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Ava Gardner

1922 - 1990

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Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers. During the 1950s, Gardner established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top stars with films like Show Boat, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (both 1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), Mogambo (1953), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956) and On the Beach (1959). She continued her film career for three more decades, appearing in the films 55 Days at Peking (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), The Bible: In the Beginning... Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ava Gardner is the 156th most popular actor (down from 152nd in 2019), the 373rd most popular biography from United States (down from 286th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Actor.

Ava Gardner was a famous actress in the 1940s and 1950s. She was known for her beauty and her performances in films such as The Killers, Show Boat, and On the Beach.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ava Gardner ranks 156 out of 13,578. Before her are Jean Renoir, Irene Papas, Spencer Tracy, Robert Shaw, Rutger Hauer, and Christoph Waltz. After her are Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Aishwarya Rai, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gloria Stuart, and Dianne Wiest.

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Among people born in 1922, Ava Gardner ranks 16. Before her are Franjo Tuđman, Thomas Kuhn, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Emil Zátopek, Aage Bohr, and Pierre Cardin. After her are Erich Hartmann, Gérard Philipe, Jack Kerouac, Erving Goffman, Hans Georg Dehmelt, and Philip Larkin. Among people deceased in 1990, Ava Gardner ranks 10. Before her are Paulette Goddard, Louis Althusser, Sammy Davis Jr., Alberto Moravia, Leonard Bernstein, and Yun Posun. After her are Friedrich Dürrenmatt, B. F. Skinner, Roald Dahl, Pavel Cherenkov, Sarah Vaughan, and Sergei Parajanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ava Gardner ranks 373 out of 20,380. Before her are Willis Lamb (1913), Robert E. Lee (1807), Jimmy Wales (1966), Jesse Owens (1913), Spencer Tracy (1900), and Philip K. Dick (1928). After her are Gertrude B. Elion (1918), The Undertaker (1965), Mario Puzo (1920), Sharon Stone (1958), B. F. Skinner (1904), and Bill Haley (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ava Gardner ranks 83. Before her are Robert Forster (1941), Mel Gibson (1956), Demi Moore (1962), Susan Sarandon (1946), Rita Hayworth (1918), and Spencer Tracy (1900). After her are Sharon Stone (1958), Joe Pesci (1943), Gloria Stuart (1910), Dianne Wiest (1946), Lee Van Cleef (1925), and Audie Murphy (1925).

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