Ava Gardner
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| Ava Gardner | |
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 from The Barefoot Contessa (1954) |
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| Born | Ava Lavinia Gardner December 24, 1922 Grabtown, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | January 25, 1990 (aged 67) Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Years active | 1941–1986 |
| Spouse | Mickey Rooney (1942–1943) Artie Shaw (1945–1946) Frank Sinatra (1951–1957) |
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for acting in Mogambo (1953). She was in several popular movies during the 1950s, and got BAFTA Award nominations for her performances in Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959) and The Night of the Iguana (1964).
She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time.[1]
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