RITA HAYWORTH

Rita Hayworth

ACTING

Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), known by her screen name Rita Hayworth, was an American film actress and dancer of Spanish Roma and Irish descent.
After going through extensive white-washing procedures, she attained fame in the 1940s as the titular femme fatale in the film noir Gilda.