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Overview
Mini Biography:
Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language... moreTrivia:
Her mother, Mary Elizabeth ('Molly') Gardner, née Baker, was of Scottish-Irish... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(21 articles)
Into the Time Machine of a Black-and-White TV (From Vanity Fair. 27 May 2009, 4:06 PM, PDT)
Poll: Who Should Play Frank Sinatra?
(From PEOPLE.com. 15 May 2009, 6:35 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 14 | 9:30 AM | TCM | The Night of the Iguana |
Filmography
Actress:
- Harem (1986) (TV) .... Kadin
- The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV) .... Minnie Littlejohn
- "Knots Landing" .... Ruth Galveston (5 episodes, 1985)
- Vulnerable (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
- One Day in a Row (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
- A Price to Pay (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
- Four, No Trump (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
- The Deluge (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston - "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Agrippina
... aka "A.D. - Anno Domini" - Regina Roma (1982) .... Mama
... aka Regina (USA: video title) - Priest of Love (1981) .... Mabel Dodge Luhan
- The Kidnapping of the President (1980) .... Beth Richards
- City on Fire (1979) .... Maggie Grayson
- The Sentinel (1977) .... Miss Logan
- The Cassandra Crossing (1976) .... Nicole Dressler
... aka Cassandra Crossing (Italy) (West Germany)
... aka Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (West Germany) - The Blue Bird (1976) .... Luxury
... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title) - Permission to Kill (1975) .... Katina Petersen
... aka The Executioner (USA) - Earthquake (1974) .... Remy Royce-Graff
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) .... Lily Langtry
- Tam Lin (1970) .... Michaela Cazaret
... aka The Ballad of Tam-Lin
... aka The Devil's Widow (USA)
... aka The Devil's Woman - Mayerling (1968) .... Empress Elizabeth
... aka Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title) - The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) .... Sarah
... aka La bibbia (Italy)
... aka The Bible (USA: short title) - The Night of the Iguana (1964) .... Maxine Faulk
- Seven Days in May (1964) .... Eleanor Holbrook
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
- The Angel Wore Red (1960) .... Soledad
... aka La sposa bella (Italy) - On the Beach (1959) .... Moira Davidson
- The Naked Maja (1958) .... Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba
... aka La maja desnuda (Italy)
... aka La maja nue (France) - The Sun Also Rises (1957) .... Lady Brett Ashley
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises (USA: complete title) - The Little Hut (1957) .... Lady Susan Ashlow
- Bhowani Junction (1956) .... Victoria Jones
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954) .... Maria Vargas
... aka La contessa scalza (Italy) - Knights of the Round Table (1953) .... Guinevere
- Mogambo (1953) .... Honey Bear Kelly
- Ride, Vaquero! (1953) .... Cordelia Cameron
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) .... Cynthia Green
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro (USA: complete title) - Lone Star (1952) .... Martha Ronda
- Show Boat (1951) .... Julie LaVerne
- My Forbidden Past (1951) .... Barbara Beaurevel
... aka Carriage Entrance (USA) - Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) .... Pandora Reynolds
- East Side, West Side (1949) .... Isabel Lorrison
- The Great Sinner (1949) .... Pauline Ostrovsky
- The Bribe (1949) .... Elizabeth Hintten
- One Touch of Venus (1948) .... Venus
- Singapore (1947) .... Linda Grahame/Ann Van Leyden
- The Hucksters (1947) .... Jean Ogilvie
- The Killers (1946) .... Kitty Collins
... aka A Man Alone
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title) - Whistle Stop (1946) .... Mary
- She Went to the Races (1945) .... Hilda Spotts
- Blonde Fever (1944) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) .... Gloria Fullerton
... aka You Can't Do That to Me (UK) - Three Men in White (1944) .... Jean Brown
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (uncredited) .... Dream Girl
- Lost Angel (1943) (uncredited) .... Hat Check Girl
- Swing Fever (1943) (uncredited) .... Receptionist
- Young Ideas (1943) (uncredited) .... Co-ed
- Ghosts on the Loose (1943) .... Betty
... aka Ghosts in the Night (UK)
... aka The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi - Hitler's Madman (1943) (uncredited) .... Franciska Pritric a Student
... aka Hitler's Hangman - Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (uncredited) .... Perfume Girl
- Reunion in France (1942) (uncredited) .... Marie, a salesgirl
... aka Mademoiselle France (UK)
... aka Reunion - Mighty Lak a Goat (1942) .... Girl at the Bijou box office
- Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) (uncredited) .... Graduating student at Miss Hope's
- Sunday Punch (1942) (uncredited) .... Ringsider
- Kid Glove Killer (1942) (uncredited) .... Car Hop
- This Time for Keeps (1942) (uncredited) .... Girl in car lighting cigarette
... aka Over the Waves (USA: TV title) - Joe Smith, American (1942) (uncredited) .... Miss Maynard, Secretary
... aka Highway to Freedom (UK) - We Do It Because- (1942) (uncredited) .... Lucretia Borgia
... aka Passing Parade No. 29: We Do It Because- (USA: series title) - Babes on Broadway (1941) (uncredited) .... Pitt-Astor Girl
- H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) (uncredited) .... Young Socialite
- Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (uncredited) .... Passerby
- Fancy Answers (1941) (uncredited) .... Girl at Recital
... aka Fancy Answers: What's Your I.Q.? - No. 5 (USA: long title)
Soundtrack:
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man")
- Mogambo (1953) (performer: "COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE")
- Show Boat (1951) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "Bill")
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) (performer: "How Am I to Know?")
- The Bribe (1949) (performer: "Situation Wanted")
- One Touch of Venus (1948) (performer: "Speak Low", "That's Him") ("Don't Look Now But My Heart is Showing")
- The Hucksters (1947) (performer: "Don't Tell Me")
- The Killers (1946) (performer: "THE MORE I KNOW OF LOVE")
... aka A Man Alone
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
Thanks:
- Silenci (2007) (dedicated with love to)
... aka Silence (International: English title)
... aka Silencio (Spain: Castilian title)
Self:
- The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Herself
- "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka "ABC Late Night" (USA: new title)
- That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Herself - Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968) (uncredited) .... Herself
- On the Trail of the Iguana (1964) (uncredited) .... Herself
... aka Houston's Iguana (USA) - "What's My Line?" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 13 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - The Band Wagon (1953) (uncredited) .... Herself/Cameo Appearance
- Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
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"Muchachada nui"
- Episode #3.8 (2009) TV episode .... Ava Gardner - Il falso bugiardo (2008) .... Herself
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"La imagen de tu vida"
- Episode #1.8 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - De Madrid a la lluna (2006) .... Herself
- 50 y más (2005) (TV)
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"History vs. Hollywood"
- The Aviator (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Bozhestvennaya Glikeriya (2004)
- Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) .... Herself
- The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) .... Remy Graff (scene from "Earthquake")
- "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Herself
- Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Herself
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself (clip from "Show Boat")
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990) (TV) .... Herself
- The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Herself
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"Biography"
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (????) TV episode .... Herself - Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... (in "The Killers"/"The Bribe")
- That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Herself - at banquet/Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat'
- The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
- La rabbia (1963) .... Herself
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"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #10.48 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - The Costume Designer (1950)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Autobiography: "Ava: My Story" (Bantam, 1990) morePublicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 5 Portrayals | 18 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 27 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos moreMessage Boards
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