Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino, redefined stardom in the 1940s with her magnetic presence in film noirs like the iconic "Gilda," where she played a seductive and enigmatic femme fatale. Of Spanish Roma and Irish descent, Hayworth underwent a transformation to become a blonde bombshell, her image coveted by soldiers during World War II as the most sought-after pin-up girl. With a career that spanned decades, she was immortalized as the "Love Goddess" and ranked 19th among the American Film Institute's 50 greatest female screen legends, embodying the allure and complexity of Hollywood's golden age.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
66 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Becoming Marilyn | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2002 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Film | |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1972 | The Wrath of God | Señora De La Plata | Film |
| 1970 | Road to Salina | Mara | Film |
| 1968 | The Bastard | Martha | Film |
| 1967 | The Rover | Caterina | Film |
| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Monique Marko | Film |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Rosalie Kelly | Film |
| 1964 | Circus World | Lili Alfredo | Film |
| 1961 | The Happy Thieves | Eve Lewis | Film |
| 1961 | The Happy Thieves | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1959 | The Story on Page One | Josephine Brown / Jo Morris | Film |
| 1959 | They Came to Cordura | Adelaide Geary | Film |
| 1958 | Separate Tables | Ann Shankland | Film |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Irena | Film |
| 1957 | Pal Joey | Vera Simpson | Film |
| 1953 | Salome | Princess Salome | Film |
| 1953 | Miss Sadie Thompson | Sadie Thompson | Film |
| 1953 | Salome | Producer | Film |
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad | Chris Emery | Film |
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad | Producer | Film |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Carmen | Film |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Producer | Film |
| 1947 | Down to Earth | Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton | Film |
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | Elsa Bannister | Film |
| 1946 | Gilda | Gilda | Film |
| 1945 | Tonight and Every Night | Rosalind Bruce | Film |
| 1944 | Cover Girl | Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback) | Film |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Ethel Halloway | Film |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | Sally Elliott | Film |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier | Maria Acuña | Film |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Sheila Winthrop | Film |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand | Dona Sol | Film |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde | Virginia Brush | Film |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours | Irene Malcolm | Film |
| 1940 | Blondie on a Budget | Joan Forrester | Film |
| 1940 | The Lady in Question | Natalie Roguin | Film |
| 1940 | Susan and God | Leonora Stubbs | Film |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway | Nina Barona | Film |
| 1940 | Music in My Heart | Patricia O'Malley | Film |
| 1939 | The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Karen | Film |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings | Judy | Film |
| 1939 | Homicide Bureau | J.G. Bliss | Film |
| 1938 | Convicted | Jerry Wheeler | Film |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | The Renegade Ranger | Judith Alvarez | Film |
| 1938 | Who Killed Gail Preston? | Gail Preston | Film |
| 1938 | Special Inspector | Patricia Lane | Film |
| 1938 | Juvenile Court | Marcia Adams | Film |
| 1937 | Trouble in Texas | Carmen Serano | Film |
| 1937 | Hit the Saddle | Rita | Film |
| 1937 | The Shadow | Mary Gillespie | Film |
| 1937 | Paid to Dance | Betty Morgan | Film |
| 1937 | Girls Can Play | Sue Collins | Film |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Tamara Petrovitch | Film |
| 1936 | Human Cargo | Carmen Zoro | Film |
| 1936 | Rebellion | Paula Castillo | Film |
| 1936 | Dancing Pirate | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Meet Nero Wolfe | Marie Maringola | Film |
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon | Carmen | Film |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Egypt | Nayda | Film |
| 1935 | Dante's Inferno | Dancer | Film |
| 1935 | Professional Soldier | Gypsy Dancer (uncredited) | Film |
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