Rita Hayworth

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

Gilda

Gilda

Elsa Bannister

The Lady from Shanghai

Joan Forrester

Blondie on a Budget

Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)

Cover Girl

Self (archive footage)

Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben

Jerry Wheeler

Convicted

Nayda

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Vera Simpson

Pal Joey

Ethel Halloway

Tales of Manhattan

Princess Salome

Salome

Sheila Winthrop

You'll Never Get Rich

Nina Barona

Angels Over Broadway

Lili Alfredo

Circus World

Ann Shankland

Separate Tables

Carmen

The Loves of Carmen

Rosalind Bruce

Tonight and Every Night

Maria Acuña

You Were Never Lovelier

Chris Emery

Affair in Trinidad

Leonora Stubbs

Susan and God

Judy MacPherson

Only Angels Have Wings

Dona Sol

Blood and Sand

Rosalie Kelly

The Money Trap

Sadie Thompson

Miss Sadie Thompson

(archive footage)

Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim

Josephine Brown / Jo Morris

The Story on Page One

Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

Down to Earth

Adelaide Geary

They Came to Cordura

Señora De La Plata

The Wrath of God

Self (Archival Footage)

Casting By

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941

(archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

Irena

Fire Down Below

Natalie Roguin

The Lady in Question

Irene Malcolm

Affectionately Yours

Virginia Brush

The Strawberry Blonde

Paula Castillo

Rebellion

Carmen Serano

Trouble in Texas

Eve Lewis

The Happy Thieves

Mara

La Route de Salina

Martha

I bastardi

Sally Elliott

My Gal Sal

Judith Alvarez

The Renegade Ranger

Patricia O'Malley

Music in My Heart

Tamara Petrovitch

Paddy O'Day

Rita

Hit the Saddle

Monique Marko

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

Karen

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Dancer

Dante's Inferno

J.G. Bliss

Homicide Bureau

Gail Preston

Who Killed Gail Preston?

Mary Gillespie

The Shadow

Patricia Lane

Special Inspector

Marie Maringola

Meet Nero Wolfe

Betty Morgan

Paid to Dance

Sue Collins

Girls Can Play

Carmen

Under the Pampas Moon

Marcia Adams

Juvenile Court

Self (archive footage)

Nikotin - Droge mit Zukunft

Caterina

L'avventuriero

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Notre Dame de la Croisette

Carmen Zoro

Human Cargo

Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

Professional Soldier

Dolores

Hi, Gaucho!

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

Various Roles (archive footage)

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

Helen Golden

The Naked Zoo

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)

3-D Rarities

Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)

There's Always a Woman

Extra (uncredited)

Cruz Diablo

Betty Holland

The Game That Kills

Rita Owens

Criminals of the Air

Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino

Old Louisiana

(archive footage)

Rita

Self

Champagne Safari

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self (archive footage)

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Self

Show-Business at War

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Dancing Pirate

Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Life Begins with Love

Self (archive footage)

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

Ballerina (uncredited)

Piernas de Seda

Self (archive footage)

Rita Hayworth : et l'homme créa la déesse

Rita Hayworth

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Magic Mirror Maze

Self (archive footage)

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-10-17

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

The Love Goddess