Ava Gardner

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

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The Night of the Iguana Maxine Faulk

(1964)

On the Beach Moira Davidson

(1959)

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Pandora Reynolds

(1951)

Mogambo Eloise Y. Kelly

(1953)

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Actress (70 credits)

1986 Maggie (TV Movie)
Diane Webb

1986 Harem (TV Movie)
Kadin

1985 The Long Hot Summer (TV Mini-Series)
Minnie Littlejohn

- Part 2 (1985) ... Minnie Littlejohn

- Part 1 (1985) ... Minnie Littlejohn

1985 Knots Landing (TV Series)
Ruth Sumner Galveston

- Vulnerable (1985) ... Ruth Sumner Galveston

- One Day in a Row (1985) ... Ruth Sumner Galveston

- A Price to Pay (1985) ... Ruth Sumner Galveston

- Four, No Trump (1985) ... Ruth Sumner Galveston

- The Forest for the Trees (1985) ... Ruth Sumner Galveston

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1985 A.D. (TV Mini-Series)
Agrippina

- Part 5 (1985) ... Agrippina

- Part 4 (1985) ... Agrippina

- Part 3 (1985) ... Agrippina

- Part 2 (1985) ... Agrippina

- Part 1 (1985) ... Agrippina

1983 Regina Roma
Mama

1981 Priest of Love
Mabel Dodge Luhan

1980 The Kidnapping of the President
Beth Richards

1979 City on Fire
Maggie Grayson

1977 The Sentinel
Miss Logan

1976 The Cassandra Crossing
Nicole / Nicole Dressler

1976 The Blue Bird
Luxury

1975 The Executioner
Katina Petersen

1974 Earthquake
Remy

1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Lily Langtry

1970 Tam Lin
Michaela Cazaret

1968 Mayerling
Empress Elizabeth

1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
Sarah

1964 The Night of the Iguana
Maxine Faulk

1964 Seven Days in May
Eleanor Holbrook

1963 55 Days at Peking
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

1960 The Angel Wore Red
Soledad

1959 On the Beach
Moira Davidson

1958 The Naked Maja
Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba

1957 The Sun Also Rises
Lady Brett Ashley

1957 The Little Hut
Lady Susan Ashlow

1956 Bhowani Junction
Victoria Jones

1954 The Barefoot Contessa
Maria Vargas

1953 Knights of the Round Table
Guinevere

1953 Mogambo
Eloise Y. Kelly

1953 Ride, Vaquero!
Cordelia Cameron

1953 The Band Wagon
Ava Gardner (uncredited)

1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Cynthia Green

1952 Lone Star
Martha Ronda

1951 Show Boat
Julie LaVerne

1951 My Forbidden Past
Barbara Beaurevel

1951 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Pandora Reynolds

1949 East Side, West Side
Isabel Lorrison

1949 The Great Sinner
Pauline Ostrovsky

1949 The Bribe
Elizabeth Hintten

1948 One Touch of Venus
Venus

1947 Singapore
Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden

1947 The Hucksters
Jean Ogilvie

1946 The Killers
Kitty Collins

1946 Whistle Stop
Mary

1945 I'm a Civilian Here Myself (Short)
Dream Girl (uncredited)

1945 She Went to the Races
Hilda Spotts

1944 Blonde Fever
Minor Role (uncredited)

1944 Maisie Goes to Reno
Gloria Fullerton

1944 3 Men in White
Jean Brown

1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Canteen Dancer / Dream Girl (uncredited)

1943 Lost Angel
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

1943 Swing Fever
Receptionist (uncredited)

1943 Young Ideas
Co-ed (uncredited)

1943 Ghosts on the Loose
Betty

1943 Hitler's Madman
Franciska Pritric (uncredited)

1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Perfume Girl (uncredited)

1942 Reunion in France
Marie - Salesgirl (uncredited)

1942 Mighty Lak a Goat (Short)
Girl at Theatre Boxoffice (uncredited)

1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
Graduating Student at Miss Hope's (uncredited)

1942 Sunday Punch
Ringsider (uncredited)

1942 Kid Glove Killer
Car Hop (uncredited)

1942 This Time for Keeps
Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)

1942 Joe Smith, American
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1942 We Do It Because- (Short)
Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

1941 Babes on Broadway
Audience Member (unconfirmed, uncredited)

1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Young Socialite (uncredited)

1941 Shadow of the Thin Man
Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)

1941 Strange Testament (Short)
Waitress (uncredited)

1941 Fancy Answers (Short)
Girl at Recital (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (8 credits)

2010 All Night Long (Documentary) (performer: "Can't Help Loving That Man")

1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927) - uncredited)

1953 Mogambo (performer: "COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE" - uncredited)

1951 Show Boat (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927), "Bill" (1927) - uncredited)

1951 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (performer: "How Am I to Know?" - uncredited)

