Rita Hayworth Biography

Fast Facts

• A fund raiser for the Alzheimer's Association bears her name
• Ranked No․ 19 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years․․․ 100 Stars" list for Female Legends
• Was awarded the National Screen Heritage Award in 1977
• Moved to Hollywood in 1927 when her father opened a dance studio, where he taught future stars James Cagney and Jean Harlow
• The daughter of two dancers, she started performing dance routines for crowds at the age of six
• Quote: "I haven't had everything from life․ I've had too much․"
• Quote: "We are all tied to our destiny and there is no way we can liberate ourselves․"
• Widely recognized for her sultry voice and voluptuous figure
• While shooting a fight scene with Glenn Ford in "Gilda," she knocked out two of his teeth
• Is a cousin of fellow Hollywood actress Ginger Rogers
• Is said to be the inspiration for the name of the Margarita cocktail