World War II servicemen confirmed Brooklyn-born Margarita
Cansino's transformation into one of the 1940s' most galvanic
stars, thanks to Rita Hayworth's sultry pinup appeal. Her sexuality
may have clinched her stardom, but the talented actress, who had
entered show business dancing with her father, proved a versatile
and compelling presence, whether providing Fred Astaire and Gene
Kelly with one of their most accomplished partners, or forging
a potent noir archetype in influential thrillers including The
Lady from Shanghai, with then-husband Orson Welles, or the smoldering
title role in Gilda. Rita
Hayworth's declining box-office fortunes wound down to a string
of late-career roles in largely forgotten European films, but
her best-known midcentury roles remain incandescent. Rita
Hayworth films include
The Lady From Shanghai
You Were Never Lovelier
Cover Girl
You'll Never Get Rich
Pal Joey
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