Gardner ava biography
Gardner ava biography
Gardner ava biography children.
| Ava Gardner | |
| Birth name: | Ava Lavinia Gardner |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 24, 1922 |
| Birth location: | Brogden, North Carolina, USA |
| Date of death: | January 25 1990 (aged 67) |
| Death location: | Westminster, London, England |
| Notable role(s): | Kitty Collins in The Killers Honey Bear Kelly in Mogambo Maxine Faulk in The Night of the Iguana |
| 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 whose life encompassed a true rags-to-riches story.
Born to a poor farming family in North Carolina, Gardner was discovered in New York City and soon began acting in both film and, later, television. She had a long career that spanned 44 years, and appeared in more than 60 movies, including The Barefoot Contessa,Mogambo, and Showboat.
Gardner is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest actresses of all tim