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.
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
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