Born:	17 October 1918	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known As:	Lili Alfredo	"Circus World" (1964)
Trivia:	Birth name: Margarita Carmen Cansino.
	Was 5' 6" tall.
	Mother: Volga Hayworth. Father: Eduardo Cansino.
	Daughters: Rebecca Welles and Yasmin Khan.
	The famous Bob Landry photo of Rita in "Life", 11 August 1941, p. 33, made her the number two soldier pin-up of World War II.
	(1965) Nominated for a Golden Globe award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: "Circus World".
	She was the first bombshell to appear on one of the posters in "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). (The other two were Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch).
	(October 1997) Ranked #98 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
	Has a star on the Walk of Fame (Motion Picture - At 1645 Vine Street.)
On TV:	TVGuide.com	Click here for TV listings.
Filmography:	The Internet Movie Database	Click here.
Departed:	14 May 1987	New York, New York, USA
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