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.
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Acting History
2022
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2020Nicotine - A Drug with a Future as Self (archive footage)
2019Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben as Self (archive footage)
20153-D Rarities as Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)
2014Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess as Self (archive footage)
2012Magic Mirror Maze
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self (archive footage)
2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2001Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte as Self (archive footage)
1990Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self (archive footage)
1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream as Self (archive footage)
1990Dance Crazy in Hollywood as Various Roles (archive footage)
1983Notre Dame de la Croisette as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
1976Songs for After a War as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974Spécial cinéma as Self (archive footage)
1972The Wrath of God as Señora De La Plata
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1970Road to Salina as Mara
1970The Naked Zoo as Helen Golden
1968The Bastard as Martha
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967The Rover as Caterina
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower as Monique Marko
1965The Money Trap as Rosalie Kelly
1964Circus World as Lili Alfredo
1963Hollywood and the Stars as Self (archive footage)
1961The Happy Thieves as Eve Lewis
1959The Story on Page One as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
1959They Came to Cordura as Adelaide Geary
1958Separate Tables as Ann Shankland
1957Pal Joey as Vera Simpson
1957Fire Down Below as Irena
1954Champagne Safari as Self
1953Miss Sadie Thompson as Sadie Thompson
1953Salome as Princess Salome
1953The Oscars as Self
1952Affair in Trinidad as Chris Emery
1948The Loves of Carmen as Carmen
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947The Lady from Shanghai as Elsa Bannister
1947Down to Earth as Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
1946Gilda as Gilda
1945Tonight and Every Night as Rosalind Bruce
1944Cover Girl as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
1943Show-Business at War as Self
1942You Were Never Lovelier as Maria Acuña
1942Tales of Manhattan as Ethel Halloway
1942My Gal Sal as Sally Elliott
1941Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941You'll Never Get Rich as Sheila Winthrop
1941Blood and Sand as Dona Sol
1941Affectionately Yours as Irene Malcolm
1941The Strawberry Blonde as Virginia Brush
1940Angels Over Broadway as Nina Barona
1940The Lady in Question as Natalie Roguin
1940Susan and God as Leonora Stubbs
1940Blondie on a Budget as Joan Forrester
1940Music in My Heart as Patricia O'Malley
1939Only Angels Have Wings as Judy MacPherson
1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 as Rita Hayworth
1939The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Karen
1939Homicide Bureau as J.G. Bliss
1938The Renegade Ranger as Judith Alvarez
1938Juvenile Court as Marcia Adams
1938Convicted as Jerry Wheeler
1938There's Always a Woman as Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
1938Who Killed Gail Preston? as Gail Preston
1938Special Inspector as Patricia Lane
1937The Shadow as Mary Gillespie
1937Paid to Dance as Betty Morgan
1937Life Begins with Love as Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)
1937The Game That Kills as Betty Holland
1937Girls Can Play as Sue Collins
1937Criminals of the Air as Rita Owens
1937Trouble in Texas as Carmen Serano
1937Hit the Saddle as Rita
1937Old Louisiana as Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino
1936Rebellion as Paula Castillo
1936Meet Nero Wolfe as Marie Maringola
1936Dancing Pirate as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1936Human Cargo as Carmen Zoro
1936Paddy O'Day as Tamara Petrovitch
1935Professional Soldier as Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
1935Hi, Gaucho! as Dolores
1935Piernas de seda as Ballerina (uncredited)
1935Dante's Inferno as Dancer
1935Charlie Chan in Egypt as Nayda
1935Under the Pampas Moon as Carmen
1934Cruz Diablo as Extra (uncredited)