Photo: Columbia Pictures, photograph by Ned Scott / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Rita Hayworth fascinates me because the legend and the laborer were the same woman. Born Margarita Carmen Cansino, she danced professionally from childhood, and that discipline underwrites every frame of her stardom — the famous hair toss in Gilda is a dancer's move, precise and weighted. The press called her the Love Goddess, but I see sixty-one films across thirty-eight years: a working actress who carried Hollywood's Golden Age on her shoulders. The Lady from Shanghai showed she could subvert her own image, too. Decades after her death in 1987, her glamour hasn't dated; if anything, the craft beneath it is finally getting its due.
Overview
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films over 38 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth after she became the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rita Hayworth
- Name (Japanese)
- リタ・ヘイワース
- Reading
- りた・へいわーす
- Born
- October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / dancer / stage actor / television actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Boys and Girls High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Gilda | — | |
| Notable work | The Lady from Shanghai | — | |
| Notable work | Circus World | — |
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Dancer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.