
Rita Hayworth
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1918-10-17
- Died
- 1987-05-14
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- The Love Goddess · Rita Cansino · Margarita Carmen Cansino · Рита Хэйворт
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self / Self (uncredited)
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self

World in Action
1963

Hollywood and the Stars
1963
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (92)

Gilda
1946
as Gilda

Cruz Diablo
1934
as Extra (uncredited)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)

The Lady from Shanghai
1947
as Elsa Bannister

Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Chris Emery

The Lady in Question
1940
as Natalie Roguin

Lykke og krone
1962

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self (archive footage)

Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Judy

Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
as Various Roles (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Down to Earth
1947
as Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

You Were Never Lovelier
1942
as Maria Acuña

Trouble in Texas
1937
as Carmen Serano

Affectionately Yours
1941
as Irene Malcolm

Fire Down Below
1957
as Irena

Cover Girl
1944
as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)

Blood and Sand
1941
as Dona Sol

Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Ethel Halloway

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Monique Marko

Circus World
1964
as Lili Alfredo

Salome
1953
as Princess Salome

They Came to Cordura
1959
as Adelaide Geary

The Wrath of God
1972
as Señora De La Plata

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Virginia Brush

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)

Separate Tables
1958
as Ann Shankland

Hollywood sul Tevere
2009

Show-Business at War
1943
as Self

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)

The Happy Thieves
1961
as Eve Lewis

Meet Nero Wolfe
1936
as Marie Maringola

Road to Salina
1970
as Mara

Dancing Pirate
1936
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

The Money Trap
1965
as Rosalie Kelly

Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Miss Sadie Thompson
1953
as Sadie Thompson

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022

The Renegade Ranger
1938
as Judith Alvarez

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Karen

The Rover
1967
as Caterina

Pal Joey
1957
as Vera Simpson

You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Sheila Winthrop

3-D Rarities
2015
as Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)

Charlie Chan in Egypt
1935
as Nayda

The Bastard
1968
as Martha

The Naked Zoo
1970
as Helen Golden

I prefer reality
2003
as Self (Archive footage)

Champagne Safari
1954
as Self

Girls Can Play
1937
as Sue Collins

The Story on Page One
1959
as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris

Professional Soldier
1935
as Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)

My Gal Sal
1942
as Sally Elliott

Hit the Saddle
1937
as Rita

Juvenile Court
1938
as Marcia Adams

The Game That Kills
1937
as Betty Holland

Susan and God
1940
as Leonora Stubbs

Music in My Heart
1940
as Patricia O'Malley

The Loves of Carmen
1948
as Carmen

Homicide Bureau
1939
as J.G. Bliss

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

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

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002

Dante's Inferno
1935
as Dancer

Tonight and Every Night
1945
as Rosalind Bruce

Paddy O'Day
1936
as Tamara Petrovitch

Criminals of the Air
1937
as Rita Owens

Marilyn, dernières séances
2008
as archive footage

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self (archive footage)

Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
2020
as Self (archive footage)

The Shadow
1937
as Mary Gillespie

Songs for After a War
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paid to Dance
1937
as Betty Morgan

Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938
as Gail Preston

Angels Over Broadway
1940
as Nina Barona

Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Joan Forrester

Rebellion
1936
as Paula Castillo

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as Rita Hayworth

Under the Pampas Moon
1935
as Carmen

Old Louisiana
1937
as Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino

Human Cargo
1936
as Carmen Zoro

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990
as Self (archive footage)

Convicted
1938
as Jerry Wheeler

Magic Mirror Maze
2012

Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Special Inspector
1938
as Patricia Lane

Piernas de seda
1935
as Ballerina (uncredited)

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
2001
as Self (archive footage)

Hi, Gaucho!
1935
as Dolores
About Rita Hayworth
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 l… With 100 credits spanning from 1934 to 2022, Rita Hayworth has appeared in 92 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rita Hayworth Movies
- Gilda (1946) — as Gilda
- Cruz Diablo (1934) — as Extra (uncredited)
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — as (archive footage)
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — as Elsa Bannister
- Affair in Trinidad (1952) — as Chris Emery
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