Ava Gardner

from Grabtown, North Carolina, USA

Artwork for EarthquakeImage of Ava Gardner

Biography

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

She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo (1953).

She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, including Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Earthquake (1974), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Gardner continued to act on a regular basis until 1986, four years before her death of pneumonia, at age 67, in 1990.

She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest female stars.

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2023Aged 101

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2022Aged 100

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2020Aged 98

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2018Aged 96

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2017Aged 95

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2013Aged 91

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2010Aged 88

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2009Aged 87

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2006Aged 84

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2003Aged 81

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2000Aged 78

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1998Aged 76

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1994Aged 72

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1992Aged 70

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1988Aged 66

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1986Aged 64

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1982Aged 60

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1981Aged 59

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1980Aged 58

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1979Aged 57

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1977Aged 55

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1976Aged 54

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1975Aged 53

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1974Aged 52

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1972Aged 50

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1970Aged 48

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1968Aged 46

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1966Aged 44

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1964Aged 42

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1963Aged 41

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1960Aged 38

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1959Aged 37

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1958Aged 36

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1957Aged 35

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1956Aged 34

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1954Aged 32

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1953Aged 31

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1952Aged 30

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1951Aged 29

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1950Aged 28

1949Aged 27

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1948Aged 26

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1947Aged 25

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1946Aged 24

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    Kitty Collins

1945Aged 23

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1944Aged 22

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1943Aged 21

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1942Aged 20

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1941Aged 19

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