Volga Cansino, née Hayworth (August 8, 1897 – January 25, 1945), was an American dancer and vaudevillian under the name Volga Hayworth. A popular showgirl on Broadway, she was the mother of actress Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth was an American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars...

, who took her professional name from her mother's maiden name.

She was born in 1897 in Washington D.C., the daughter of Allynn Duran Hayworth and Margaret E. O'Hare. She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air....

, met her husband, Spanish

Spanish people

The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....

-born dancer Eduardo Cansino, Sr

Eduardo Cansino (Sr.)

Eduardo Cansino was an accomplished dancer and actor, the brother of Spanish dancer Elisa Cansino, and the father of three children, two of whom became famous as actors....

 in 1916 and married him in 1917. They had three children. She and Eduardo formed a vaudeville

Vaudeville

Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...

 act, The Dancing Cansinos.

Death

Volga Hayworth Cansino died in 1945, aged 47, from undisclosed causes, in Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica, California

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.

Immediate family

• Husband: Eduardo Cansino, Sr.
  Eduardo Cansino (Sr.)
  Eduardo Cansino was an accomplished dancer and actor, the brother of Spanish dancer Elisa Cansino, and the father of three children, two of whom became famous as actors....
  
  , born on 2 March 1895 – died on
  • Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth was an American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars...
    
    , born October 17, 1918 – died on
    • Rebecca Welles, born December 17, 1944 – died on
      • Marc McKerrow, born March 31, 1966 – died on
    • Yasmin Khan, born 28 December 1949 (age 62)
      • Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos, born on 11 December 1985 (age 26)
  • Eduardo Cansino, Jr.
    Eduardo Cansino, Jr
    Eduardo Cansino, Jr. was an actor, the son of Volga Haworth, a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl, and Spanish-Andalusian dance master Eduardo Cansino, Sr....
    
    , born 13 October 1919 – died
  • Vernon Cansino, born 21 May 1922 – died March 1974 (aged 51)