| Margarita Carmen Cansino was born on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York. She died on May 14, 1987, in New York, New York.
Cansino started dancing professionally at age 12. When she was 17 and working in a nightclub in Hollywood, she was "discovered" and appeared as a dancer in few films. Then, as Rita Hayworth, she appeared in a number of low-budget films before co-starring with Fred Astaire in You'll Never Get Rich and You Were Never Lovelier.
Hayworth starred in My Gal Sal and Cover Girl. In 1946, she starred in Gilda.
Hayworth continued appearing in films into the early 1970s when she was forced to retire for health reasons. Visitor Comments:Connections:Rita Hayworth ... |
