Birth name

Margarita Carmen Cansino

Date of birth (location)

17 October 1918,
Brooklyn,New+York,USA

Date of death (details)

14 May 1987,
New York, New York, USA. (Alzheimer's disease)

Actress - filmography
(1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s)

1. That's Action (1977)
2. Wrath of God, The (1972) .... Senora De La Plata
3. Road to Salina (1971) .... Mara
   ... aka Quando il sole scotta (1971) (Italy)
   ... aka Route de Salina, La (1971)
   ... aka Sur la route de Salina (1971)
4. Naked Zoo, The (1971) .... Mrs. Golden
   ... aka Grove, The (1971)
   ... aka Hallucinators, The (1971)
   
   
5. Bastardi, I (1968) .... Martha
   ... aka Cats, The (1968)
   ... aka Sons of Satan (1968)
6. Avventuriero, L' (1967) .... Aunt Caterina
   ... aka Rover, The (1967)
7. Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) .... Monique Markos
   ... aka Danger Grows Wild (1966)
   ... aka Opium Connection, The (1966)
   ... aka Poppy Is Also a Flower, The (1966)
8. Money Trap, The (1965) .... Rosalie Kelly
9. Circus World (1964) .... Lili Alfredo
   ... aka Magnificent Showman, The (1964) (UK)
   ... aka Samuel Bronston's Circus World (1964)
10. Happy Thieves, The (1962) .... Eve Lewis
    
    
11. They Came to Cordura (1959) .... Adelaide Geary
12. Story on Page One, The (1959) .... Jo Morris
13. Separate Tables (1958) .... Ann Shankland
14. Fire Down Below (1957) .... Irena
15. Pal Joey (1957) .... Vera Simpson
16. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) .... Sadie Thompson
17. Salome (1953) .... Princess Salome
18. Affair in Trinidad (1952) .... Chris Emery
19. Champagne Safari (1952)
    ... aka Safari So Good (1952)
    
    
20. Lady from Shanghai, The (1948) .... Elsa "Rosalie" Bannister
21. Loves of Carmen, The (1948) .... Carmen Garcia
22. Down to Earth (1947) .... Terpsichore/Kitty Pendleton
23. Gilda (1946) .... Gilda
24. Tonight and Every Night (1945) .... Rosalind "Roz" Bruce
25. Cover Girl (1944) .... Maribelle Hicks/Rusty Parker
26. Show Business at War (1943) .... Herself
    ... aka March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10, The (1943)
27. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Ethel Halloway
28. My Gal Sal (1942) .... Sally Elliott
29. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) .... Marcia Acuna
30. Affectionately Yours (1941) .... Irene Malcolm
31. Blood and Sand (1941) .... Dona Sol des Muire
32. Strawberry Blonde, The (1941) .... Virginia Brush
33. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Sheila Winthrop
34. Angels Over Broadway (1940) .... Nina Barone
35. Lady in Question, The (1940) .... Natalie Rouguin
36. Music in My Heart (1940) .... Patricia O'Malley
37. Blondie on a Budget (1940) .... Joan Forrester
38. Susan and God (1940) .... Leonora Stubbs
    ... aka Gay Mrs. Trexel, The (1940)
    
    
39. Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The (1939) .... Karen
40. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) .... Judy McPherson
41. Homicide Bureau (1939) .... J.G. Bliss
42. Special Inspector (1939) .... Patricia Lane
43. There's Always a Woman (1938) .... Mary, Ketterling's Secretary
44. Convicted (1938) .... Jerry Wheeler
45. Juvenile Court (1938) .... Marcia Adams
46. Renegade Ranger, The (1938) .... Judith Alvarez
47. Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938) .... Gail Preston
48. Trouble in Texas (1937) (as Rita Cansino) .... Carmen Serano
49. Hit the Saddle (1937) (as Rita Cansino) .... Rita
50. Old Louisiana (1937) (as Rita Cansino) .... Angela Gonzales
    ... aka Louisiana Gal (1937)
51. Criminals of the Air (1937) .... Rita
    ... aka Honeymoon Pilot (1937) (preview title)
52. Game That Kills, The (1937) .... Betty Holland
53. Girls Can Play (1937) .... Sue Collins
54. Life Begins with Love (1937) .... Girlfriend
55. Paid To Dance (1937) .... Betty Morgan
56. Shadow, The (1937) .... Mary Gillespie
57. Human Cargo (1936) (as Rita Cansino) .... Carmen Zoro
58. Dancing Pirate (1936)
59. Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) (as Rita Cansino) .... Maria Maringola
60. Rebellion (1936) (as Rita Cansino) .... Paula Castillo
61. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Nayda
62. Dante's Inferno (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Specialty Dancer
63. Under the Pampas Moon (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Carmen
64. Paddy O'Day (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Tamara Petrovitch
65. Cruz Diablo (1934) (uncredited) .... Extra
    ... aka Devil's Cross, The (1934)
    
    
66. Anna Case with the Dancing Cansinos (1926) (uncredited) .... A Dancing Cansino
67. Fiesta, La (1926) (uncredited) .... Dancing child

Producer - filmography

1. Happy Thieves, The (1962)

Notable TV guest appearances

1. "Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) playing "charwoman" 2/1/1971