Ava Lord

Ava Lord
Occupation:	Femme Fatale
Gender:	Female
Comic Appearances:	A Dame To Kill For
Film Appearances:	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Affiliation(s):	Dwight McCarthy Damien Lord Manute Wallenquist
Portrayed by:	Eva Green

“	You've just made me a very rich woman.	”
	— Ava to Dwight

Ava Lord was a femme fatale and Dwight's love interest. They had a strong relationship, until she left Dwight for Damien Lord, a rich man whom, as she confessed, she did not love.

In reality Ava was a professional "devourer" of men; she had affairs and destroyed "dozens" of them; had an affair with a priest who committed suicide, an artist (whose masterpiece was a sculpture of Ava) who ended up a homeless mad in the streets and more. All her life, she was known to pursue money and tended to use men to acquire wealth. Dwight recalls that, during his time with her, "everything had to be first class."

A Dame to Kill For

Ava Lord.

Four years after their separation, Ava was afraid for her life. She asked Dwight to meet in Club Pecos and Marv was also there. Ava arrives late and tries to persuade Dwight to take her back, claiming that her life is "a living Hell." Dwight refuses as Manute arrives, taking Ava away. Dwight goes home, but cannot sleep, so he decides to check up on Ava and Damien.

He hops a fence and, using his photography equipment, scopes out the estate. He is discovered and claims that he is a peeping tom. Manute seemingly doesn't recognize him, but beats him brutally anyway. Dwight calls Agamemnon for a ride home, and they stop to get pizza. As he arrives home, he finds his Ford Mustang returned and his door unlocked. In his bedroom is a nude Ava. They eventually reconcile and make love.

Ava and Dwight reconcile

Manute arrives and violently beats a naked Dwight. Dwight is knocked out of his upper story apartment window, where he blacks out momentarily. He awakens to find Manute driving off with Ava.

Dwight arrives at Kadie’s, where Marv is in the middle of a squabble with some out-of-town punks. One of them pulls a gun on Marv, who knocks him flat. Dwight convinces Marv to help him storm Damien's estate. They drink together and watch Nancy Callahan dance. As they approach the mansion, Dwight insists Marv leave the punk's gun, which Marv has procured, in the car. Marv tackles the guards as a distraction and eventually takes on Manute. Marv rips Manute's right eye out and beats him savagely. With Manute occupied, Dwight makes his way to Damien. When he finds him, he beats him to death. Ava appears, and explains how Dwight was all a part of her plan to get Damien murdered so she could inherit his estate. She shoots Dwight six times, including once in the head. Dwight once again falls out of a window and is picked up by Marv.

Shooting Dwight

Two detectives following up on Damien Lord's death, Mort and Bob, talk to Ava. She claims that Dwight was a stalker who killed Damien out of jealousy. They believe her story, and Mort starts sleeping with her. They interrogate Agamemnon, who defends Dwight as an upright man who went clean after a wild youth of alcoholism. When they speak with Dwight's landlady, she says she let Ava in the night of Damien's murder, and heard a loud fight. Bob doubts Ava considerably now, while Mort, still sleeping with Ava, becomes more on-edge towards his partner. This culminates with Mort killing Bob, then committing suicide.

Meanwhile, Dwight is recovering from his near-fatal wounds and calls Ava to inform her he's coming for her soon. Ava, with her late husband's financial assets, is joining her corporation with the mob boss Wallenquist. Wallenquist, unaffected by Ava's flirting, warns her not to flirt with him again and tells her to tie up her loose end with Dwight and has someone arriving from Phoenix soon to meet her about that.

Dwight, who now has a new face, poses as Wallenquist's man from Phoenix, accompanied by Johnny and Dwight. Once inside Ava's estate, Manute sees past the new face and captures Dwight. Gail and Miho strike from Dwight's car, and Dwight shoots Manute with a hidden .25 he had up his left sleeve. Six bullets fail to kill him, and Manute aims at Dwight as Ava grabs one of Manute's guns, shooting Manute in his shoulder. Manute falls through a window and upon landing, Miho stabs him in the arms, pinning him to the ground. Ava then tries telling Dwight that Manute had her under mind control to manipulate her and Damien and that it would be a cruel irony if he killed her now. Dwight finally sees through all the lies and kills Ava.

That Yellow Bastard

Even 4 months after their separation, Dwight could not overcome Ava's rejection.

"The Big Fat Kill"

Despite being dead by the start of the comic, Ava is indirectly mentioned when Gail remarks on Dwight's "lousy taste in women. These days, anyway..."

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For film

Ava Lord is portrayed by Eva Green.

Gallery

Comics

Ava with Dwight.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Ava with a cigar.

Hope you're ready.

I've been especially bad.

The devil whispers loud.

Meet Ava, the temptress.

Eva Green as Ava Lord.

A Dame To Kill For digital postcard featuring Ava.

Read between the lines.

I've Been Especially Bad wallpaper.

A promotional image featuring John, Nancy, Marv and Ava.

A Dame To Kill For promotional image featuring Johnny, John, Marv, Ava and Dwight.

Ava and Dwight in Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.

Ava.

Eva Green.

Dwight & Ava.

The Dame.

Opportunity doesn't call this dame. She calls opportunity.

Ava, Nancy and Gail.

Ava wallpaper.

On the phone with Dwight.

Arriving at Club Pecos.

Ava enters the bar.

Ava and Dwight.

She begs Dwight to forgive her.

Manute appears to acquire Ava.

Leaving Club Pecos.

Ava, about to jump in the swimming pool.

Ava, in Dwight's bed.

"She owns me."

Ava asks Dwight a question.

Speaking to Dwight.

Aims at Dwight.

Ava fires at Dwight.

Shooting at Marv.

Speaks to Mort.

Ava and Mort.

Ava answers Bob.

Watching as Mort arrives.

Ava seduces Mort.

Ava answers the phone.

Kill him!

As Ava mentions the Old Town girls.

Speaking to Wallenquist.

Speaking about the Old Town girls.

Ava with Wallenquist.

Ava gets out of the pool as the guest arrive.

Ava stares at Dwight.

Ava gets hit by the explosion.

Ava aims the gun at Dwight.

A dead Ava.