Rita Hayworth
Actor
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.
Filmography
Gilda
as Gilda 1946
Only Angels Have Wings
as Judy MacPherson 1939
Separate Tables
as Ann Shankland 1958
Cover Girl
as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback) 1944
Circus World
as Lili Alfredo 1964
Pal Joey
as Vera Simpson 1957
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage) 2012
Blood and Sand
as Dona Sol 1941
The Strawberry Blonde
as Virginia Brush 1941
You'll Never Get Rich
as Sheila Winthrop 1941
Affair in Trinidad
as Chris Emery 1952
You Were Never Lovelier
as Maria Acuña 1942
Salome
as Princess Salome 1953
Tales of Manhattan
as Ethel Halloway 1942
Road to Salina
as Mara 1970
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Nayda 1935