Cast
Lucille Ball
Acting
Cast
Lucille Ball
Known for
Acting
Born
1911-08-06
From
Jamestown, New York, USA
Died
1989-04-26
Also known as Lucille Désirée Ball, Lucy, The Queen of the B's
Biography
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.
Top Hat
as Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Mame
as Mame Dennis
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Helen North Beardsley
Roberta
as Fashion Model (uncredited)
Stage Door
as Judith
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Mrs. Joe X)
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Blood Money
as Davy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Fancy Pants
as Agatha Floud
Panama Lady
as Lucy
The Big Street
as Gloria Lyons
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Moulin Rouge
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Dummy Ache
as Actress
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
Ziegfeld Follies
as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
The Whole Town's Talking
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet
as Kitty Collins
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lured
as Sandra Carpenter
Easy Living
as Anne, Lenahan's Secretary
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)
Sorrowful Jones
as Gladys O'Neill
Five Came Back
as Peggy Nolan
Fugitive Lady
as Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Without Love
as Kitty Trimble
The Dark Corner
as Kathleen Stewart
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Sally Elliot
The Affairs of Annabel
as Annabel Allison
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as May Daly / Madame Du Barry
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Winterset
as Girl (uncredited)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
Stone Pillow
as Florabelle
Ellis in Freedomland
as The Laundromat (voice)
Carnival
as Nurse (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
as Angela Ballantine
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Statue of Liberty (voice)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
Room Service
as Christine Marlowe
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Next Time I Marry
as Nancy Crocker Fleming
Her Husband's Affairs
as Margaret Weldon
Forever, Darling
as Susan Vega
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self
The Long, Long Trailer
as Tacy Collini
Chatterbox
as Lillian Temple
Cher... and Other Fantasies
as Cleaning Lady
Bottoms Up
as Chorine (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Bridesmaid
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Ellen Grant
Joy of Living
as Salina Garret Pine
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Bubbles
Go Chase Yourself
as Carol Meeley
I Dream Too Much
as Gwendolyn Dilley
The Affairs of Cellini
as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
Broadway Bill
as Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
Muss 'em Up
as Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
as Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Old Man Rhythm
as College Girl
The Bowery
as Blonde (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Kid Millions
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
The Facts of Life
as Kitty Weaver
Meet the People
as Julie Hampton
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Norma Michaels
Carnival Nights
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self - Guest (uncredited)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Lucy Ricardo
The Magic Carpet
as Princess Narah
Lover Come Back
as Kay Williams
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
Lucy Calls the President
as Lucy Whittaker
Thousands Cheer
as Lucille Ball
Don't Tell the Wife
as Annie Howell
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self
Easy to Wed
as Gladys Benton
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Chorine / Girl at the Beach
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
Two Smart People
as Ricki Woodner
G.I. Journal
as Self
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Bonnie Blakely
Lucy in London
as Lucy Carmichael
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Lucy Ricardo
Look Who's Laughing
as Julie Patterson
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage)
Best Foot Forward
as Lucille Ball
Having Wonderful Time
as Miriam
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Sandra Sand
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self
Men of the Night
as Peggy (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
as Claire Williams
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
A Woman of Distinction
as Self (uncredited)
Hold That Girl
as Girl (uncredited)
Valley of the Sun
as Christine Larson
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
as Janet (uncredited)
Swing It
as Mary (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking
as Jean Russell
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Paula Sanders
Lucy Gets Lucky
as Lucy Collins
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
Seven Days' Leave
as Terry Havalok-Allen
Behind the Evidence
as Secretary (uncredited)
Nana
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
as Herself
Too Many Girls
as Connie Casey
The Farmer in the Dell
as Gloria Wilson
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Dot Duncan
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Clara Fields Hinklin
Bunker Bean
as Rosie Kelly
Carol + 2
as Self
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Annabel Allison
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
The Three Musketeers
as (uncredited)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Lucy
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Lucille Ball
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
as Catherine Curtis
So and Sew
as Sally Curtis
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
as Self
Three for Two
as Sally / Rita / Pauline
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
as (archive footage)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Lucy Ricardo
A Beverly Hills Christmas
as Self
One Live Ghost
as Maxine
General Foods Opening Night
Three Little Pigskins
as Daisy Simms
Jealousy
as (uncredited)
I'll Love You Always
as Lucille (uncredited)
Hooray for Love
as Chorine (uncredited)
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
as Self
The Marines Fly High
as Joan Grant
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self
Foolish Hearts
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
His Old Flame
Perfectly Mismated