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Rita Hayworth

Acting · Born October 17, 1918 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies with Rita Hayworth

• Gilda (1946) — Gilda
• The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — Elsa Bannister
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — (archive footage)
• Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Judy
• You Were Never Lovelier (1942) — Maria Acuña
• Blood and Sand (1941) — Dona Sol
• Cover Girl (1944) — Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
• Separate Tables (1958) — Ann Shankland
• You'll Never Get Rich (1941) — Sheila Winthrop
• Affair in Trinidad (1952) — Chris Emery
• Tales of Manhattan (1942) — Ethel Halloway
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) — Monique Marko