Rita Hayworth

Name: Rita Hayworth
Date of Birth: October 17, 1918
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Mini-bio: At age 12, mature-looking Rita joined her father's stage act as a dancer, in which she was spotted three years later by Fox studio head Winfield R. Sheehan, leading to her first studio contract and fi...( read more)

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Margarita Carmen Cansino
Young Rita (1935)

(born October 17, 1918, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died May 14, 1987, New York, New York) American motion-picture actress and dancer who rose to glamorous stardom in the 1940s and '50s. The daughter of Spanish-born dancer Eduardo Cansino and his partner, Volga Haworth, Hayworth as a child worked as a professional dancer with her parents' nightclub act. While still a teenager, she appeared on-screen under her given name of Rita Cansino in films such as Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935), Dante's Inferno (1935), and Meet Nero Wolfe (1936).

Rita Hayworth
On the advice of her first husband, Edward Judson (who became her manager), she changed her name and dyed her hair auburn, cultivating a sophisticated glamour that first registered with her role as an unfaithful wife who tries to seduce Cary Grant in Only Angels Have Wings (1939).After a few inconsequential films, Hayworth gradually rose to the rank of star, playing femmes fatales in quality melodramas such as The Lady in Question (1940), Blood and Sand (1941), and The Strawberry Blonde (1941). Her dancing Pin up

skills were well-showcased opposite Fred Astaire (who in later years cited Hayworth as his favourite dance partner) in You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and with Gene Kelly in Cover Girl (1944), a film that helped establish both Hayworth and Kelly among the top stars of the day. It was also during this time that she became a favourite pinup of American servicemen; her publicity still, depicting the lingerie-clad Hayworth kneeling seductively on a bed, became an indelible image of World War II.

The Love Goddess
Gilda

The definitive Hayworth film is undoubtedly Gilda (1946), in which she appeared opposite Glenn Ford, her frequent costar. A classic of film noir, Gilda featured Hayworth as the quintessential “noir woman,” a duplicitous temptress and an abused victim in equal measure. A daring, quirky film for its time, Gilda was rife with sexually suggestive imagery and dialogue (such as Hayworth's “If I'd have been a ranch, they would have called me the Bar Nothing”) and featured Hayworth's striptease to the song “Put the Blame on Mame,” perhaps the actress's most famous film scene. Two years later, Hayworth starred in another film noir classic, The Lady from Shanghai (1948). Directed by Hayworth's then-husband, Orson Welles, it is perhaps the most labyrinthine film in the genre, Hayworth's portrayal of a cynical seductress is one of her most praised performances. It was also about this time that Life magazine dubbed Hayworth “The Love Goddess,” an appellation that, much to the actress's chagrin, would remain with her for life.

Later years
Never comfortable with fame or the trappings of a celebrity life, Hayworth was absent from films during her marriage (1949–51) to Prince Aly Khan. Although several of her dramatic performances in films of the 1950s are among her most praised—in particular Affair in Trinidad (1952), Salome (1953), Miss Sadie Thompson (1953), Pal Joey (1957), Separate Tables (1958), and They Came to Cordura (1959)—Hayworth grew increasingly frustrated with the acting profession. This frustration, coupled with another failed, stressful marriage (to singer Dick Haymes), caused her to become increasingly cynical and to display a sense of detachment from her work. Her film appearances became increasingly sporadic throughout the 1960s, and she appeared in her final film, The Wrath of God, in 1972.Rumours of Older Rita (1974)

Hayworth's erratic and drunken behaviour began to circulate during the late 1960s, and her attempt to launch a Broadway career in the early '70s was stifled by her inability to remember lines. In truth, Hayworth was suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer disease, although she would not be officially diagnosed with the condition until 1980. The publicity surrounding Hayworth's battle was a catalyst for increasing national awareness of the disease and for bringing about federal funding for Alzheimer research.

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Basic Information:

Eye color: Brown

Height: 5'6'' (1.68 m)

Nickname(s): The Love Goddess

Notable feature(s): The beautiful red hair and excellent dancing skills.

Education: Limited education at various schools in California And Mexico. Her Father Trained her as a dancer.

Family: Father:Eduardo Cansino(Spanish)
Mother: Volga Hayworth(Irish American)
Brothers:Vernon and Eduardo Cansino

Resided in: Hollywood California, Paris France, NewYork City NewYork (Untill her death)

Religious affiliations: Roman Catholic

Political affiliation: None

Personal interests/hobbies: Dance, Golf, Tennis,
Horse racing,Collecting Perfumes, And learning to be a Bullfighter.

Charities/Causes:

Other: Born as Margarita Carmen Cansino.

Movie: Gilda(1946)
"Put the blame on Mame"
"Every man I have ever known has fallen in love with Gilda
and awakened with me." awards

1948: Sour Apple Award for Least cooperative Actress

1952: Sour Apple Award for Least cooperative Actress

1965: Nominated for a Golden Globe,
Best Motion Picture Actress,
for the movie "Cicus World" (1964)

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 1645 vine st

Signed concrete slab at Graumans Chinese Theater
with foot and hand prints
Hollywood Blvd, California

Thank you for stoping by Rita Hayworths Wiki page here on Flixster!
I have had a passion for Rita since a young age. She was beautiful, And a wonderful dancer. But she had a certain power over the camera, And she would light up the screen. The first movie I every seen her in was Circus World with John Wayne.
From then on I was smitten. Since that time I have become an avid collector of her memorbilia from the era. I have read and re read her biographys and seen almost all
of her movies.To this day I remain a fan of Rita The actress, Rita the woman.
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gilbert1589

my opinion the most beautiful woman ever

posted 9 days ago
kolorida13

One of the greatest stars ever! and to me, the most beauitful woman ever! i love Rita Hayworth

posted 372 days ago
xxclaudiaxx2k6

rita hayworth was great i think her two musicals with Fred Astaire were her greatest work, such a fab dancer

and yeh i agree with the others, whoevers like in charge of this profile should finish it cause it totally disrespectful

posted 503 days ago
RavenRodriguez09

Wonderful actress. I love the classics and Gilda is one of my favorite all time movies. Somebody should really finish her profile. It's sort of like, disrespectful.

posted 673 days ago
diana1107

In my opinion Rita Hayworth is *the* most beautiful actress to ever grace the screen.

posted 750 days ago
ShaliniShaker

I love redheads and she is the reason. Beautiful woman, but I am a fan of the classics. By the way, she was born in Brooklyn, NY.

posted 764 days ago
falove2006

Rita Hayworth, she beautiful...

posted 849 days ago
ButterflyAngel1013

She was one of if not the most gorgeous woman ever on this earth and an underrated phenomenal actress and superstar. By the way her birthday is October 17, 1918.

posted 913 days ago