 (1956) ... Herself

1954 Champagne Safari (Documentary)
Herself (as The Former Princess Aly Khan)

1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #6.28 (1953) ... Herself

1943 Show-Business at War (Documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)

1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (Documentary short)
Herself

1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (Documentary short)
Herself

1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (Documentary short)
Herself, Pigeon Racer

1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (Documentary short)
Herself

1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Rita Hayward

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Archive footage (67 credits)

2018 Western Music Cowboy Song Billy the Kid the Terry Family (Short)
Señorita

2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr (Documentary)
Herself

2016 Million Dollar American Princesses (TV Series)
Herself

- Queens of the Screen (2016) ... Herself

2015 3-D Rarities (Documentary)

2015 This Is Orson Welles (Documentary)
Herself

2015 Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Herself

- Part 2 (2015) ... Herself

2012 Arena (TV Series documentary)

- Screen Goddesses (2012)

2012 Österreich-Bild (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Nadja Tiller, Traumfrau aus Wien (2012) ... Herself

2012 Casting By (Documentary)
Herself

2012 No me la puc treure del cap (TV Series)
Gilda

- Cançons per seduir (2012) ... Gilda

2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Gilda

2011 Stars of the Silver Screen (TV Series)
Herself

- Rita Hayworth (2011) ... Herself (uncredited)

2010 Dome Project (Video short)
Herself

2009 50 años de (TV Series)
Herself

- Tradiciones (2009) ... Herself

- Fama, todo por un sueño (2009) ... Herself

2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

2009 Hollywood sul Tevere (Documentary)
Herself

2009 Banda sonora (TV Series)
Herself / Gilda

- Episode #5.7 (2009) ... Herself / Gilda

2008 Prodigal Sons (Documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

2007 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Gilda Mundson Farrell

- Episode dated 31 March 2007 (2007) ... Gilda Mundson Farrell

2006 Jeopardy! (TV Series)
Elsa Bannister

- 2006 Tournament of Champions Semifinal Game 3 (2006) ... Elsa Bannister

2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV Movie documentary)
Doña Sol des Muire

2003 Rita (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

2003 Nelson Freire (Documentary)
Herself

2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (Documentary)
Herself

1999-2002 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) ... Herself

- Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) ... Herself

2001 Hollywood Rivals (TV Series)
Herself

- Betty Grable Vs. Rita Hayworth ... Herself

2000 Ab ins Paradies
Herself

2000 Hollywood Couples (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Rita Hayworth and Orson Wells (2000) ... Herself

2000 Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth (TV Short documentary)
Herself

2000 Ils ont filmé la guerre en couleur (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1999 Film Breaks (TV Series documentary)

- Out of the West (1999)

- The Singing Cowboy (1999)

1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV Special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Gilda (uncredited)

1999 The Lady with the Torch (Documentary)
Herself

1998 Junket Whore (Documentary)
Herself

1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1997 The Fifties (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Sadie Thompson (uncredited)

1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century (TV Series documentary short)
Herself

- Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth (1997) ... Herself

1997 Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (Video documentary)
Herself

1997 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV Special documentary)
Herself

1994 The Shawshank Redemption
Gilda Mundson Farrell (uncredited)

1994 Mina Tannenbaum
Gilda (uncredited)

1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (TV Special documentary)
Herself

1991 Sprockets (TV Series)

- Sound in the Sagebrush (1991)

1990 Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (TV Movie documentary)

1990 Anthony Quinn: An Original (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1990 Hollywood Mavericks (Documentary)
Elsa Bannister

1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (Video documentary)
Herself

1988 Entertaining the Troops (Documentary)
Herself

1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV Movie documentary)

1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1981 Notre Dame de la Croisette (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1981 World in Action (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- The Silent Epidemic (1981) ... Herself

1978 The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series)
Herself

- A Special Evening with Carol Burnett (1978) ... Herself

1977 That's Action (Documentary)
Herself

1976 Canciones para después de una guerra (Documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1976 M*A*S*H (TV Series)
Herself

- Deluge (1976) ... Herself (uncredited)

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie)
Herself

1965 The Love Goddesses (Documentary)
Herself

1963-1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Herself / Actress in westerns

- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) ... Herself

- They Went That-a-way (1963) ... Actress in westerns

- Sirens, Symbols and Glamour Girls: Part 1 (1963) ... Herself

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1962 Lykke og krone (Documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1960 Project Twenty (TV Series documentary)
Herself - Actress

- Not So Long Ago (1960) ... Herself - Actress

1955-1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Herself

- The Everly Brothers, Frances Farmer, Nancy Whiskey, Kaye Ballard (1957) ... Herself

- Episode #10.5 (1956) ... Herself

- Episode #8.22 (1955) ... Herself

1954 Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (Documentary short)
Film Clips Character

1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (Short)
Herself (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

(8/3/43) Stage: Appeared (as herself) in "The Mercury Wonder Show", Hollywood, CA. Directed / co-produced by Orson Welles. NOTES: (1) This was a magic/variety revue staged to entertain troops on their way to the Pacific front, who were given free admission. (2) Show ran for a month in Hollywood, then Welles took it on a ... See more »

Publicity Listings:

Alternate Names:

Rita Cansino | The Former Princess Aly Khan | Rita

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Orson Welles was trying something new with me on The Lady from Shanghai (1947) but Harry Cohn wanted The Image--The Image he was going to make me until I was 90. See more »

Trivia:

In 1989, Barbara Leaming published an autobiographical book entitled 'If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth'. In the book, Leaming alleged that Hayworth was a victim of sexual abuse by her own father. Leaming asserts that Hayworth confided that secret to Orson Welles who said of his ex-wife, "If this was happiness, imagine what the rest of her life had been", which Leaming then took... See more »