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Cher... and Other Fantasies
1979
as Cleaning Lady
Lucille Ball
Also known as: Lucy Ball, Lucille Desiree Ball, First Lady of Television,...
Acting
Born:August 6, 1911
Died:April 26, 1989(aged 77)
Birthplace:Jamestown, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy. One of the most popular and influential stars in America during her lifetime, with one of Hollywood's longest careers, especially on television, Ball began acting in the 1930s, becoming both a radio actress and B-movie star in the 1940s, and then a television star during the 1950s. She was still making films in the 1960s and 1970s. Ball received thirteen Emmy Award nominations and four wins. In 1977 Ball was among the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989. In 1929, Ball landed work as a model and later began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Dianne Belmont. She appeared in many small movie roles in the 1930s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures. Ball was labeled as the "Queen of the Bs" (referring to her many roles in B-films). In 1951, Ball was pivotal in the creation of the television series I Love Lucy. The show co-starred her then husband, Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as Ethel and Fred Mertz, the Ricardos' landlords and friends. The show ended in 1957 after 180 episodes. They then changed the format a little - lengthening the time of the show from 30 minutes to 60 minutes (the first one went 75 mins), adding some characters, altering the storyline somewhat, and renaming the show from "I Love Lucy" to "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", which ran for three seasons (1957–1960) and 13 episodes. Ball went on to star in two more successful television series: The Lucy Show, which ran on CBS from 1962 to 1968 (156 Episodes), and Here's Lucy from 1968 to 1974 (144 episodes). Her last attempt at a television series was a 1986 show called Life with Lucy - which failed miserably after 8 episodes aired although 13 were produced. Ball met and eloped with Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz in 1940. On July 17, 1951, almost 40 years old, Ball gave birth to their first child, Lucie Désirée Arnaz. A year and a half later, Ball gave birth to their second child, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV, known as Desi Arnaz, Jr. Ball and Arnaz divorced on May 4, 1960. On April 26, 1989, Ball died of a dissecting aortic aneurysm at age 77. At the time of her death she had been married to her second husband, standup comedian and business partner Gary Morton, for twenty-eight years.
Filmography (160 movies)
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10.0
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)
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Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
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The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
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I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
as Lucy
8.2
8.2
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993
as Self
8.0
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
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8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
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8.0
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
1976
Executive Producer
8.0
8.0
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
7.6
7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self - Guest (uncredited)
7.5
7.5
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
1964
as Bonnie Blakely
7.4
7.4
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
as Lucy Ricardo
7.3
7.3
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
7.2
7.2
Top Hat
1935
as Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
Lucy and Desi
2022
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Nancy Crocker Fleming
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That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
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Roberta
1935
as Fashion Model
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Moulin Rouge
1934
as Show Girl (uncredited)
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Forever, Darling
1956
as Susan Vega
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Blood Money
1933
as Davy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Stage Door
1937
as Judith
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Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Helen North Beardsley
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6.9
Three Little Pigskins
1934
as Daisy Simms
6.9
6.9
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Tacy Collini
6.8
6.8
Without Love
1945
as Kitty Trimble
6.8
6.8
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Follow the Fleet
1936
as Kitty Collins
6.8
6.8
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
6.7
6.7
Stone Pillow
1985
as Florabelle
6.6
6.6
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Claire Williams
6.5
6.5
The Dark Corner
1946
as Kathleen Stewart
6.5
6.5
Room Service
1938
as Christine Marlowe
6.5
6.5
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
as Lucy Ricardo
6.5
6.5
Kid Millions
1934
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Two Smart People
1946
as Ricki Woodner
6.4
6.4
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Lucille Ball
6.4
6.4
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
6.4
6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Bubbles
6.3
6.3
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)
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6.3
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as College Girl
6.3
6.3
Lured
1947
as Sandra Carpenter
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6.2
Lover Come Back
1946
as Kay Williams
6.2
6.2
A Woman of Distinction
1950
as Self (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as May Daly / Madame Du Barry
6.2
6.2
Five Came Back
1939
as Peggy Nolan
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6.2
Easy to Wed
1946
as Gladys Benton
6.1
6.1
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Gladys O'Neill
