
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was a renowned American actress and one of the most iconic stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, North Carolina, she grew up in a rural setting before being discovered by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1941. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the film noir classic The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady. Gardner's career flourished in the 1950s with notable performances in films like Mogambo (1953), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and The Night of the Iguana (1964). Known for her beauty and talent, she worked with some of the most celebrated directors and actors of her time. Off-screen, Gardner's personal life attracted significant attention, including her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra. She spent her later years in Spain and London, continuing to act until the mid-1980s. Ava Gardner passed away on January 25, 1990, in London, leaving behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's most enduring legends.

Rat Pack

Lost Angel

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

ブルック・シールズ:プリティ・ベビー

That's Entertainment!

殺人者

Seven Days in May

天地創造

バンド・ワゴン

イグアナの夜

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Fallout

That's Entertainment! III

La rabbia

What's My Line?

Shadow of the Thin Man

East Side, West Side

北京の55日

Chavela

The Hucksters

Ava Gardner, la gitane d'Hollywood

裸足の伯爵夫人

Knots Landing

One Touch of Venus

La noche que no acaba

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

渚にて

スティーブ・マーティンの四つ数えろ

The Great Sinner

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Calling Dr. Gillespie

ロイ・ビーン

モガンボ

Du Barry Was a Lady

Reunion in France

The Little Hut

カサンドラ・クロス

The Bribe

Mayerling

Maisie Goes to Reno

Joe Smith, American

Show Boat

Kid Glove Killer

The Naked Maja

大地震

センチネル

Ride, Vaquero!

Knights of the Round Table

This Time for Keeps

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

恋愛聴診器

De Madrid a la Luna

On the Trail of the Iguana

Twenty Years After

Mighty Lak a Goat

Singapore

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

キリマンジャロの雪

Bhowani Junction

Ava Gardner, la vie est plus belle que le cinéma

The Sun Also Rises

Two Girls and a Sailor

Lone Star

Permission to Kill

She Went to the Races

My Forbidden Past

青い鳥

Hitler's Madman

The Long Hot Summer

A.D.

シティ・オン・ファイア

Harem

Sunday Punch

Strange Testament

Swing Fever

Harem

The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Angel Wore Red

Priest of Love

The Kidnapping of the President

Young Ideas

Intimate Portrait

Whistle Stop

Ghosts on the Loose

Fancy Answers

Blonde Fever

We Do It Because

Legends of the West

Regina Roma

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång

The Costume Designer

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Året var 1953

Beautiful Like a Poem

Couples mythiques du cinéma