Rita Hayworth

 Rita Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17, 1918-May 14, 1987)

Hayworth appeared in a total of 61 films over 37 years. She is one of six women who have the distinction of having danced on screen with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, and is listed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 Greatest Stars of All Time. Her erotic appeal was most noted in Charles Vidor's black and white film noir Gilda (1946) with Glenn Ford, which caused censors some consternation. The role, in which Hayworth wore black satin and performed a legendary one-glove striptease, made her into a cultural icon as a femme fatale. She was also noted for her marriages to Orson Welles, and Prince Aly Khan, which made her the first actress to become a Princess (about 10 years before Grace Kelly). Rita was also one of the first famous names to be associated with Alzheimer's disease. She began suffering from a mental decline in the 1970s, which was originally thought to be from alcoholism. It wasn't until the 1980s that a proper diagnosis was given, by which time she deteriorated to the point which her daughter Princess Yasmin (from Prince Aly Khan) became her guardian. Rita Hayworth died at age 68 in 1987, and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.