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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...

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Overview

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:
Chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest American... more
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Up 32% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(26 articles)
The Forgotten: Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden
 (From The Auteurs. 20 November 2009, 3:26 PM, PST)

Christina Hendricks: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 15 October 2009, 2:43 PM, PDT)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Maggie (1986) (TV) .... Diane Webb
  2. Harem (1986) (TV) .... Kadin
  3. The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV) .... Minnie Littlejohn
  4. "Knots Landing" .... Ruth Galveston (5 episodes, 1985)
        - Vulnerable (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
        - One Day in a Row (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
        - A Price to Pay (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
        - Four, No Trump (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
        - The Deluge (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Galveston
  5. "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Agrippina
    ... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
  6. Regina Roma (1982) .... Mama
    ... aka Regina (USA: video title)
  7. Priest of Love (1981) .... Mabel Dodge Luhan
  8. The Kidnapping of the President (1980) .... Beth Richards

  9. City on Fire (1979) .... Maggie Grayson
  10. The Sentinel (1977) .... Miss Logan
  11. The Cassandra Crossing (1976) .... Nicole Dressler
    ... aka Cassandra Crossing (Italy) (West Germany)
    ... aka Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (West Germany)
  12. The Blue Bird (1976) .... Luxury
    ... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
  13. Permission to Kill (1975) .... Katina Petersen
    ... aka The Executioner (USA)
  14. Earthquake (1974) .... Remy Royce-Graff
  15. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) .... Lily Langtry
  16. Tam Lin (1970) .... Michaela Cazaret
    ... aka The Ballad of Tam-Lin
    ... aka The Devil's Widow (USA)
    ... aka The Devil's Woman

  17. Mayerling (1968) .... Empress Elizabeth
    ... aka Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title)
  18. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) .... Sarah
    ... aka La bibbia (Italy)
    ... aka The Bible (USA: short title)
  19. The Night of the Iguana (1964) .... Maxine Faulk
  20. Seven Days in May (1964) .... Eleanor Holbrook
  21. 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
  22. The Angel Wore Red (1960) .... Soledad
    ... aka La sposa bella (Italy)

  23. On the Beach (1959) .... Moira Davidson
  24. The Naked Maja (1958) .... Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba
    ... aka La maja desnuda (Italy)
    ... aka La maja nue (France)
  25. The Sun Also Rises (1957) .... Lady Brett Ashley
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises (USA: complete title)
  26. The Little Hut (1957) .... Lady Susan Ashlow
  27. Bhowani Junction (1956) .... Victoria Jones
  28. The Barefoot Contessa (1954) .... Maria Vargas
    ... aka La contessa scalza (Italy)
  29. Knights of the Round Table (1953) .... Guinevere
  30. Mogambo (1953) .... Honey Bear Kelly
  31. Ride, Vaquero! (1953) .... Cordelia Cameron
  32. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) .... Cynthia Green
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro (USA: complete title)
  33. Lone Star (1952) .... Martha Ronda
  34. Show Boat (1951) .... Julie LaVerne
  35. My Forbidden Past (1951) .... Barbara Beaurevel
    ... aka Carriage Entrance (USA: alternative title)
  36. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) .... Pandora Reynolds

  37. East Side, West Side (1949) .... Isabel Lorrison
  38. The Great Sinner (1949) .... Pauline Ostrovsky
  39. The Bribe (1949) .... Elizabeth Hintten
  40. One Touch of Venus (1948) .... Venus
  41. Singapore (1947) .... Linda Grahame/Ann Van Leyden
  42. The Hucksters (1947) .... Jean Ogilvie
  43. The Killers (1946) .... Kitty Collins
    ... aka A Man Alone
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
  44. Whistle Stop (1946) .... Mary
  45. She Went to the Races (1945) .... Hilda Spotts
  46. Blonde Fever (1944) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
  47. Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) .... Gloria Fullerton
    ... aka You Can't Do That to Me (UK)
  48. 3 Men in White (1944) .... Jean Brown
  49. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (uncredited) .... Dream Girl
  50. Lost Angel (1943) (uncredited) .... Hat Check Girl
  51. Swing Fever (1943) (uncredited) .... Receptionist
  52. Young Ideas (1943) (uncredited) .... Co-ed
  53. Ghosts on the Loose (1943) .... Betty
    ... aka Ghosts in the Night (UK)
    ... aka The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
  54. Hitler's Madman (1943) (uncredited) .... Franciska Pritric a Student
    ... aka Hitler's Hangman
  55. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (uncredited) .... Perfume Girl
  56. Reunion in France (1942) (uncredited) .... Marie, a salesgirl
    ... aka Mademoiselle France (UK)
    ... aka Reunion
  57. Mighty Lak a Goat (1942) .... Girl at the Bijou box office
  58. Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) (uncredited) .... Graduating student at Miss Hope's
  59. Sunday Punch (1942) (uncredited) .... Ringsider
  60. Kid Glove Killer (1942) (uncredited) .... Car Hop
  61. This Time for Keeps (1942) (uncredited) .... Girl in car lighting cigarette
    ... aka Over the Waves (USA: TV title)
  62. Joe Smith, American (1942) (uncredited) .... Miss Maynard, Secretary
    ... aka Highway to Freedom (UK)
  63. We Do It Because- (1942) (uncredited) .... Lucretia Borgia
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 29: We Do It Because- (USA: series title)
  64. Babes on Broadway (1941) (uncredited) .... Pitt-Astor Girl
  65. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) (uncredited) .... Young Socialite
  66. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (uncredited) .... Passerby
  67. Fancy Answers (1941) (uncredited) .... Girl at Recital
    ... aka Fancy Answers: What's Your I.Q.? - No. 5 (USA: long title)
Soundtrack:
  1. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man")

  2. Mogambo (1953) (performer: "COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE")
  3. Show Boat (1951) (performer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "Bill")
  4. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) (performer: "How Am I to Know?")

  5. The Bribe (1949) (performer: "Situation Wanted")
  6. One Touch of Venus (1948) (performer: "Speak Low", "That's Him") ("Don't Look Now But My Heart is Showing")
  7. The Hucksters (1947) (performer: "Don't Tell Me")
  8. The Killers (1946) (performer: "THE MORE I KNOW OF LOVE")
    ... aka A Man Alone
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
Thanks:
  1. Silenci (2007) (dedicated with love to)
    ... aka Silence (International: English title)
    ... aka Silencio (Spain: Castilian title)
Self:
  1. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Herself

  2. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
        - That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Herself

  3. Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968) (uncredited) .... Herself
  4. On the Trail of the Iguana (1964) (uncredited) .... Herself
    ... aka Houston's Iguana (USA: alternative title)

  5. "What's My Line?" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 13 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
  6. The Band Wagon (1953) (uncredited) .... Herself/Cameo Appearance
  7. Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Herself

  8. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Muchachada nui"
        - Episode #3.8 (2009) TV episode .... Ava Gardner
  2. Il falso bugiardo (2008) .... Herself
  3. "La imagen de tu vida"
        - Episode #1.8 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  4. De Madrid a la lluna (2006) .... Herself
  5. 50 y más (2005) (TV)
  6. "History vs. Hollywood"
        - The Aviator (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  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"
        - Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (????) TV episode .... Herself
  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"
        - Episode #10.48 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  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
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