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6.0
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Sally Elliot
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
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6.0
Chatterbox
1936
as Lillian Temple
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6.0
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Lucille Ball
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6.0
Broadway Bill
1934
as Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
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6.0
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self
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Lucy in London
1966
as Lucy Carmichael
6.0
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
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6.0
Seven Days' Leave
1942
as Terry Havalok-Allen
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Fugitive Lady
1934
as Beauty Operator (uncredited)
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6.0
Mame
1974
as Mame Dennis
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A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Lucille Ball
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Statue of Liberty (voice)
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6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
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5.8
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Christine Larson
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5.8
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser (Mrs. Joe X)
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5.8
Roman Scandals
1933
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
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5.7
Joy of Living
1938
as Salina Garret Pine
5.7
5.7
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Sandra Sand
5.7
5.7
Winterset
1936
as Girl (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Chorine / Girl at the Beach
5.7
5.7
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Self (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
5.6
5.6
Easy Living
1949
as Anne, Lenahan's Secretary
5.6
5.6
Fancy Pants
1950
as Agatha Floud
5.6
5.6
Panama Lady
1939
as Lucy
5.6
5.6
Too Many Girls
1940
as Connie Casey
5.6
5.6
The Big Street
1942
as Gloria Lyons
5.5
5.5
Look Who's Laughing
1941
as Julie Patterson
5.5
5.5
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Muss 'em Up
1936
as Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
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5.5
Critic's Choice
1963
as Angela Ballantine
5.3
5.3
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Bridesmaid
5.2
5.2
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
as Paula Sanders
5.2
5.2
Nana
1934
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Beauty for the Asking
1939
as Jean Russell
5.2
5.2
Star Trek: The Cage
1965
Executive Producer
5.1
5.1
I Dream Too Much
1935
as Gwendolyn Dilley
5.1
5.1
Dummy Ache
1936
as Actress
5.1
5.1
The Facts of Life
1960
as Kitty Weaver
5.0
5.0
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
5.0
5.0
Lucy Calls the President
1977
as Lucy Whittaker
5.0
5.0
One Live Ghost
1936
as Maxine
5.0
5.0
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Annie Howell
5.0
5.0
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Carol Meeley
5.0
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Ellen Grant
5.0
5.0
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Annabel Allison
5.0
5.0
Meet the People
1944
as Julie Hampton
4.9
4.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
4.9
4.9
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
The Marines Fly High
1940
as Joan Grant
4.8
4.8
Bottoms Up
1934
as Chorine (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
Executive Producer
4.7
4.7
Jealousy
1934
as (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Hooray for Love
1935
as Chorine (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
The Magic Carpet
1951
as Princess Narah
4.7
4.7
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Dot Duncan
4.7
4.7
The Bowery
1933
as Blonde (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Margaret Weldon
4.6
4.6
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Miriam
4.6
4.6
Bunker Bean
1936
as Rosie Kelly
4.5
4.5
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Clara Fields Hinklin
4.2
4.2
Swing It
1936
as Mary (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Annabel Allison
4.0
4.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as (archive footage)
3.5
3.5
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
as Self
3.0
3.0
I'll Love You Always
1935
as Lucille (uncredited)
2.3
2.3
Three for Two
1975
Executive Producer
2.0
2.0
Behind the Evidence
1935
as Secretary (uncredited)
2.0
2.0
Men of the Night
1934
as Peggy (uncredited)
1.0
1.0
Lucy Gets Lucky
1975
Executive Producer
1.0
1.0
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
1969
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
as Janet (uncredited)
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
1989
as (archive footage)
His Old Flame
1935
Perfectly Mismated
1934
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Carnival Nights
1968
as Self
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1982
as Self
G.I. Journal
1944
as Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
as Lucy Ricardo
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Hold That Girl
1934
as Girl (uncredited)
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1981
as Herself
Carnival
1935
as Nurse
The Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Gloria Wilson
So and Sew
1936
as Sally Curtis
General Foods Opening Night
1963
Foolish Hearts
1935
as Hat Check Girl
Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as The Laundromat (voice)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
1976
as Self
Carol + 2
1966
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
Strange Witness
1958
Producer
Dragon by the Tail
1961
Executive Producer
Bungle Abbey
1981
Executive Producer
The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special
1975
Producer
Surf Scene
1963
Executive Producer
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