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 American soldiers during WWII and was nicknamed "The Love Goddess". She is listed as number 19 on the American Film Institute's 50 greatest female screen legends.
Known For
Gilda
(1946)
Gilda
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Elsa Bannister
Circus World
(1964)
Lili Alfredo
The Love Goddesses
(1965)
(archive footage)
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Chris Emery
The Rover
(1967)
Caterina
Casting By
(2012)
Self (Archival Footage)
Separate Tables
(1958)
Ann Shankland
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Sheila Winthrop
Pal Joey
(1957)
Vera Simpson
Salome
(1953)
Princess Salome
Cover Girl
(1944)
Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback sequence)
You Were Never Lovelier
(1942)
Maria Acuña
Down to Earth
(1947)
Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
Fire Down Below
(1957)
Irena
Full Filmography
Acting
Cruz Diablo
(1934)
Extra (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
(1935)
Nayda
Dante's Inferno
(1935)
Dancer
Under the Pampas Moon
(1935)
Carmen
Professional Soldier
(1935)
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Hi, Gaucho!
(1935)
Dolores
Piernas de Seda
(1935)
Ballerina (uncredited)
Rebellion
(1936)
Paula Castillo
Paddy O'Day
(1936)
Tamara Petrovitch
Meet Nero Wolfe
(1936)
Marie Maringola
Human Cargo
(1936)
Carmen Zoro
Dancing Pirate
(1936)
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Trouble in Texas
(1937)
Carmen Serano
Hit the Saddle
(1937)
Rita
The Shadow
(1937)
Mary Gillespie
Paid to Dance
(1937)
Betty Morgan
Girls Can Play
(1937)
Sue Collins
The Game That Kills
(1937)
Betty Holland
Criminals of the Air
(1937)
Rita Owens
Old Louisiana
(1937)
Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino
Life Begins with Love
(1937)
Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Convicted
(1938)
Jerry Wheeler
The Renegade Ranger
(1938)
Judith Alvarez
Who Killed Gail Preston?
(1938)
Gail Preston
Special Inspector
(1938)
Patricia Lane
Juvenile Court
(1938)
Marcia Adams
There's Always a Woman
(1938)
Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Judy MacPherson
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Karen
Homicide Bureau
(1939)
J.G. Bliss
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
(1939)
Rita Hayworth
Blondie on a Budget
(1940)
Joan Forrester,
Angels Over Broadway
(1940)
Nina Barona
Susan and God
(1940)
Leonora Stubbs
The Lady in Question
(1940)
Natalie Roguin
Music in My Heart
(1940)
Patricia O'Malley
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Sheila Winthrop
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Dona Sol
Affectionately Yours
(1941)
Irene Malcolm
The Strawberry Blonde
(1941)
Virginia Brush
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
Ethel Halloway
You Were Never Lovelier
(1942)
Maria Acuña
My Gal Sal
(1942)
Sally Elliott
Show-Business at War
(1943)
Self
Cover Girl
(1944)
Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback sequence)
Tonight and Every Night
(1945)
Rosalind Bruce
Gilda
(1946)
Gilda
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Elsa Bannister
Down to Earth
(1947)
Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
The Loves of Carmen
(1948)
Carmen
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Chris Emery
Salome
(1953)
Princess Salome
Miss Sadie Thompson
(1953)
Sadie Thompson
Champagne Safari
(1954)
Herself
Pal Joey
(1957)
Vera Simpson
Fire Down Below
(1957)
Irena
Separate Tables
(1958)
Ann Shankland
They Came to Cordura
(1959)
Adelaide Geary
The Story on Page One
(1959)
Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
The Happy Thieves
(1961)
Eve Lewis
Circus World
(1964)
Lili Alfredo
Hollywood and the Stars
(1964)
(archive footage)
The Money Trap
(1965)
Rosalie Kelly
The Love Goddesses
(1965)
(archive footage)
Poppies Are Also Flowers
(1966)
Monique Marko
The Rover
(1967)
Caterina
The Bastard
(1968)
Martha
Road to Salina
(1970)
Mara
The Naked Zoo
(1970)
Helen Golden
The Wrath of God
(1972)
Señora De La Plata
Showbiz Goes to War
(1982)
(archive footage)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
(1990)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Rita
(2003)
(archive footage)
Casting By
(2012)
Self (Archival Footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
3-D Rarities
(2015)
Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
(2019)
Self
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Production