Ava Gardner
Birthday: 1922-12-24
Deathday: 1989-12-07
Birthplace: Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was ranked as the 25th greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the classic film noir The Killers (1946), which established her as a leading lady. Her career flourished in the 1950s with notable performances in films like Mogambo (1953), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and The Night of the Iguana (1964), which earned her a BAFTA nomination.
Off-screen, Gardner's personal life and progressive politics attracted significant attention. Her marriages to Mickey Rooney and Artie Shaw were gossiped about, but her tumultuous relationship with Frank Sinatra particularly headlined. Gardner was a strong supporter of racial equality and desegregation, and became a member of the NAACP in 1968. Gardner was a heavy smoker, which deteriorated her health as she grew older. She continued acting in minor roles in the 1980s before she suffered a stroke in 1986 and retired. Gardner moved to Spain and England, where she spent her final years before passing away from bronchopneumonia on January 25, 1990.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 32 | Mogambo (1953) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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1986-02-09 | Harem | Kadin |
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1982-01-01 | Regina Roma | Mama |
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1981-10-11 | Priest of Love | Mabel Dodge Luhan |
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1980-08-15 | The Kidnapping of the President | Beth Richards |
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1979-07-11 | City on Fire | Maggie Grayson |
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1977-01-07 | The Sentinel | Helen Logan |
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1976-12-18 | The Cassandra Crossing | Nicole Dressler |
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1976-04-30 | The Blue Bird | Luxury |
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1975-11-20 | Permission to Kill | Katina Petersen |
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1974-11-15 | Earthquake | Remy Royce-Graff |
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1972-12-01 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Lily Langtry |
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1970-12-01 | The Ballad of Tam Lin | Michaela Cazaret |
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1968-10-31 | Mayerling | Empress Elisabeth of Austria |
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1966-09-28 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Sarah |
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1964-08-06 | The Night of the Iguana | Maxine Faulk |
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1964-02-01 | Seven Days in May | Eleanor Holbrook |
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1963-05-06 | 55 Days at Peking | Baroness Natalie Ivanoff |
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1960-04-14 | The Angel Wore Red | Soledad |
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1959-12-17 | On the Beach | Moira Davidson |
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1958-12-20 | The Naked Maja | Maria Teresa, duchess of Alba, nicknamed Cayetana |
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1957-08-23 | The Sun Also Rises | Lady Brett Ashley |
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1957-05-03 | The Little Hut | Lady Susan Ashlow |
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1956-05-01 | Bhowani Junction | Victoria Jones |
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1954-09-29 | The Barefoot Contessa | Maria Vargas |
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1953-12-22 | Knights of the Round Table | Guinevere |
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1953-09-23 | Mogambo | Eloise Y. Kelly |
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1953-08-07 | The Band Wagon | Ava Gardner (uncredited) |
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1953-07-17 | Ride, Vaquero! | Cordelia Cameron |
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1952-10-24 | Lone Star | Martha Ronda |
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1952-09-17 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Cynthia Green |
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1951-07-19 | Show Boat | Julie LaVerne |
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1951-04-25 | My Forbidden Past | Barbara Beaurevel |
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1951-04-13 | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Pandora Reynolds |
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1949-12-22 | East Side, West Side | Isabel Lorrison |
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1949-06-29 | The Great Sinner | Pauline Ostrovsky |
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1949-02-03 | The Bribe | Elizabeth Hintten |
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1948-08-01 | One Touch of Venus | Venus |
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1947-08-13 | Singapore | Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden |
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1947-07-17 | The Hucksters | Jean Ogilvie |
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1946-08-30 | The Killers | Kitty Collins |
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1946-01-25 | Whistle Stop | Mary |
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1945-11-04 | She Went to the Races | Hilda Spotts |
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1945-01-01 | I'm a Civilian Here Myself | Dream Girl (uncredited) |
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1944-12-05 | Blonde Fever | Minor Role (uncredited) |
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1944-08-15 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Gloria Fullerton |
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1944-06-14 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Dream Girl (uncredited) |
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1944-05-25 | 3 Men in White | Jean Brown |
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1943-12-23 | Lost Angel | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
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1943-11-01 | Swing Fever | Receptionist (uncredited) |
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1943-08-13 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Perfume Girl (uncredited) |
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1943-08-02 | Young Ideas | Co-ed (uncredited) |
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1943-07-30 | Ghosts on the Loose | Betty |
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1943-06-10 | Hitler's Madman | Franciska Pritric (uncredited) |
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1942-12-25 | Reunion in France | Marie, Parisian shopgirl (uncredited) |
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1942-10-10 | Mighty Lak a Goat | Girl at Theatre Boxoffice |
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1942-08-01 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Student (uncredited) |
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1942-05-08 | Sunday Punch | Ringsider (uncredited) |
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1942-04-17 | Kid Glove Killer | Car Hop (uncredited) |
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1942-03-01 | This Time for Keeps | Girl in Car Lighting Cigarette (uncredited) |
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1942-02-01 | Joe Smith, American | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
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1942-01-24 | We Do It Because | Lucretia Borgia (uncredited) |
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1941-12-04 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Young Socialite (uncredited) |
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1941-11-21 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited) |
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1941-11-15 | Strange Testament | Waitress (uncredited) |
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1941-11-01 | Fancy Answers | Girl at Recital |