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Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Actor · Born 1921-08-08 · Inglewood, California, USA

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Biography

Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco. While in the city, she spent five months swimming alongside Olympic gold-medal winner and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller. Williams caught the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scouts at the Aquacade. After appearing in several small roles, and alongside Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film and future five-time co-star Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe, Williams made a series of films in the 1940s and early 1950s known as "aquamusicals", which featured elaborate performances with synchronised swimming and diving. Every year from 1945 to 1949, Williams had at least one film among the 20 highest-grossing films of the year. In 1952, Williams appeared in her only biographical role, as Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid, which went o…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  2. That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
  3. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")
  4. A Guy Named Joe (1944) — Ellen Bright
  5. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) — K.C. Higgins
  6. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  7. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — Self - Co-Host / Narrator
  8. Neptune's Daughter (1949) — Eve Barrett
  9. Bathing Beauty (1944) — Caroline Brooks
  10. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
  11. What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
  12. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) — Annette Kellerman
  13. Dangerous When Wet (1953) — Katy Higgins
  14. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  15. That's Dancing! (1985) — From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
  16. The Donna Reed Show (1958) — Molly Duncan
  17. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) — Self
  18. On an Island with You (1948) — Rosalind Rennolds
  19. Callaway Went Thataway (1951) — Esther Williams (uncredited)
  20. Glorious Technicolor (1998) — Self
  21. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) — Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)
  22. The Unguarded Moment (1956) — Lois Conway
  23. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) — Sheila Brooks
  24. Easy to Wed (1946) — Connie Allenbury
  25. MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
  26. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Sarah Harmon
  27. Easy to Love (1953) — Julie Hallerton
  28. Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash (1990) — Self
  29. Texas Carnival (1951) — Debbie Telford
  30. Duchess of Idaho (1950) — Christine Riverton Duncan
  31. Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) — Self (archive footage)
  32. Thrill of a Romance (1945) — Cynthia Glenn
  33. The Hoodlum Saint (1946) — Kay Lorrison
  34. Jupiter's Darling (1955) — Amytis
  35. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) — Self
  36. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Vicki
  37. This Time for Keeps (1947) — Nora Cambaretti
  38. Pagan Love Song (1950) — Mimi Bennett
  39. The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) — Self (archive)
  40. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self - Swimmer