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.
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Filmography
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Movies 165
self 77
TV Shows 42
Producer 6
Director 1
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story (2023)
Lucy and Desi (2022)
My Darling Vivian (2020)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special (2016)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over (2014)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City (2005)
The Last Mogul (2005)
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004)
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer (2003)
Lucy! TV's Comedy Queen (2003)
Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 (2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 (2001)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 (1997)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993)
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990)
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987)
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
Life with Lucy (1986)
Stone Pillow (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984)
Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
High Hopes: The Capra Years (1982)
Bungle Abbey (1981)
Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Lucy Calls the President (1977)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
What Now, Catherine Curtis? (1976)
The Practice (1976)
Donny & Marie (1976)
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul (1976)
Three for Two (1975)
The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special (1975)
Lucy Gets Lucky (1975)
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974)
Dinah! (1974)
Mame (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
Dinah's Place (1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
Will the Real Mr. Sellers... (1969)
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love (1969)
The Jack Benny Birthday Special (1969)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
Here's Lucy (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Carnival Nights (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Lucy in London (1966)
Carol + 2 (1966)
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
Star Trek: The Cage (1965)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
General Foods Opening Night (1963)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Surf Scene (1963)
Critic's Choice (1963)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Password (1961)
Treffpunkt New York (1961)
The Facts of Life (1960)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
Startime (1959)
NBC Sunday Showcase (1959)
The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
U.S. Marshall (1956)
Forever, Darling (1956)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
This Is Your Life (1952)
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)
The Magic Carpet (1951)
I Love Lucy (1951)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Fancy Pants (1950)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
A Woman of Distinction (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
Easy Living (1949)
The Ed Wynn Show (1949)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
Lured (1947)
Easy to Wed (1946)
Lover Come Back (1946)
Two Smart People (1946)
The Dark Corner (1946)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Without Love (1945)
Meet the People (1944)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Seven Days' Leave (1942)
The Big Street (1942)
Valley of the Sun (1942)
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
Too Many Girls (1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
The Marines Fly High (1940)
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
Five Came Back (1939)
Panama Lady (1939)
Beauty for the Asking (1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Room Service (1938)
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Joy of Living (1938)
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
Stage Door (1937)
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
That Girl from Paris (1936)
Winterset (1936)
One Live Ghost (1936)
So and Sew (1936)
Dummy Ache (1936)
Swing It (1936)
Bunker Bean (1936)
The Farmer in the Dell (1936)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Muss 'em Up (1936)
Chatterbox (1936)
Foolish Hearts (1935)
I Dream Too Much (1935)
The Three Musketeers (1935)
Top Hat (1935)
Old Man Rhythm (1935)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)
Hooray for Love (1935)
I'll Love You Always (1935)
Roberta (1935)
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Carnival (1935)
His Old Flame (1935)
Behind the Evidence (1935)
Fugitive Lady (1934)
Three Little Pigskins (1934)
Broadway Bill (1934)
Jealousy (1934)
Men of the Night (1934)
Perfectly Mismated (1934)
Kid Millions (1934)
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
Bottoms Up (1934)
Hold That Girl (1934)
Nana (1934)
Moulin Rouge (1934)
Roman Scandals (1933)
Blood Money (1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
The Bowery (1933)
Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special
General Electric Theater: The Dark, Dark Hours
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1911-08-06
Deathday1989-04-26 (77 years old)
Birth NameLucille Désirée Ball
Birth PlaceJamestown, United States of America
ReligionCatholicism
Height
RelationshipsGary Morton (1961-11-19 - 1989-04-26), Desi Arnaz (1940-11-30 - 1960-05-04)
ChildrenLucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Jr.
FatherHenry Ball
MotherDesiree Hunt
SiblingsFred Ball
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesTrenton · New York City · Anaconda · Wyandotte · Jamestown · Celoron, United States of America
Also Known AsЛюсиль Болл, Lucille Désirée Ball, Lucy, The Queen of the B's, Λουσίλ Μπολ , Λουσίλ Ντεζιρέ Μπολ
AwardsNational Women's Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Presidential Medal of Freedom, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup, Crystal Award
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