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Lucille Ball‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1911-08-06

Popularity

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Lucille Ball

Jamestown, New York, USA

Lucille Ball

Jamestown, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1911-08-06

Popularity

star9.1

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucille Ball, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movie Credits

Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love

Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love‌
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calendar 1969

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers‌
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calendar 1985

A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man‌
star5.9
calendar 1967

Lured

Lured‌
star6.3
calendar 1947

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored‌
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calendar 2011

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner‌
star6.5
calendar 1946

Roberta

Roberta‌
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calendar 1935

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer‌
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calendar 1954

Without Love

Without Love‌
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calendar 1945

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet‌
star6.8
calendar 1936

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling‌
star7.0
calendar 1956

Mame

Mame‌
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calendar 1974

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward‌
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calendar 1943

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies‌
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calendar 1945

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond‌
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calendar 1949

Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady‌
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calendar 1943

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer‌
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calendar 1943

Stage Door

Stage Door‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Room Service

Room Service‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Joy of Living

Joy of Living‌
star5.7
calendar 1938

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time‌
star4.9
calendar 1938

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life‌
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calendar 1960

Five Came Back

Five Came Back‌
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calendar 1939

Lucy and Desi

Lucy and Desi‌
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calendar 2022

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War‌
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calendar 1982

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story‌
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calendar 2023

Stone Pillow

Stone Pillow‌
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calendar 1985

Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants‌
star5.6
calendar 1950

Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones‌
star6.1
calendar 1949

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill‌
star6.1
calendar 1934

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball‌
star6.0
calendar 1984

The Magic Carpet

The Magic Carpet‌
star4.7
calendar 1951

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

Her Husband's Affairs

Her Husband's Affairs‌
star5.5
calendar 1947

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Meet the People

Meet the People‌
star5.0
calendar 1944

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice‌
star5.5
calendar 1963

Two Smart People

Two Smart People‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

The Big Street

The Big Street‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

Easy Living

Easy Living‌
star5.9
calendar 1949

Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours‌
star5.2
calendar 1939

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Seven Days' Leave

Seven Days' Leave‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel‌
star4.0
calendar 1938

Panama Lady

Panama Lady‌
star5.6
calendar 1939

Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking‌
star5.7
calendar 1939

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy‌
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calendar 1989

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed‌
star6.7
calendar 2023

Three Little Pigskins

Three Little Pigskins‌
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calendar 1934

That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong‌
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calendar 1939

Swing It

Swing It‌
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calendar 1936

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob‌
star4.7
calendar 1941

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean‌
star4.6
calendar 1936

Foolish Hearts

Foolish Hearts‌
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calendar 1935

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris‌
star6.5
calendar 1936

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much‌
star4.9
calendar 1935

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife‌
star4.5
calendar 1940

Go Chase Yourself

Go Chase Yourself‌
star4.5
calendar 1938

Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry‌
star6.8
calendar 1938

Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

The Marines Fly High

The Marines Fly High‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Behind the Evidence

Behind the Evidence‌
star2.0
calendar 1935

Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Kid Millions

Kid Millions‌
star6.5
calendar 1934

A Beverly Hills Christmas

A Beverly Hills Christmas‌
star3.5
calendar 1987

Nana

Nana‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back‌
star5.3
calendar 1934

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

Blood Money

Blood Money‌
star7.0
calendar 1933

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer‌
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calendar 2003

The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini‌
star4.9
calendar 1934

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Top Hat

Top Hat‌
star7.3
calendar 1935

Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up‌
star4.3
calendar 1934

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities‌
star5.4
calendar 1934

Lucy Calls the President

Lucy Calls the President‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

One Live Ghost

One Live Ghost‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Broadway Thru a Keyhole‌
star5.7
calendar 1933

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II‌
star8.0
calendar 1985

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Three for Two

Three for Two‌
star3.0
calendar 1975

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie‌
star8.2
calendar 1993

The Farmer in the Dell

The Farmer in the Dell‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution‌
star6.2
calendar 2024

