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
Cover Girl
(1944)
Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback sequence)
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Elsa Bannister
Salome
(1953)
Princess Salome
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Dona Sol
Pal Joey
(1957)
Vera Simpson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Judy MacPherson
Circus World
(1964)
Lili Alfredo
The Love Goddesses
(1965)
(archive footage)
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Chris Emery
Separate Tables
(1958)
Ann Shankland
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Sheila Winthrop
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
Ethel Halloway
Miss Sadie Thompson
(1953)
Sadie Thompson
The Rover
(1967)
Caterina
Full Filmography
Acting
Cruz Diablo
(1934)
Extra (uncredited)
Under the Pampas Moon
(1935)
Carmen
Dante's Inferno
(1935)
Dancer
Charlie Chan in Egypt
(1935)
Nayda
Hi, Gaucho!
(1935)
Dolores
Piernas de Seda
(1935)
Ballerina (uncredited)
Professional Soldier
(1935)
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Meet Nero Wolfe
(1936)
Marie Maringola
Dancing Pirate
(1936)
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Rebellion
(1936)
Paula Castillo
Paddy O'Day
(1936)
Tamara Petrovitch
Human Cargo
(1936)
Carmen Zoro
Criminals of the Air
(1937)
Rita Owens
The Game That Kills
(1937)
Betty Holland
Trouble in Texas
(1937)
Carmen Serano
The Shadow
(1937)
Mary Gillespie
Paid to Dance
(1937)
Betty Morgan
Girls Can Play
(1937)
Sue Collins
Old Louisiana
(1937)
Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino
Hit the Saddle
(1937)
Rita
Life Begins with Love
(1937)
Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
(1938)
Marcia Adams
Who Killed Gail Preston?
(1938)
Gail Preston
The Renegade Ranger
(1938)
Judith Alvarez
Special Inspector
(1938)
Patricia Lane
Convicted
(1938)
Jerry Wheeler
There's Always a Woman
(1938)
Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
(1939)
Rita Hayworth
Homicide Bureau
(1939)
J.G. Bliss
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Judy MacPherson
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Karen
Susan and God
(1940)
Leonora Stubbs
Music in My Heart
(1940)
Patricia O'Malley
Angels Over Broadway
(1940)
Nina Barona
Blondie on a Budget
(1940)
Joan Forrester
The Lady in Question
(1940)
Natalie Roguin
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Dona Sol
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
(1941)
Virginia Brush
Affectionately Yours
(1941)
Irene Malcolm
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Sheila Winthrop
My Gal Sal
(1942)
Sally Elliott
You Were Never Lovelier
(1942)
Maria Acuña
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
Ethel Halloway
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
Down to Earth
(1947)
Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Elsa Bannister
The Loves of Carmen
(1948)
Carmen
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Chris Emery
Miss Sadie Thompson
(1953)
Sadie Thompson
Salome
(1953)
Princess Salome
Champagne Safari
(1954)
Self
Fire Down Below
(1957)
Irena
Pal Joey
(1957)
Vera Simpson
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
The Naked Zoo
(1970)
Helen Golden
Road to Salina
(1970)
Mara
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)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Casting By
(2012)
Self (Archival Footage)
Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
3-D Rarities
(2015)
Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)
Rita Hayworth - Zu viel vom Leben
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Production