Lucille Ball
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.
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Known for
The Jack Benny Program
Rachel Revere
Body Language
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
The Lucy Show
Lucy Carmichael
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Here's Lucy
Lucy Carter
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
The Greatest Show on Earth
Kate Reynolds
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Ann Sothern Show
Lucy Ricardo
The Ed Wynn Show
Self
The Practice
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
I Love Lucy
Lucy Ricardo
Dinah!
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Emmy Awards
Self
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Lured
Sandra Carpenter
Startime
Password
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Lucy Ricardo
NBC Sunday Showcase
Lucy Ricardo
Top Hat
Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
Helen North Beardsley
The Long, Long Trailer
Tacy Collini
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Life with Lucy
Lucy Barker
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
Without Love
Kitty Trimble
The Dark Corner
Kathleen Stewart
Ziegfeld Follies
Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
Roberta
Fashion Model
Forever, Darling
Susan Vega
Stage Door
Judith
Mame
Mame Dennis
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
The Fuller Brush Girl
Sally Elliot
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Mrs. Joe X)
Room Service
Christine Marlowe
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Dance, Girl, Dance
Bubbles
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Norma Michaels
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bridesmaid
Easy Living
Anne, Lenahan's Secretary
The Whole Town's Talking
Bank Employee (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
Agatha Floud
Follow the Fleet
Kitty Collins
Sorrowful Jones
Gladys O'Neill
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Blood Money
Davy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Peggy Nolan
Beauty for the Asking
Jean Russell
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Dot Duncan
Broadway Bill
Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Nana
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bottoms Up
Chorine (uncredited)
The Big Street
Gloria Lyons
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Ellen Grant
Critic's Choice
Angela Ballantine
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
Lucille Ball
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
The Facts of Life
Kitty Weaver
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Meet the People
Julie Hampton
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Carpet
Princess Narah
Carnival
Nurse
Easy to Wed
Gladys Benton
A Woman of Distinction
Self (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Next Time I Marry
Nancy Crocker Fleming
Seven Days' Leave
Terry Havalok-Allen
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
That's Right – You're Wrong
Sandra Sand
Jealousy
(uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self / Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Panama Lady
Lucy
The Bowery
Blonde (uncredited)
Moulin Rouge
Show Girl (uncredited)
Men of the Night
Peggy (uncredited)
Kid Millions
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Muss 'em Up
Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Allison
Murder at the Vanities
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
Gwendolyn Dilley
Chatterbox
Lillian Temple
Winterset
Girl (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)
The Affairs of Cellini
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Lucy Gets Lucky
Lucy Collins
Don't Tell the Wife
Annie Howell
Behind the Evidence
Secretary (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Time
Miriam
Look Who's Laughing
Julie Patterson
Valley of the Sun
Christine Larson
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Bunker Bean
Rosie Kelly
Stone Pillow
Florabelle
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Statue of Liberty (voice)
Lucy Moves to NBC
Self
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
Catherine Curtis
Lover Come Back
Kay Williams
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
The Marines Fly High
Joan Grant
The Affairs of Annabel
Annabel Allison
Joy of Living
Salina Garret Pine
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
Lucille Ball
Hooray for Love
Chorine (uncredited)
Two Smart People
Ricki Woodner
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self - Guest (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
Her Husband's Affairs
Margaret Weldon
One Live Ghost
Maxine
So and Sew
Sally Curtis
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Janet (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Clara Fields Hinklin
Three Little Pigskins
Daisy Simms
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Chorine / Girl at the Beach
Foolish Hearts
Hat Check Girl
Too Many Girls
Connie Casey
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy Ricardo
Go Chase Yourself
Carol Meeley
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
Perfectly Mismated
Pioneers of Primetime
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
Haunted Homes of Hollywood
Carnival Nights
Self
Lucy Calls the President
Lucy Whittaker
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Lucy Ricardo
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
G.I. Journal
Self
Three for Two
Sally / Rita / Pauline
Hold That Girl
Girl (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
I'll Love You Always
Lucille (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
Claire Williams
Salute to Stan Laurel
Self
Twelve Crowded Hours
Paula Sanders
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Lucy Ricardo
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Lucille Ball
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
Bonnie Blakely
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Self
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
(archive footage)
General Foods Opening Night
Swing It
Mary (uncredited)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
Carol + 2
Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Ellis in Freedomland
The Laundromat (voice)
His Old Flame
Cher... and Other Fantasies
Cleaning Lady
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Self
Dummy Ache
Actress
Old Man Rhythm
College Girl
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Lucy
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
Self
Lucy in London
Lucy Carmichael
Fugitive Lady
Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Self
Donny & Marie
Self
NBC: The First Fifty Years
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
The Farmer in the Dell
Gloria Wilson
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Treffpunkt New York
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self