1949 The Bribe (performer: "Situation Wanted")

1948 One Touch of Venus ("Don't Look Now But My Heart is Showing", uncredited) / (performer: "Speak Low", "That's Him" - uncredited)

1946 The Killers (performer: "The More I Know of Love" (1946))

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Stunts (1 credit)

1974 Earthquake (stunts - uncredited)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2019 Ava Gardner and Luis Miguel Dominguín (TV Series) (in memory of - 2019)

2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)

- 55 días en Pekín (2011) ... (in memory of)

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Self (10 credits)

1983 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Huston (TV Special)
Self

1974 ABC Late Night (TV Series)
Self

- That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (1974) ... Self

1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV Special)
Self

1969 Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1968 Vienna: The Years Remembered (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1964 On the Trail of the Iguana (Short documentary)
Self

1964 The Eurovision Song Contest (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Self

- On Location: Night of the Iguana (1964) ... Self

1953 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Self - Mystery Guest

- Ava Gardner (1953) ... Self - Mystery Guest

1950 Screen Actors (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

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Archive footage (54 credits)

2020 Hormigas blancas (TV Series)
Self

- Miguel Bosé (2020) ... Self

2019 Untouchable (Documentary)
Kitty Collins

2018 Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2018 Lazos de sangre (TV Series)
Self

- La saga Dominguín-Bosé (2018) ... Self

2018 Ava Gardner, la gitane d'Hollywood: les années espagnoles de la Comtesse aux Pieds Nus (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2017 Ava Gardner: Life is Bigger Than Movies (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2017 Chavela (Documentary)
Self

2015 Frank Sinatra. Die Stimme Amerikas (Documentary)
Self

2015 Les couples mythiques du cinéma (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner (2015) ... Self

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

- Part 2 (2015) ... Self

- Part 1 (2015) ... Self

2001-2012 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Screen Goddesses (2012)

- The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part One (2001) ... Self

2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV Movie documentary)
Julie La Verne

2011 Stars of the Silver Screen (TV Series)
Eloise Y. Kelly

- Clark Gable (2011) ... Eloise Y. Kelly (uncredited)

2010 All Night Long (Documentary)
Self

2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (Documentary)
Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas

2010 50 años de (TV Series documentary)
Self

- La primera vez (2010) ... Self

2009 Muchachada nui (TV Series)
Ava Gardner

- Episode #3.8 (2009) ... Ava Gardner

2008 Il falso bugiardo
Self

2008 Spisok korabley (Documentary)

2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.8 (2006) ... Self

2006 De Madrid a la Lluna (Documentary)
Self

2005 50 y más (TV Special)

1998-2004 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Louis B. Mayer (2004) ... Self (uncredited)

- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998) ... Self

2004 History vs. Hollywood (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Aviator (2004) ... Self

2004 Bozhestvennaya Glikeriya (Documentary)

2003 Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (Documentary)
Self

2001 The Making of 'Midway' (Video documentary short)
Remy Graff (scene from "Earthquake")

2000 Hollywood Couples (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner (2000) ... Self

2000 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Ava Gardner (2000) ... Self

1999 The Rat Pack (TV Series documentary)
Self

1998 Classified X (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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

- Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes (1997) ... Self

1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Show Boat' (uncredited)

1993 The Knots Landing Block Party (TV Special documentary)
Ruth Sumner Galveston (uncredited)

1992 Legends of the West (Documentary)
Actress in 'Judge Roy Bean' (uncredited)

1992 Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1991 Dead End Kids - A Classic Comedy Collection (Video documentary) (segment "Ghosts on the Loose")

1990 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988 Ronnie Dearest: The Lost Episodes (Video documentary short)
Self

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

1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Kitty Collins

1977 Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (Documentary)
Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba (as A. Gardner)

1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary)
Self - at Banquet / Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat'

1974 Just One More Time (Short)
Self (uncredited)

1972 Hollywood Babylon

1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self / Eleanor Holbrook from film SEVEN DAYS IN MAY

- Gov. Ronald Reagan/Bob Newhart/James Wong Howe (1971) ... Self

- Kirk Douglas (1971) ... Eleanor Holbrook from film SEVEN DAYS IN MAY

1965 The Love Goddesses (Documentary)
Self

1963 La rabbia (Documentary)
Self

1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #10.48 (1957) ... Self

1951 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (Documentary)

1950 The Costume Designer (Short)

1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1944 Twenty Years After (Short)

Personal Details

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(1940s) Radio: Appeared (as Narrator) in a "Showtime" broadcast of "Yankee Doodle Dandy". See more »

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Official Sites:

Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, N.C.

Alternate Names:

A. Gardner

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Personal Quote:

I haven't taken an overdose of sleeping pills and called my agent. I haven't been in jail, and I don't go running to the psychiatrist every two minutes. That's something of an accomplishment these days. See more »

Trivia:

Frank Sinatra nicknamed her "Angel". See more »

Trademark:

Seductive deep voice See more »

Nickname:

Angel See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn

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