Anita Ekberg

Ekberg was married to the British actor, Anthony Steel, from 1956 to 1959. Gardner is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in The Aviator (2004), a film by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes. She is most known for her role as Sylvia in La dolce vita, directed by Federico Fellini. Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum. Anita Ekberg (born September 29, 1931 in Malmö) was a model and actress. She died of pneumonia in London, England. Neither was aware of the fame of the other.

Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. She met author J.R.R. She also had an affair with Howard Hughes. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood.

She was married to Mickey Rooney from 1941 to 1943, to Artie Shaw from 1945 to 1946, and to Frank Sinatra from 1948 to 1957. Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of Grabtown, Johnston County, North Carolina, the last of 7 children of poor tobacco farmers. Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. The Killers (1946).

Whistle Stop (1946). Show Boat (1951). Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951). The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952).

Mogambo (1953) (Academy Award nomination, "Best Actress"). The Barefoot Contessa (1954). Bhowani Junction (1956). The Sun Also Rises (1957).

On the Beach (1959). The Night of the Iguana (1964).