Rita Hayworth
AKA: The Love Goddess
Birthday: 1918-10-17
Died: 1987-05-14
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Character: Elsa Bannister
Character: Joan Forrester
Character: Ethel Halloway
Character: Princess Salome
Character: Sheila Winthrop
Character: Rosalind Bruce
Character: Judy MacPherson
Character: Leonora Stubbs
Character: Sadie Thompson
Character: Adelaide Geary
Character: Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
Character: Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
Character: Señora De La Plata
Character: Natalie Roguin
Character: Virginia Brush
Character: Paula Castillo
Character: Patricia O'Malley
Character: Judith Alvarez
Character: Tamara Petrovitch
Character: Mary Gillespie
Character: Marie Maringola
Character: Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback sequence)
Character: Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Character: Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Character: Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino
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Character: Self (archive footage)
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Character: Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)
Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Character: Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)
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Character: Ballerina (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Character: Self (Archival Footage)
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Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Character: Various Roles (archive footage)
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