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Whistle Stop (1946) -- When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) -- Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) -- Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
The Night of the Iguana (1964) -- A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.
Knights of the Round Table (1953) -- King Arthur establishes the greatest reign England has ever seen, and along for the ride are his indispensable Knights of the Round Table...

Overview

Date of Birth:
24 December 1922, Grabtown, North Carolina, USA more
Date of Death:
25 January 1990, Westminster, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language... more
Trivia:
There is an Ava Gardner Museum of memorabilia in Smithfield, North Carolina. more
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Up 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(25 articles)
Christina Hendricks: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 15 October 2009, 2:43 PM, PDT)
Rob Pattinson: 10 Reasons Kristen's His Lover
 (From TheImproper.com. 27 September 2009, 3:58 PM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Nov. 114:35 AMMAX The Sun Also Rises  

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Harem (1986) (TV) Kadin 1986 - 5.6 (178)
- 2. The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV) Minnie Littlejohn 1985 - 6.9 (368)
- 3. "Knots Landing" (1979)   Ruth Galveston (5 episodes, 1985) 1985 - 6.4 (393)
- 4. "A.D." (1985)   Agrippina 1985 - 7.0 (198)
AKAs:
  • A.D. - Anno Domini
- 5. Regina Roma (1982)   Mama 1982 - 3.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Regina (USA: video title)
- 6. Priest of Love (1981) Mabel Dodge Luhan 1981 - 6.6 (84)
- 7. The Kidnapping of the President (1980) Beth Richards 1980 - 5.5 (160)
- 8. City on Fire (1979) Maggie Grayson 1979 - 2.9 (395)
- 9. The Sentinel (1977) Miss Logan 1977 - 6.1 (1,873)
- 10. The Cassandra Crossing (1976)   Nicole Dressler 1976 - 6.1 (2,685)
AKAs:
  • Cassandra Crossing (Italy) (West Germany)
  • Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (West Germany)
- 11. The Blue Bird (1976)   Luxury 1976 - 4.9 (333)
AKAs:
  • Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
- 12. Permission to Kill (1975)   Katina Petersen 1975 - 5.8 (81)
AKAs:
  • The Executioner (USA)
- 13. Earthquake (1974) Remy Royce-Graff 1974 - 5.7 (4,721)
- 14. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) Lily Langtry 1972 - 6.9 (2,600)
- 15. Tam Lin (1970)   Michaela Cazaret 1970 - 6.9 (63)
AKAs:
  • The Ballad of Tam-Lin
  • The Devil's Widow (USA)
  • The Devil's Woman
- 16. Mayerling (1968)   Empress Elizabeth 1968 - 5.8 (358)
AKAs:
  • Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title)
- 17. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)   Sarah 1966 - 5.8 (1,240)
AKAs:
  • La bibbia (Italy)
  • The Bible (USA: short title)
- 18. The Night of the Iguana (1964) Maxine Faulk 1964 - 7.6 (3,993)
- 19. Seven Days in May (1964) Eleanor Holbrook 1964 - 8.0 (4,378)
- 20. 55 Days at Peking (1963) Baroness Natalie Ivanoff 1963 - 6.8 (1,905)
- 21. The Angel Wore Red (1960)   Soledad 1960 - 5.3 (186)
AKAs:
  • La sposa bella (Italy)
- 22. On the Beach (1959) Moira Davidson 1959 - 7.4 (4,236)
- 23. The Naked Maja (1958)   Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba 1958 - 5.2 (106)
AKAs:
  • La maja desnuda (Italy)
  • La maja nue (France)
- 24. The Sun Also Rises (1957)   Lady Brett Ashley 1957 - 6.3 (739)
AKAs:
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises (USA: complete title)
- 25. The Little Hut (1957) Lady Susan Ashlow 1957 - 5.5 (332)
- 26. Bhowani Junction (1956) Victoria Jones 1956 - 6.1 (536)
- 27. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)   Maria Vargas 1954 - 6.9 (3,330)
AKAs:
  • La contessa scalza (Italy)
- 28. Knights of the Round Table (1953) Guinevere 1953 - 6.2 (1,085)
- 29. Mogambo (1953) Honey Bear Kelly 1953 - 6.6 (2,454)
- 30. Ride, Vaquero! (1953) Cordelia Cameron 1953 - 5.9 (278)
- 31. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)   Cynthia Green 1952 - 6.3 (1,611)
AKAs:
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro (USA: complete title)
- 32. Lone Star (1952) Martha Ronda 1952 - 6.0 (265)
- 33. Show Boat (1951) Julie LaVerne 1951 - 7.0 (1,631)
- 34. My Forbidden Past (1951)   Barbara Beaurevel 1951 - 6.0 (224)
AKAs:
  • Carriage Entrance (USA: alternative title)
- 35. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Pandora Reynolds 1951 - 6.9 (586)
- 36. East Side, West Side (1949) Isabel Lorrison 1949 - 6.6 (503)
- 37. The Great Sinner (1949) Pauline Ostrovsky 1949 - 6.2 (229)
- 38. The Bribe (1949) Elizabeth Hintten 1949 - 6.5 (349)
- 39. One Touch of Venus (1948) Venus 1948 - 6.6 (446)
- 40. Singapore (1947) Linda Grahame/Ann Van Leyden 1947 - 6.8 (120)
- 41. The Hucksters (1947) Jean Ogilvie 1947 - 6.7 (512)
- 42. The Killers (1946)   Kitty Collins 1946 - 7.9 (5,032)
AKAs:
  • A Man Alone
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
- 43. Whistle Stop (1946) Mary 1946 - 5.7 (237)
- 44. She Went to the Races (1945) Hilda Spotts 1945 - 5.9 (24)
- 45. Blonde Fever (1944) (uncredited) Bit Role 1944 - 5.8 (64)
- 46. Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)   Gloria Fullerton 1944 - 5.9 (89)
AKAs:
  • You Can't Do That to Me (UK)
- 47. 3 Men in White (1944) Jean Brown 1944 - 6.1 (41)
- 48. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (uncredited) Dream Girl 1944 - 6.5 (231)
