Hollywood star, Ava Gardner, has been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque today.

The plaque marks the imposing Italianate Knightsbridge building that was the actress's home during the last 20 years of her life.

A siren of the silver screen, Gardner was often called the most beautiful woman in the world, she appeared in over 60 films and her tempestuous affairs and three high-profile marriages - to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra - made her one of the most talked about celebrities of her day.

BRINGING THE BLUE PLAQUES SCHEME’S ANNIVERSARY YEAR TO A CLOSE

Professor Ronald Hutton, chairman of the Blue Plaques panel, said: "Ava Gardner was one of the greatest stars of Hollywood's golden age of cinema and the quintessential femme fatale of the film noir era. We are delighted to commemorate her here at her former home today. What better way to bring the Blue Plaques Scheme's 150th anniversary year to a close than with a touch of Hollywood glamour?"

Ava moved to London permanently in 1968, buying the First Floor Flat at number 34 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge in April 1972.

Ava appreciated the new found anonymity that life in London offered and for the most part she lived quietly, enjoying an occasional visit to the ballet, theatre or the Ennismore Arms Pub. Most evenings though, her long-time housekeeper Carmen Vargas, served dinner on a tray by the portable TV in front of the fire in the company of the latest of her beloved Pembroke Welsh corgis.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the English Heritage London Blue Plaques scheme.  It is generously supported by David Pearl, the Blue Plaques Club, and members of the public.

Read more about Ava's Blue Plaque here.

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