Rita Hayworth
Date of birth: 1918-10-17
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: The Love Goddess, Rita Cansino, Margarita Carmen Cansino, Рита Хэйворт
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.
Movie Credits
The Lady from Shanghai
1947-12-24
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Gilda
1946-04-25
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Blondie on a Budget
1940-02-29
Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old gi
Cover Girl
1944-03-22
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
2019-06-04
In front of the camera, Rita Hayworth was the prototype of the ideal of American beauty, twirling al
Convicted
1938-08-18
A nightclub dancer and a detective try and catch the gangster who framed her brother.
Charlie Chan in Egypt
1935-06-04
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers tha
Pal Joey
1957-10-25
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by it
Salome
1953-03-24
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and
You'll Never Get Rich
1941-09-25
A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfri
Angels Over Broadway
1940-10-02
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-
Circus World
1964-06-25
Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the
Separate Tables
1958-12-18
The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in t
The Loves of Carmen
1948-08-23
Gypsy Carmen drives men wild in 1820s Spain, especially the dragoon Don Jose.
Tonight and Every Night
1945-01-09
An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.
You Were Never Lovelier
1942-11-19
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
Affair in Trinidad
1952-07-29
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
Susan and God
1940-06-07
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
Blood and Sand
1941-05-30
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who neverth
Only Angels Have Wings
1939-05-15
A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight
Miss Sadie Thompson
1953-12-23
Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages t
The Money Trap
1965-09-07
When half a million dollars disappears from a doctor office's safe, the cops assigned to the burglar
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a
The Story on Page One
1959-12-01
An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuf
They Came to Cordura
1959-06-01
An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional M
Down to Earth
1947-08-21
Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to eart
The Wrath of God
1972-07-14
Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible fr
Breakdowns of 1941
1941-11-14
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War
Fire Down Below
1957-05-30
Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. Th
The Lady in Question
1940-08-07
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Affectionately Yours
1941-05-10
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to
The Strawberry Blonde
1941-02-21
Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulat
Rebellion
1936-10-27
In this drama, a Mexican woman attempts to live a peaceful life in California. Unfortunately, land-g
Trouble in Texas
1937-03-06
Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.
The Happy Thieves
1961-12-20
A suave art thief romances a wealthy duchess, only to enable him to steal a priceless painting from
Road to Salina
1970-11-09
Jonas, a young drifter, is wandering in a deserted area on the road to Salina, Mexico. He stops at a
The Bastard
1968-10-29
A criminal (Giuliano Gemma) seeks vengeance when his double-dealing brother (Klaus Kinski) steals hi
My Gal Sal
1942-04-30
Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job
The Renegade Ranger
1938-09-16
Two Texas Rangers have their worlds rocked by a wrongfully accused female bandit.
Music in My Heart
1940-01-04
A young woman engaged to a millionaire falls for the understudy in a Broadway musical.
Paddy O'Day
1936-01-17
A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an
Hit the Saddle
1937-03-03
Unable to legally capture and sell a herd of protected wild horses, corrupt rancher Rance Macgowan u
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966-05-20
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939-01-27
Spies force former jewel thief Michael Lanyard to steal defense secrets in Washington.
Dante's Inferno
1935-08-23
A carny builds a gambling empire at the expense of his family's wellbeing.
Homicide Bureau
1939-01-05
After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police C
Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938-02-24
A temperamental singer's murder leaves a nightclub full of suspects.
The Shadow
1937-12-22
Mary Gillespie is restoring the Col. Gillespie Circus to its former splendor after her father's deat
Special Inspector
1938-02-14
U. S. Customs Agent Tom Evans is given the assignment of running down a smuggling ring which hijacks
Meet Nero Wolfe
1936-07-16
Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comforta
Paid to Dance
1937-12-11
Government undercover agents William Dennis and Joan Barclay are working to solve the disappearances
Girls Can Play
1937-06-23
The Hollywood Post's sports writer, Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley), yearns to be a crime reporter, an
Under the Pampas Moon
1935-06-01
Cesare Campo is a hard-riding and hard-loving Argentine gaucho. Yvonne LaMarr is a famous Parisian s
Juvenile Court
1938-09-10
Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
2020-09-20
The number of smokers in Europe is declining, yet the tobacco industry is still making considerable
The Rover
1967-09-27
A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to
Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983-02-23
A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on t
Human Cargo
1936-05-15
Bonnie Brewster and "Packy" Campbell, rival reporters on competing newspapers, team up to put an end
Professional Soldier
1935-12-27
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and th
Hi, Gaucho!
1935-10-10
The son and daughter of feuding ranchers defy their fathers in the name of love.
Rat Pack
2022-01-11
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Fran
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990-01-01
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious hi
The Naked Zoo
1970-09-18
Love and crime in Miami's Cocoanut Grove artist's colony. Swinging young writer Stephen Oliver has a
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990-09-10
Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident.
3-D Rarities
2015-06-11
Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922
There's Always a Woman
1938-04-20
An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However,
Cruz Diablo
1934-11-28
16th-century swashbuckler; evil nobleman usurps another man's title and properties and forces his da
The Game That Kills
1937-09-21
Ferguson is a rough-and-tumble hockey player who discovers that his chosen profession is nothing mor
Criminals of the Air
1937-04-30
Undercover agent Mark Owens is sent to aid the Border Patrol in the trans-border town of Hernandez i
Old Louisiana
1937-03-01
The Louisiana Purchase is imminent and Gilmore is smuggling guns into St. Louis so his men can make
Champagne Safari
1954-01-01
Travelogue/documentary follows newly married Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan on their honeymoon tr
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002-09-24
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he forme
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990-01-01
Show-Business at War
1943-05-21
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Dancing Pirate
1936-05-22
Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jona
Life Begins with Love
1937-10-06
A spoiled playboy is forced to leave town to avoid the press, which latches on to his statement, whi
Piernas de seda
1935-10-04
Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess
2014-12-31
A top glamour girl in the 1940's, and the ultimate femme fatale, the"Love Goddess" Rita Hayworth wen
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939-04-08
Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating
Magic Mirror Maze
2012-05-10
The famed Hall of Mirrors sequence of Welles' classic noir The Lady from Shanghai is transformed thr
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
2001-03-01
The story of a family that is forced to flee the ČSSR in 1969 and seeks a new home in Germany.
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002-06-06
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.
Songs for After a War
1976-02-09
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of th