Ava Gardner



First NameAva
Last NameGardner
Full Name at BirthAva Lavinia Gardner
Age67 (age at death)
Date of BirthDecember 24, 1922
BirthplaceBrogden, North Carolina
Date of DeathJanuary 25, 1990
Location of DeathWestminster, London, England
Cause of DeathBronchial Pneumonia
Height5' 6" (168 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorGreen
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Distinctive FeaturesDimple in her Chin (Cleft Chin) (This subtly distinct and gorgeous feature made her a stand-out!)
Green eyes,Voluptuous body.
Star SignCapricorn
ReligionBaptist
EthnicityMultiracial
NationalityAmerican
UniversityAtlantic Christian College
Attended Classes at UCLA
OccupationActress
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThe Killers (1946), The Barefoot Contessa (1954).
Brand EndorsementsLustre-Creme Shampoo (Magazine Advertisement) [1951]
Measurements (inches)36-24-37
Official Websiteavagardner.org
pophistorydig.com
cinefagos.wordpress.com
FatherJonas Gardner
MotherMary Elizabeth 'Molly' Gardner
Brother(s)Raymond
Melvin 'Jack'
Sister(s)Beatrice 'Bappie'
Elsie Mae
Inez
FriendsLena Horne (Was a good friend of Lena Horne, despite the fact that they both competed for the part of 'Julie' in Show Boat (1951)), Dorothy Dandridge, Ernest Hemingway (Both were aficionados of bullfighting, though Gardner's interest in bullfighters went beyond their exploits in the ring), Burt Lancaster, Gregory Peck, Ann Sheridan, Lana Turner, Esther Williams, Marilyn Maxwell, Peggy Maley, Johnny Grant, Arlene Dahl, Bobby Short, Lillian Burns, Charlie Morrison, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace
PetsCora (Dog - Corgi)
Morgan (Corgi)
Rags (Corgi)
Favorite PeopleErnest Hemingway (Author)
Favorite MoviesClark Gable Movies
Favorite SongsNearer, My God, To Thee (Last Song Sung On The Titanic (19th Century by Sarah Flower Adams)) [1841]
Artie Shaw And Frank Sinatra (She loved the music of these fella's!)
Favorite PlacesEurope
Favorite FoodsCoca Cola (ok, So It Isn't Completely Food But She Apparently Loved It)
Favorite ColorsGreen (she Liked To Wear This Color As She Felt It Flattered Her)

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress.


Lucy Rank
#224
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"


Filmography

Selected Ava Gardner film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1986
Kadin

1986
Maggie
Diane Webb

1985
Agrippina

1985
The Long Hot Summer
Minnie Littlejohn

1982
Regina Roma
Mama

1981
Mabel Dodge Luhan

1980
Beth Richards

1979
Maggie Grayson

1979
Ruth Galveston, Ruth Sumner Galveston

1977
Miss Logan

1976
Luxury

1975
Katina Petersen

1974
Remy

1970
Michaela Cazaret

1964
Eleanor Holbrook

1964
Maxine Faulk

1963
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

1960
Soledad

1959
Moira Davidson

1958
Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba

1957
Lady Susan Ashlow

1957
Lady Brett Ashley

1956
Victoria Jones

1954
Maria Vargas

1953
Eloise Y. Kelly

1953
Cordelia Cameron

1952
Martha Ronda

1952
Cynthia Green

1951
Barbara Beaurevel

1951
Pandora Reynolds

1951
Julie LaVerne

1949
Isabel Lorrison

1949
Elizabeth Hintten

1949
Pauline Ostrovsky

1948
Venus

1947
Linda Grahame/Ann Van Leyden

1947
Jean Ogilvie

1946
Kitty Collins

1946
Mary

1945
She Went to the Races
Hilda Spotts

1944
Dream Girl

1944
Bit Role

1944
Gloria Fullerton

1944
3 Men in White
Jean Brown

1943
Perfume Girl

1943
Betty

1943
Franciska Pritric a Student

1943
Hat Check Girl

1943
Receptionist

1943
Co-ed

1942
Graduating Student at Miss Hope's

1942
Car Hop

1942
Marie - Salesgirl

1942
Ringsider

1942
Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette

1942
Miss Maynard, Secretary

1942
Mighty Lak a Goat
Girl at the Bijou box office

1942
We Do It Because-
Lucretia Borgia

1941
Audience Member

1941
Young Socialite

1941
Passerby

1941
Strange Testament
Waitress

1941
Fancy Answers
Girl at Recital

Soundtrack Credits

1953
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1951
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1949
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1947
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1946
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