Volga Hayworth

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Volga Cansino née Haworth (c. 1898February 5, 1945), English/Irish-American dancer best known as Volga Hayworth, was a popular showgirl on Broadway, an actress, and mother of actress Rita Hayworth, who took her movie name from her mother's maiden name.

Volga Hayworth
Born Volga Haworth
1898
Died February 5, 1945
Other name(s) Volga Cansino
Occupation Stage actress
Spouse(s) Eduardo Cansino, Sr.

She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies, met her husband, Spanish-born dancer Eduardo Cansino, Sr in 1916 and married him in 1917. She and Eduardo formed a vaudeville act called The Dancing Cansinos.

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