Ava's 44-Year Film Career


After reviewing the following movie listing, we invite you to check the monthly TV movie schedule provided by TVnow . Return here monthly for a current schedule of Ava's movies being shown on TV.

The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) maintains a file of Ava's movie and TV career. We suggest you visit the IMDB resource for more detailed information about any of the movies listed below.

1942
  • We were Dancing
  • Mighty Lak a Goat
    ("Our Gang" Short)
  • Joe Smith American
  • Sunday Punch
  • This Time For Keeps
  • Calling Dr. Gillespie
  • Kid Glove Killer
1943
  • Pilot No.5
  • Hitler's Madman
  • Ghosts on the Loose
  • Reunion in France
  • DuBarry Was a Lady
  • Young Ideas
  • Lost Angel
1944
  • Swing Fever
  • Music for Millions
  • Three Men in White
  • Blonde Fever
  • Maises Goes to Reno
  • Two Girls and a Sailor
1945
  • She Went to the Race
1946
  • Whistle Stop
  • The Killers
1947
  • The Hucksters
  • Singapore
1948
  • One Touch of Venus
1949
  • The Bribe
  • The Great Sinner
  • East Side, West Side
1951
  • My Forbidden Past
  • Show Boat
  • Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1952
  • Lone Star
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1953
  • Ride Vaquero
  • The Band Wagon
  • Mogambo
1954
  • Knights of the Round Table
  • The Barefoot Contessa
1956
  • Bhowani Junction
1957
  • The Little Hut
  • The Sun Also Rises
1959
  • The Naked Maja
  • On the Beach
1960
  • The Angel Wore Red
1963
  • 55 Days at Peking
1964
  • Seven Days in May
  • Night of the Iguana (Golden Globe nomination for best actress)
1966
  • The Bible
1968
  • Mayerling
1971
  • The Devil's Widow
1972
  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1974
  • Earthquake
1975
  • Permission to Kill
1976
  • The Bluebird
1977
  • The Cassandra Crossing
  • The Sentinel
1979
  • City on Fire
1980
  • The Kidnapping of the President
1981
  • Priest of Love
1983
  • Regina

Television

  • Knots Landing
    Ava appeared in seven episodes of the Knots Landing series as Greg Sumner's (William Devane) mother.
  • A&E Biography
    The Arts and Entertainment Network has produced a one-hour special of Ava's Hollywood career and her private life.