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals‌
star6.0
calendar 1933

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers‌
star6.4
calendar 1935

Chatterbox

Chatterbox‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

The Bowery

The Bowery‌
star5.1
calendar 1933

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration‌
star10.0
calendar 2015

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1968

I Love Lucy: The Movie

I Love Lucy: The Movie‌
star7.2
calendar 1953

Carnival

Carnival‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years‌
star4.0
calendar 2004

Lucy Moves to NBC

Lucy Moves to NBC‌
star1.0
calendar 1980

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land‌
star5.7
calendar 1970

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye‌
star4.8
calendar 1974

Lucy Gets Lucky

Lucy Gets Lucky‌
star1.0
calendar 1975

What Now, Catherine Curtis?

What Now, Catherine Curtis?‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere‌
star8.0
calendar 1954

This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...‌
star8.0
calendar 2017

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction‌
star6.2
calendar 1950

General Foods Opening Night

General Foods Opening Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Dummy Ache

Dummy Ache‌
star4.8
calendar 1936

Men of the Night

Men of the Night‌
star2.0
calendar 1934

Jealousy

Jealousy‌
star4.7
calendar 1934

His Old Flame

His Old Flame‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Lucy's Really Lost Moments‌
star6.5
calendar 1956

The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking‌
star6.8
calendar 1935

Hooray for Love

Hooray for Love‌
star4.7
calendar 1935

Winterset

Winterset‌
star5.6
calendar 1936

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

Perfectly Mismated

Perfectly Mismated‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Hold That Girl

Hold That Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Lucy in London

Lucy in London‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always‌
star3.0
calendar 1935

Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up‌
star5.5
calendar 1936

So and Sew

So and Sew‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself‌
star7.5
calendar 2004

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Cher... and Other Fantasies

Cher... and Other Fantasies‌
star10.0
calendar 1979

Carol + 2

Carol + 2‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Salute to Stan Laurel

Salute to Stan Laurel‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender‌
star5.2
calendar 1997

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

The Jack Benny Birthday Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood‌
star5.7
calendar 1945

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

I Love Lucy Christmas Special‌
star10.0
calendar 2016

Ellis in Freedomland

Ellis in Freedomland‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian‌
star7.5
calendar 2020

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts‌
star5.0
calendar 1998

NBC: The First Fifty Years

NBC: The First Fifty Years‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny

Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

G.I. Journal

G.I. Journal‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

The Bob Hope Chevy Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Tv Credits

Life with Lucy

Life with Lucy‌
star8.3
calendar 1986

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy‌
star6.9
calendar 1968

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour‌
star8.6
calendar 1957

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show‌
star7.1
calendar 1962

Treffpunkt New York

Treffpunkt New York‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story‌
star8.1
calendar 1996

Password

Password‌
star7.3
calendar 1961

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
star6.6
calendar 1952

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1970

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star6.3
calendar 1973

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.3
calendar 1978

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar‌
star6.5
calendar 1957

The Practice

The Practice‌
star7.5
calendar 1976

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards‌
star7.5
calendar 1949

Three's Company

Three's Company‌
star7.7
calendar 1977

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts‌
star5.3
calendar 1973

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1963

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star5.1
calendar 1961

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

Startime

Startime‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star5.1
calendar 1961

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program‌
star7.7
calendar 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

The Pearl Bailey Show

The Pearl Bailey Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Dinah!

Dinah!‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

The Ed Wynn Show

The Ed Wynn Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1949

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1967

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight‌
star3.5
calendar 1981

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie‌
star6.5
calendar 1976

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.9
calendar 1950

The Ann Sothern Show

The Ann Sothern Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood‌
star8.0
calendar 1987

NBC Sunday Showcase

NBC Sunday Showcase‌
star4.5
calendar 1959

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

I Love Lucy: In Color

I Love Lucy: In Color‌
star0.0
calendar 2018