- 49. Lost Angel (1943) (uncredited) Hat Check Girl 1943 - 7.6 (169)
- 50. Swing Fever (1943) (uncredited) Receptionist 1943 - 6.1 (69)
- 51. Young Ideas (1943) (uncredited) Co-ed 1943 - 5.5 (50)
- 52. Ghosts on the Loose (1943)   Betty 1943 - 5.3 (645)
AKAs:
  • Ghosts in the Night (UK)
  • The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
- 53. Hitler's Madman (1943)   (uncredited) Franciska Pritric a Student 1943 - 6.8 (183)
AKAs:
  • Hitler's Hangman
- 54. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (uncredited) Perfume Girl 1943 - 6.1 (436)
- 55. Reunion in France (1942)   (uncredited) Marie, a salesgirl 1942 - 6.2 (429)
AKAs:
  • Mademoiselle France (UK)
  • Reunion
- 56. Mighty Lak a Goat (1942) Girl at the Bijou box office 1942 - 5.1 (16)
- 57. Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) (uncredited) Graduating student at Miss Hope's 1942 - 5.9 (95)
- 58. Sunday Punch (1942) (uncredited) Ringsider 1942 - 6.0 (55)
- 59. Kid Glove Killer (1942) (uncredited) Car Hop 1942 - 7.2 (252)
- 60. This Time for Keeps (1942)   (uncredited) Girl in car lighting cigarette 1942 - 6.0 (40)
AKAs:
  • Over the Waves (USA: TV title)
- 61. Joe Smith, American (1942)   (uncredited) Miss Maynard, Secretary 1942 - 5.9 (61)
AKAs:
  • Highway to Freedom (UK)
- 62. We Do It Because- (1942)   (uncredited) Lucretia Borgia 1942 - 6.3 (26)
AKAs:
  • Passing Parade No. 29: We Do It Because- (USA: series title)
- 63. Babes on Broadway (1941) (uncredited) Pitt-Astor Girl 1941 - 6.7 (420)
- 64. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) (uncredited) Young Socialite 1941 - 7.2 (328)
- 65. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (uncredited) Passerby 1941 - 7.1 (1,667)
- 66. Fancy Answers (1941)   (uncredited) Girl at Recital 1941 - 6.5 (20)
AKAs:
  • Fancy Answers: What's Your I.Q.? - No. 5 (USA: long title)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man") 1994 - 7.7 (543)
- 2. Mogambo (1953) (performer: "COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE") 1953 - 6.6 (2,454)
- 3. Show Boat (1951) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "Bill") 1951 - 7.0 (1,631)
- 4. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) (performer: "How Am I to Know?") 1951 - 6.9 (586)
- 5. The Bribe (1949) (performer: "Situation Wanted") 1949 - 6.5 (349)
- 6. One Touch of Venus (1948) (performer: "Speak Low", "That's Him") ("Don't Look Now But My Heart is Showing") 1948 - 6.6 (446)
- 7. The Hucksters (1947) (performer: "Don't Tell Me") 1947 - 6.7 (512)
- 8. The Killers (1946)   (performer: "THE MORE I KNOW OF LOVE") 1946 - 7.9 (5,032)
AKAs:
  • A Man Alone
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
Thanks
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Silenci (2007)   (dedicated with love to) 2007 - -
AKAs:
  • Silence (International: English title)
  • Silencio (Spain: Castilian title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) Herself 1983 - 7.1 (51)
- 2. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" (1973)   Herself (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.8 (15)
AKAs:
  • ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- 3. Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968) (uncredited) Herself 1968 - 5.9 (15)
- 4. On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)   (uncredited) Herself 1964 - 6.2 (69)
AKAs:
  • Houston's Iguana (USA: alternative title)
- 5. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Herself (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.9 (268)
1 TV episode:
- 6. The Band Wagon (1953) (uncredited) Herself/Cameo Appearance 1953 - 7.6 (3,477)
- 7. Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) Herself 1950 - 5.8 (46)
- 8. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) Herself 1949 - 7.3 (25)
Archive Footage
- 1. "Muchachada nui"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. Il falso bugiardo (2008) Herself
- 3. "La imagen de tu vida"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. De Madrid a la lluna (2006) Herself
- 5. 50 y más (2005) (TV)
- 6. "History vs. Hollywood"  
1 TV episode:
- 7. Bozhestvennaya Glikeriya (2004)
- 8. Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra (2003) (TV) Herself
- 9. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) Herself
- 10. The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) Remy Graff (scene from "Earthquake")
- 11. "The Rat Pack" (1999) Herself
- 12. Classified X (1998) (TV) Herself
- 13. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) Herself (clip from "Show Boat")
- 14. Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990) (TV) Herself
- 15. The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) Herself
- 16. "Biography"  
1 TV episode:
- 17. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (in "The Killers"/"The Bribe")
- 18. That's Entertainment! (1974) Herself - at banquet/Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat'
- 19. The Love Goddesses (1965) Herself
- 20. La rabbia (1963) Herself
- 21. "Toast of the Town"  
1 TV episode:
- 22. The Costume Designer (1950)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Autobiography: "Ava: My Story" (Bantam, 1990) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 5 Portrayals | 18 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 27 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Comedy | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Murder | Independent Film more

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