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Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

Actor, also producer · Died May 14, 1987, aged 68 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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. Being one of the most popular stars of the era, she was the top pin-up girl for American soldiers during WWII and was nicknamed "The Love Goddess". She is listed as number 19 on the American Film Institute's 50 greatest female screen legends.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 17, 1918
Died
May 14, 1987 (aged 68)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Rita Hayworth's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
30%
Power
13%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 10 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 20 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 22 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 15 of 31 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
15 of 31
Ally
6 of 31
Hero
6 of 31
Herald
3 of 31
Shadow
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Romantic
16
Melancholic
13
Warm
10
Joyful
6
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rita Hayworth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rita Hayworth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Becoming Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as (archive footage)

  • 3-D Rarities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Miss Sadie Thompson (archive footage)

  • Magic Mirror Maze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Marilyn, dernières séances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as archive footage

  • Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That(2005)

    as Doña Sol des Muire

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dance Crazy in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Various Roles (archive footage)

  • Showbiz Goes to War(1982)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wrath of God(1972)

    as Señora De La Plata

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Salina(1970)

    as Mara

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Zoo(1970)

    as Helen Golden

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Martha

  • The Rover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Caterina

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower(1966)

    as Monique Marko

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Money Trap(1965)

    as Rosalie Kelly

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Circus World(1964)

    as Lili Alfredo

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • World in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Happy Thieves(1961)

    Executive Producer · as Eve Lewis

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Story on Page One(1959)

    as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • They Came to Cordura(1959)

    as Adelaide Geary

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Separate Tables(1958)

    as Ann Shankland

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pal Joey(1957)

    as Vera Simpson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Fire Down Below(1957)

    as Irena

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Miss Sadie Thompson(1953)

    as Sadie Thompson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Salome(1953)

    Producer · as Princess Salome

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Affair in Trinidad(1952)

    Producer · as Chris Emery

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rita Hayworth (Home Movie) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Loves of Carmen(1948)

    Executive Producer · Producer · as Carmen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Lady from Shanghai(1947)

    as Elsa Bannister

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Down to Earth(1947)

    as Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gilda(1946)

    as Gilda

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tonight and Every Night(1945)

    as Rosalind Bruce

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cover Girl(1944)

    as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • You Were Never Lovelier(1942)

    as Maria Acuña

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Manhattan(1942)

    as Ethel Halloway

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • My Gal Sal(1942)

    as Sally Elliott

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • You'll Never Get Rich(1941)

    as Sheila Winthrop

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Blood and Sand(1941)

    as Dona Sol

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Affectionately Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Irene Malcolm

  • The Strawberry Blonde(1941)

    as Virginia Brush

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Angels Over Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nina Barona

  • The Lady in Question(1940)

    as Natalie Roguin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Susan and God(1940)

    as Leonora Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blondie on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Joan Forrester

  • Music in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Patricia O'Malley

  • Only Angels Have Wings(1939)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Rita Hayworth

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Homicide Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as J.G. Bliss

  • The Renegade Ranger(1938)

    as Judith Alvarez

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Juvenile Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marcia Adams

  • Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jerry Wheeler

  • There's Always a Woman(1938)

    as Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Gail Preston? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Gail Preston

  • Special Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Patricia Lane

  • The Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mary Gillespie

  • Paid to Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Betty Morgan

  • Life Begins with Love(1937)

    as Dinner Guest's Girl Friend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Game That Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Betty Holland

  • Girls Can Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Sue Collins

  • Criminals of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Rita Owens

  • Trouble in Texas(1937)

    as Carmen Serano

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hit the Saddle(1937)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Old Louisiana(1937)

    as Angela Gonzales as Rita Cansino

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Rebellion(1936)

    as Paula Castillo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Meet Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Marie Maringola

  • Dancing Pirate(1936)

    as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Human Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Carmen Zoro

  • Paddy O'Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Tamara Petrovitch

  • Professional Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

  • Hi, Gaucho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dolores

  • Piernas de seda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Ballerina (uncredited)

  • Dante's Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dancer

  • Charlie Chan in Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Nayda

  • Under the Pampas Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Carmen

  • Cruz Diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Extra (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles from 1934 to 2022; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

$11K worldwide

Highest rated

Gilda (1946)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Film career

19342022

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1935Screen debut· Charlie Chan in Egypt
  • 1944First top-billed film· Cover Girl
  • 1946Career best· Gilda

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting77 of 77: 73 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing4 of 77: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

77 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1930s31 · acting1940s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew1950s8 · 8 acting · 2 crew1960s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew1970s3 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 38% of 24 roles
354555

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rita Hayworth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Life Begins with Love (1937)

95th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rita Hayworth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rita Hayworth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Viola Lawrence shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers