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Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood and appeared in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term 'The Love Goddess' to describe Hayworth, after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. She's known for her performances in various renowned films and was listed as one of the top 25 female motion picture stars of all time in the American Film Institute's survey. In 1980, diagnose with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which contributed to her death in 1987. Hayworth was born in Brooklyn, New York, the oldest child of two dancers. Her father was of Spanish descent and her mother was of Irish and English descent.
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Given Name: Margarita Carmen Cansino
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: October 17, 1918
Occupations: Actress, dancer, pin-up girl
Years Active: 1931-1972
Children: 2
Spouses: Edward C. Judson, Orson Welles, Prince Aly Khan, Dick Haymes, James Hill
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Movies Featuring Rita Hayworth
Separate Tables
Only Angels Have Wings
The Strawberry Blonde
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess
3-D Rarities
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Rita
Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Showbiz Goes to War
Rat Pack
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
You’ll Never Get Rich
Circus World
The Rover
Tales of Manhattan
Hollywood and the Stars
Blood and Sand
You Were Never Lovelier
The Bastard
Gilda
Tonight and Every Night
Salome
Songs for After a War
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Breakdowns of 1941
The Loves of Carmen
Dancing Pirate
Homicide Bureau
The Shadow
Susan and God
The Renegade Ranger
The Game That Kills
The Story on Page One
Show-Business at War
Girls Can Play
Human Cargo
Juvenile Court
Hit the Saddle
Fire Down Below
Professional Soldier
Affectionately Yours
Angels Over Broadway
Trouble in Texas
Road to Salina
The Lady from Shanghai
Meet Nero Wolfe
They Came to Cordura
My Gal Sal
Convicted
Miss Sadie Thompson
Music in My Heart
Down to Earth
Blondie on a Budget
The Naked Zoo
Charlie Chan in Egypt
The Lady in Question
The Happy Thieves
The Money Trap
Cover Girl
Pal Joey
Paddy O’Day
The Wrath of God
Affair in Trinidad
Career Timeline
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2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
1941
The Strawberry Blonde
You’ll Never Get Rich
Sheila Winthrop
Blood and Sand
Dona Sol
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Affectionately Yours
Irene Malcolm
1940
Susan and God
Leonora Stubbs
Angels Over Broadway
Nina Barona
Music in My Heart
Patricia O'Malley
Blondie on a Budget
Joan Forrester
The Lady in Question
Natalie Roguin
1937
The Shadow
Mary Gillespie
The Game That Kills
Betty Holland
Girls Can Play
Sue Collins
Hit the Saddle
Rita
Trouble in Texas
Carmen Serano
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