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Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer who rose to fame during the 1940s and 1950s. She was born on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, to Spanish dancer Eduardo Cansino and his wife Volga Hayworth. She began her career as a dancer in her father's dance troupe at the age of 12. In 1935, she signed a contract with Fox Film Corporation and changed her name to Rita Hayworth. She made her film debut in the 1936 film Under the Pampas Moon. She went on to star in a number of films, including Only Angels Have Wings (1939), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), and Gilda (1946). Rita Hayworth was one of the most popular actresses of her time and was known for her beauty and sex appeal. She was married five times, including to actor Orson Welles. She died on May 14, 1987, in New York City. At the time of her death, Rita Hayworth had an estimated net worth of $10 million. She earned her wealth through her acting career, as well as through her endorsement deals and other business ventures.

Popular As Margarita Carmen Cansino
Occupation actress,soundtrack,producer
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 17 October 1918
Birthday 17 October
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death May 14, 1987
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Rita Hayworth Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Rita Hayworth height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .

Physical Status
Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
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Who Is Rita Hayworth's Husband?

Her husband is Edward C. Judson (m. 1937-1942) Orson Welles (m. 1943-1947) Prince Aly Khan (m. 1949-1953) Dick Haymes (m. 1953-1955) James Hill (m. 1958-1961)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Edward C. Judson (m. 1937-1942) Orson Welles (m. 1943-1947) Prince Aly Khan (m. 1949-1953) Dick Haymes (m. 1953-1955) James Hill (m. 1958-1961)
Sibling Not Available
Children 2, including Yasmin Aga Khan

Rita Hayworth Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Rita Hayworth worth at the age of 69 years old? Rita Hayworth’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Rita Hayworth's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Under the Pampas Moon (1935)$200 per week
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)$200 per week
Rebellion (1936)$200
Old Louisiana (1937)$200
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)$6,500 per week
Affair in Trinidad (1952)$252,000 plus 25% of the net profits
The Naked Zoo (1970)50,000

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2011

She appeared four times on the cover of "Life" Magazine; 7/15/40, 8/11/41, 1/18/43 and 11/10/47.

2006

Is portrayed by Veronica Watt in Hollywoodland (2006).

1999

The annual Rita Hayworth charity gala, managed by daughter Princess Yasmin Khan, raised US$1.8 million in 1999 (US$2.76 million in 2018 dollars) alone for the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer's, symptoms first appear in their mid-60s. Estimates vary, but experts suggest that more than 5.5 million Americans may have Alzheimer's.

1997

Ranked #98 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

1995

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#54). [1995]

1994

She was the first bombshell to appear on one of the posters in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). (The other two were Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch).

1986

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 399-400. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

1983

Was portrayed by Lynda Carter in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983).

1972

Her final film was The Wrath of God (1972).

1965

She was voted the 65th "Greatest Movie Star" of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

1960

After a few, rather forgettable films in the 1960s, her career was essentially over.

Beginning in 1960 (age 42), early onset of Alzheimer's disease (undiagnosed until 1980) limited Rita's ability. The last few roles in her 60-film career were increasingly small.

1957

Her own singing voice is heard in the introductions to her songs (otherwise dubbed by Jo Ann Greer) in Pal Joey (1957).

1954

The Maria Vargas character (played by Ava Gardner) in the 1954 Joseph L. Mankiewicz film The Barefoot Contessa (1954)) was based on her.

1953

Then after Salome (1953), she was not seen again until Pal Joey (1957). Part of the reasons for the downward spiral was television, but also Rita had been replaced by a new star at Columbia, Kim Novak. Rita, herself, said, "Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me".

Her films after her divorce from Khan include perhaps her best straight acting performances, Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) and They Came to Cordura (1959).

1952

She appeared in five movies with classic leading actor Glenn Ford: Affair in Trinidad (1952), The Lady in Question (1940), The Loves of Carmen (1948), The Money Trap (1965) and Gilda (1946).

1949

To Rita, though, domestic bliss was a more important, if elusive, goal, and in 1949 she interrupted her career for marriage - unfortunately an unhappy one almost from the start - to the playboy Prince Aly Khan.

1947

The drought began between The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Champagne Safari (1954).

1946

After the hit Gilda (1946) (her dancing had made the film and it had made her), her career was on the skids. Although she was still making movies, they never approached her earlier success.

In person, Rita was shy, quiet and unassuming; only when the cameras rolled did she turn on the explosive sexual charisma that in Gilda (1946) made her a superstar.

Her career was really never the same after Gilda (1946). Perhaps Gene Ringgold said it best when he remarked, "Rita Hayworth is not an actress of great depth. She was a dancer, a glamorous personality, and a sex symbol. These qualities are such that they can carry her no further professionally. " Perhaps he was right but Hayworth fans would vehemently disagree with him.

1944

Under of the influence of second husband Orson Welles, Rita began to read classic literature. While pregnant in 1944, she was very impressed by Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" and named her firstborn daughter Rebecca after the novel's heroine.

1942

She was the producers' first choice for Casablanca (1942), but they couldn't get her and were fortunate to settle for Ingrid Bergman.

1941

for her first big success, The Strawberry Blonde (1941); her splendid dancing with Fred Astaire in You'll Never Get Rich (1941) made her a star. This was the film that exuded the warmth and seductive vitality that was to make her famous.

Her natural, raw beauty was showcased later that year in Blood and Sand (1941), filmed in Technicolor. Rita was probably the second most popular actress after Betty Grable.

In You'll Never Get Rich (1941) with Fred Astaire, was probably the film that moviegoers felt close to Rita. Her dancing, for which she had studied all her life, was astounding.

1940

In the early 1940s, she replaced Jean Arthur as the top female star at Columbia Pictures. Coincidentally, the two stars share the same birthday (October 17).

1939

She played the second female lead, Judy McPherson, in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). After thirteen minor roles, Columbia lent her to Warner Bros.

1936

She played the sister of Barbara Stanwyck in A Message to Garcia (1936), but after a test screening all her scenes were cut at the request of Darryl F. Zanuck.

1935

Sheehan, she signed her first studio contract, and make her film debut at age sixteen, in Dante's Inferno (1935), followed by Cruz Diablo (1934). She continued to play small bit parts in several films under the name of "Rita Cansino". She was Fox dropped her after five small roles, but expert, exploitative promotion by her first husband Edward Judson soon brought Rita a new contract at Columbia Pictures, where studio head Harry Cohn changed her surname to Hayworth and approved raising her hairline by electrolysis.

1934

She was voted the 34th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine.

1926

She joined her family on stage when she was eight years old when her family was filmed in a movie called La Fiesta (1926). It was her first film appearance, albeit an uncredited one. Sotted by Fox studio head Winfield R.

1918

Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino Reina, was a dancer as was his father before him.

1916

Rita's American mother, Volga Margaret (Hayworth), who was of mostly Irish descent, met Eduardo in 1916 and were married the following year. Rita, herself, studied as a dancer in order to follow in her family's footsteps.

1913

He emigrated from Spain in 1913.