Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 - January 25, 1990) was an

American actress. Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in Grabtown, in the

state of North Carolina, in a very poor family of farmers snuff. He
grew up in the field along with his six siblings, she was the youngest.
When she finished her schooling had become a very attractive young
girl. The sister’s husband took some pictures and exposed it in his
shop in New York. One day a director of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
looked the photos and after a time she received a proposal of this
company and Gardner has signed a contract.

She began to act in films in 1942, and the following years he

performed in numerous productions. For a long time the work was
typecast as a star of great physical attractiveness, rather than his
acting ability, which has been developing. As the years passed, and
Gardner was becoming a more mature woman, the directors began to
offer different roles, so that the public was aware of a new Ava
Gardner. Her acting skill was highlighted in films like The Snows of
Kilimanjaro and Mogambo. On the latter was even nominated for an
Oscar as Best Actress.

The following years Gardner participated in other memorable films

as 55 Days at Peking and The Night of the Iguana. Her role decadent
Hollywood actress in The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart,
is considered by many critics as her best performance in her life. In
1969 Gardner moved to London. However intervened in several
television productions, such as Falcon Crest.
Gardner was married three times, all with well known actors. Her
first marriage to Mickey Rooney, which lasted less than a year. The
second, with Artie Shaw, was equally brief. Her third husband was
Frank Sinatra, with whom she was married six years, between 1951
and 1957, a relationship that made rivers of ink. He died in London of
pneumonia at 68 years old.