Ava Gardner Bio Height Weight Measurements Bra Size
Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in Grabtown, North Carolina, United States, on December 24, 1922, was an American actress. Young Ava Gardner began her professional acting career with MGM, she signed contract in 1941. She made her screen debut in short film Fancy Answers (1941) in uncredited role as Girl at Recital. She landed her feature film debut in drama mystery Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) in role as Passerby. She got her television debut in miniseries A.D. (1985) in role as Agrippina. Ava breakthrough performance came as Kitty Collins in noir thriller drama film The Killers (1946).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Ava Gardner height was 5' 6" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 167.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 119 іn pоunds or 54 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 36-23-37 in inches or 91.5-58-94 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34B with cup size B.
Ava Gardner
Photo: MGM / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
December 24, 1922
Died:
January 25, 1990
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
5 ft 6 in | 167.5 cm
Weight:
54 kg | 119 lbs
Body Measurements:
36-23-37 in | 91.5-58-94 cm
Bra Size:
34B
Shoe Size:
8 US | 38.5 EU
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Eloise Kelly in romantic drama movie Mogambo (1953).
She was nominated for the BAFTA Awards for Best Foreign Actress for her roles in films:
Bhowani Junction (1956) - Victoria Jones
On the Beach (1959) - Moira Davidson
She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama for her role as Maxine Faulk in drama movie The Night of the Iguana (1964).
She was nominated for the Gold Medal Award for Best Actress for her role as Pandora Reynolds in drama romance movie Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951).
Seven Days in May (1964) - Eleanor Holbrook
Show Boat (1951) - Julie LaVerne
The Barefoot Contessa (1954) - Maria Vargas
Earthquake (1974) - Remy Royce-Graff
The Cassandra Crossing (1977) - Nicole Dressler
55 Days at Peking (1963) - Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
Knights of the Round Table (1953) - Guinevere
Best TV Shows
She played Agrippina in American/Italian miniseries A.D. (1985).
She portrayed Ruth Galveston in CBS soap opera Knots Landing (1985).
Facts
Graduated from high school in Rock Ridge in 1939.
Studied at the Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina.
Had English ancestry.
Had two older brothers: Raymond, Melvin and four older sisters: Beatrice, Elsie Mae, Inez, Myra.
Frank Sinatra nicknamed her "Angel".
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street in 1960.
She was good friends with Kathryn Grayson, Ernest Hemingway and Lena Horne.
Gardner died on January 25, 1990, Westminster, United Kingdom, at the age of 67.
Spouse
She was married to:
Frank Sinatra (1951-1957)
Artie Shaw (1945-1946)
Mickey Rooney (1942-1943)
Relationships
She dated Ben Tatar (1973-1986), Prinz Alfonso von und zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970-1972), George C. Scott (1964-1969), Claude Terrail (1961-1962), Tony Trabert (1959-1960), Jimmy Kind (1958-1959), Robert Evans (1957-1958), Walter Chiari (1955-1957), Mario Cabre (1950), Robert Walker (1948-1949), Robert Taylor (1948-1953), Howard Duff (1947-1950), Chris Peterson (1944) and Howard Hughes (1943-1953).