Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

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...

Known For

The Lady from Shanghai

as Elsa Bannister

Gilda

as Gilda

Only Angels Have Wings

as Judy MacPherson

Cast Credits

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

as Self (archive footage)

The Wrath of God

as Señora De La Plata

The Naked Zoo

as Helen Golden

The Bastard

as Martha

The Rover

as Caterina

The Money Trap

as Rosalie Kelly

Circus World

as Lili Alfredo

The Happy Thieves

as Eve Lewis

The Story on Page One

as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris

They Came to Cordura

as Adelaide Geary

Separate Tables

as Ann Shankland

Pal Joey

as Vera Simpson

Miss Sadie Thompson

as Sadie Thompson

Salome

as Princess Salome

Affair in Trinidad

as Chris Emery

The Lady from Shanghai

as Elsa Bannister

Down to Earth

as Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

Gilda

as Gilda

Tonight and Every Night

as Rosalind Bruce

Cover Girl

as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)

Tales of Manhattan

as Ethel Halloway

My Gal Sal

as Sally Elliott

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew Credits

The Happy Thieves

Executive Producer

Salome

Producer

The Loves of Carmen

Executive Producer