Lucille Ball
Acting
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.
Ziegfeld Follies
as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
Age 34 (now 77)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 114 (now 77)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 112 (now 77)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
Age 111 (now 77)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 111 (now 77)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)
Age 104 (now 77)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Age 99 (now 77)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
Age 92 (now 77)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage)
Age 92 (now 77)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 77)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 77)Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 77)Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Age 87 (now 77)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Age 86 (now 77)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Age 86 (now 77)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
Age 81 (now 77)
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
as (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 77)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
Age 76 (now 77)
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self
Age 75 (now 77)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Age 73 (now 77)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 71 (now 77)
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self
Age 70 (now 77)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
Age 65 (now 77)
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
as Catherine Curtis
Age 64 (now 77)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 77)
The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special
Producer
Age 63 (now 77)
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Norma Michaels
Age 63 (now 77) Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Executive Producer
Age 63 (now 77)Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
as Janet (uncredited)
Age 59 (now 77)
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
as Self
Age 58 (now 77)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self - Guest (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 77)
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Mrs. Joe X)
Age 55 (now 77)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)
Age 53 (now 77)
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Bonnie Blakely
Age 52 (now 77)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 77) Ziegfeld Follies
as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
Age 34 (now 77)
The Whole Town's Talking
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
Age 23 (now 77)
The Affairs of Cellini
as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Age 23 (now 77)
Murder at the Vanities
as Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Age 22 (now 77)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Chorine / Girl at the Beach
Age 22 (now 77)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
Age 75 (now 77)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
Age 62 (now 77)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 61 (now 77)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
Age 57 (now 77)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self
Age 52 (now 77)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Kate Reynolds
Age 52 (now 77)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 51 (now 77) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 77)
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Also Known As
Lucille Désirée Ball, Lucy, The Queen of the B's, Λουσίλ Μπολ , Λουσίλ Ντεζιρέ Μπολ
IMDB
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