Ava Gardner Awards

Born:
December 24, 1922 in Grabtown, NC
Occupation:
Actor
Birth name:
Ava Lavinia Gardner
Biography:
Ava Gardner began her career first as a model, then as a contract player at MGM, where her gawky, unsophisticated demeanor was totally made over by the studio into an image of inaccessible glamour. Gardner toiled in tiny bit roles, finally getting a worthwhile one on loan-out to Universal in The Killers...Read More

  • The Night of the Iguana

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Golden Globe
    1964

  • Mogambo

    Best Actress

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    1953

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