Lucille Ball

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Top Hat (1935) — Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)
2. I Love Lucy (1951) — Lucy Ricardo
3. Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) — Helen North Beardsley
4. Stage Door (1937) — Judith
5. Lured (1947) — Sandra Carpenter
6. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
7. Room Service (1938) — Christine Marlowe
8. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
9. Follow the Fleet (1936) — Kitty Collins
10. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) — Bubbles
11. The Dark Corner (1946) — Kathleen Stewart
12. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self - Guest
13. The Whole Town's Talking (1935) — Bank Employee (uncredited)
14. The Long, Long Trailer (1954) — Tacy Collini
15. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
16. The Lucy Show (1962) — Lucy Carmichael
17. Roberta (1935) — Fashion Model (uncredited)
18. Lucy and Desi (2022) — Self (archive footage)
19. A Guide for the Married Man (1967) — Technical Adviser
20. Five Came Back (1939) — Peggy Nolan
21. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
22. Mame (1974) — Mame
23. Here's Lucy (1968) — Lucy Carter
24. Without Love (1945) — Kitty Trimble
25. The Facts of Life (1960) — Kitty Weaver
26. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) — Self (uncredited)
27. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
28. Entertainment Tonight (1981) — Self
29. Roman Scandals (1933) — Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
30. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
31. Broadway Bill (1934) — Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
32. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
33. Thousands Cheer (1943) — Lucille Ball
34. Easy Living (1949) — Anne, Lenahan's Secretary
35. Three Little Pigskins (1934) — Daisy Simms
36. That's Dancing! (1985) — Self (archive footage)
37. The Big Street (1942) — Gloria Lyons
38. Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023) — Self (archive footage)
39. The Flip Wilson Show (1970) — Self
40. Fancy Pants (1950) — Agatha Floud

Directed

1. Here's Lucy (1968) — Director
2. Bungle Abbey (1981) — Director