Rita Hayworth

Person

Rita Hayworth

Born 17 October 1918 Died 14 May 1987, aged 68 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

FR·01

The numbers

Computed from the record
16age in their first credit on record (1934)
88years on screen and counting
9credits in 1937, their busiest year
74dated credits on record
FR·02

Movie credits

Newest first
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe poster Age: 103

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

2022
3-D Rarities poster Age: 96

3-D Rarities

2015
as Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)
Magic Mirror Maze poster Age: 93

Magic Mirror Maze

2012
Hollywood sul Tevere poster Age: 90

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema poster Age: 83

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002
Dance Crazy in Hollywood poster Age: 71

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1990
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Wrath of God poster Age: 53

The Wrath of God

1972
as Señora De La Plata
Road to Salina poster Age: 52

Road to Salina

1970
as Mara
The Naked Zoo poster Age: 51

The Naked Zoo

1970
as Helen Golden
The Bastard poster Age: 50

The Bastard

1968
as Martha
The Rover poster Age: 48

The Rover

1967
as Caterina
The Poppy Is Also a Flower poster Age: 47

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966
as Monique Marko
The Money Trap poster Age: 46

The Money Trap

1965
as Rosalie Kelly
Circus World poster Age: 45

Circus World

1964
as Lili Alfredo
Lykke og krone poster Age: 43

Lykke og krone

1962
The Happy Thieves poster Age: 43

The Happy Thieves

1961
as Eve Lewis
The Story on Page One poster Age: 41

The Story on Page One

1959
as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
They Came to Cordura poster Age: 40

They Came to Cordura

1959
as Adelaide Geary
Separate Tables poster Age: 40

Separate Tables

1958
as Ann Shankland
Pal Joey poster Age: 39

Pal Joey

1957
as Vera Simpson
Fire Down Below poster Age: 38

Fire Down Below

1957
as Irena
Miss Sadie Thompson poster Age: 35

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953
as Sadie Thompson
Salome poster Age: 34

Salome

1953
as Princess Salome
Affair in Trinidad poster Age: 33

Affair in Trinidad

1952
as Chris Emery
The Loves of Carmen poster Age: 29

The Loves of Carmen

1948
as Carmen
The Lady from Shanghai poster Age: 29

The Lady from Shanghai

1947
as Elsa Bannister
Down to Earth poster Age: 28

Down to Earth

1947
as Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
Gilda poster Age: 27

Gilda

1946
as Gilda
Tonight and Every Night poster Age: 26

Tonight and Every Night

1945
as Rosalind Bruce
Cover Girl poster Age: 25

Cover Girl

1944
as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
You Were Never Lovelier poster Age: 24

You Were Never Lovelier

1942
as Maria Acuña
Tales of Manhattan poster Age: 23

Tales of Manhattan

1942
as Ethel Halloway
My Gal Sal poster Age: 23

My Gal Sal

1942
as Sally Elliott
You'll Never Get Rich poster Age: 22

You'll Never Get Rich

1941
as Sheila Winthrop
Blood and Sand poster Age: 22

Blood and Sand

1941
as Dona Sol
Affectionately Yours poster Age: 22

Affectionately Yours

1941
as Irene Malcolm
The Strawberry Blonde poster Age: 22

The Strawberry Blonde

1941
as Virginia Brush
Angels Over Broadway poster Age: 21

Angels Over Broadway

1940
as Nina Barona
The Lady in Question poster Age: 21

The Lady in Question

1940
as Natalie Roguin
Susan and God poster Age: 21

Susan and God

1940
as Leonora Stubbs
Blondie on a Budget poster Age: 21

Blondie on a Budget

1940
as Joan Forrester
Music in My Heart poster Age: 21

Music in My Heart

1940
as Patricia O'Malley
Only Angels Have Wings poster Age: 20

Only Angels Have Wings

1939
as Judy
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 poster Age: 20

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939
as Rita Hayworth
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt poster Age: 20

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939
as Karen
Homicide Bureau poster Age: 20

Homicide Bureau

1939
as J.G. Bliss
The Renegade Ranger poster Age: 19

The Renegade Ranger

1938
as Judith Alvarez
Juvenile Court poster Age: 19

Juvenile Court

1938
as Marcia Adams
Convicted poster Age: 19

Convicted

1938
as Jerry Wheeler
There's Always a Woman poster Age: 19

There's Always a Woman

1938
as Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
Who Killed Gail Preston? poster Age: 19

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938
as Gail Preston
Special Inspector poster Age: 19

Special Inspector

1938
as Patricia Lane
The Shadow poster Age: 19

The Shadow

1937
as Mary Gillespie
Paid to Dance poster Age: 19

Paid to Dance

1937
as Betty Morgan
Life Begins with Love poster Age: 18

Life Begins with Love

1937
as Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)
The Game That Kills poster Age: 18

The Game That Kills

1937
as Betty Holland
Girls Can Play poster Age: 18

Girls Can Play

1937
as Sue Collins
Criminals of the Air poster Age: 18

Criminals of the Air

1937
as Rita Owens
Trouble in Texas poster Age: 18

Trouble in Texas

1937
as Carmen Serano
Hit the Saddle poster Age: 18

Hit the Saddle

1937
as Rita
Old Louisiana poster Age: 18

Old Louisiana

1937
as Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino
Rebellion poster Age: 18

Rebellion

1936
as Paula Castillo
Meet Nero Wolfe poster Age: 17

Meet Nero Wolfe

1936
as Marie Maringola
Dancing Pirate poster Age: 17

Dancing Pirate

1936
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Human Cargo poster Age: 17

Human Cargo

1936
as Carmen Zoro
Paddy O'Day poster Age: 17

Paddy O'Day

1936
as Tamara Petrovitch
Professional Soldier poster Age: 17

Professional Soldier

1935
as Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Hi, Gaucho! poster Age: 16

Hi, Gaucho!

1935
as Dolores
Piernas de seda poster Age: 16

Piernas de seda

1935
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Dante's Inferno poster Age: 16

Dante's Inferno

1935
as Dancer
Charlie Chan in Egypt poster Age: 16

Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935
as Nayda
Under the Pampas Moon poster Age: 16

Under the Pampas Moon

1935
as Carmen
Cruz Diablo poster Age: 16

Cruz Diablo

1934
as Extra (uncredited)
FR·03

TV credits

Newest first
World in Action poster Age: 44

World in Action

1963
← Back to top
Are you older than Jeremy Renner in Arrival? Find out.
Play the quiz →