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Hayworth

American  
[hey-wurth] / ˈheɪ wɜrθ /

noun

  1. Rita Margarita Carmen Cansino, 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.


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So I have her have hair like Rita Hayworth the first day I arrived on set.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

That studio was later used by dancer and choreographer Valerie Bettis, who crafted routines for some of Hollywood and Broadway’s biggest heavyweights, including famed screen siren Rita Hayworth.

From MarketWatch Apr. 14, 2026

“They start bringing things that they remembered from their childhood,” said Hayworth in an interview, “things they liked or the music they listened to, the books they read.”

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

Society columnists noted she had once dated Aly Khan, the ex-husband of Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth.

From Washington Post Apr. 29, 2023

In the film “The Shawshank Redemption,” a poster of Welch is used to cover an escape tunnel, the last of three women he used images of after Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2023

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