Biographie et filmographie

Ava Gardner

Ava Lavinia Gardner (24 décembre 1922 – 25 janvier 1990) était une actrice américaine de renom et l'une des figures les plus emblématiques de l'âge d'or d'Hollywood. Née le 24 décembre 1922 à Grabtown, en Caroline du Nord, elle grandit à la campagne avant d'être découverte par la Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) en 1941. D'abord cantonnée à des rôles secondaires, elle accède à la célébrité grâce au film noir culte « Les Tueurs » (1946), qui la consacre comme une actrice de premier plan.

La carrière de Gardner connaît son apogée dans les années 1950 avec des prestations remarquables dans des films tels que « Mogambo » (1953), pour lequel elle est nommée aux Oscars, « La Comtesse aux pieds nus » (1954) et « La Nuit de l'iguane » (1964). Reconnue pour sa beauté et son talent, elle travaille avec certains des réalisateurs et acteurs les plus célèbres de son époque.

Hors des plateaux de tournage, la vie privée d'Ava Gardner a suscité un vif intérêt, notamment ses mariages avec Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw et Frank Sinatra. Elle a passé ses dernières années entre l'Espagne et Londres, et a continué à jouer jusqu'au milieu des années 1980. Ava Gardner s'est éteinte le 25 janvier 1990 à Londres, laissant derrière elle le statut de légende parmi les plus grandes figures d'Hollywood.

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Films (93)

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Scotty et les secrets interdits d'Hollywood

Scotty et les secrets interdits d'Hollywood

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Chavela

Chavela

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Fallout

Fallout

2013 · Self (archive footage)

All Night Long

All Night Long

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Cameraman : The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman : The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 · Pandora Reynolds / Maria Vargas (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009 · Self (archive)

De Madrid a la Luna

De Madrid a la Luna

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Året var 1953

Året var 1953

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000 · archive footage

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

1998 · Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legends of the West

Legends of the West

1992 · Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean' (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Maggie

Maggie

1986 · Diane Webb

Harem

Harem

1986 · Kadin

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

Regina Roma

Regina Roma

1982 · Mama

Priest of Love

Priest of Love

1981 · Mabel Dodge Luhan

The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

1980 · Beth Richards

City on Fire

City on Fire

1979 · Maggie Grayson

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977 · Helen Logan

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

1977 · Self - Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba (archive footage)

The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing

1976 · Nicole Dressler

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1976 · Luxury

Permission to Kill

Permission to Kill

1975 · Katina Petersen

Earthquake

Earthquake

1974 · Remy Royce-Graff

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 · Lily Langtry

The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970 · Michaela Cazaret

Mayerling

Mayerling

1968 · Empress Elisabeth of Austria

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966 · Sarah

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964 · Maxine Faulk

On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964 · Self

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 · Eleanor Holbrook

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963 · Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

La Rabbia

La Rabbia

1963 · Self (archive footage)

The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

1960 · Soledad

On the Beach

On the Beach

1959 · Moira Davidson

The Naked Maja

The Naked Maja

1958 · Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

1957 · Lady Brett Ashley

The Little Hut

The Little Hut

1957 · Lady Susan Ashlow

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

1956 · Victoria Jones

The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954 · Maria Vargas

Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table

1953 · Guinevere

Mogambo

Mogambo

1953 · Eloise Y. Kelly

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953 · Ava Gardner (uncredited)

Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953 · Cordelia Cameron

Lone Star

Lone Star

1952 · Martha Ronda

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952 · Cynthia Green

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951 · Julie LaVerne

My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past

1951 · Barbara Beaurevel

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951 · Pandora Reynolds

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

1950 · Self (archive footage)

Screen Actors

Screen Actors

1950 · Self (uncredited)

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949 · Isabel Lorrison

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

1949 · Pauline Ostrovsky

The Bribe

The Bribe

1949 · Elizabeth Hintten

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

1948 · Venus

Singapore

Singapore

1947 · Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947 · Jean Ogilvie

The Killers

The Killers

1946 · Kitty Collins

Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

1946 · Mary

She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

1945 · Hilda Spotts

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

1945 · Dream Girl (uncredited)

Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

1944 · Minor Role (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944 · Gloria Fullerton

Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944 · Dream Girl (uncredited)

3 Men in White

3 Men in White

1944 · Jean Brown

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943 · Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943 · Receptionist (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 · Perfume Girl (uncredited)

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1943 · Co-ed (uncredited)

Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943 · Betty

Hitler's Madman

Hitler's Madman

1943 · Franciska Pritric (uncredited)

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942 · Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited)

Mighty Lak a Goat

Mighty Lak a Goat

1942 · Girl at Theatre Boxoffice

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942 · Student (uncredited)

Sunday Punch

Sunday Punch

1942 · Ringsider (uncredited)

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942 · Car Hop (uncredited)

This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

1942 · Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

1942 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

We Do It Because

We Do It Because

1942 · Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941 · Young Socialite (uncredited)

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941 · Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)

Strange Testament

Strange Testament

1941 · Waitress (uncredited)

Fancy Answers

Fancy Answers

1941 · Girl at Recital

Séries (8)