Lucille Ball



First NameLucille
Middle NameDesiree
Last NameBall
Full Name at BirthLucille Desiree Ball
Other Names`The Queen of Comedy`
`Technicolor Tessie`
`Lucy`
Age77 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 6, 1911
BirthplaceJamestown, New York
Date of DeathApril 26, 1989
Location of DeathBeverly Hills, California
Cause of DeathAcute Aortic Aneurysm
Height5' 7½" (171 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorDyed Red
Distinctive FeaturesBright Red Hair
Classic Facial Expression
Star SignLeo
ReligionBaptist
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameI Love Lucy
Brand EndorsementsSummerettes Shoes (Magazine Advertisement) [1949]
Philip Morris Cigarettes (Magazine Advertisement) [1953]
Western Union Telegram (Magazine Advertisement) [1957]
Woodbury Powder
Measurements (inches)33-23-34
Shoe Size7
FatherHenry Ball
Brother(s)Fred Ball
FriendsGinger Rogers, Carole Lombard, Betty Grable, Barbara Peppers, Carol Burnett, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Desiree Ball, Eve Arden, Ann Sothern, Phyllis McGuire, Betty White, William Holden, Ronald Reagan, Frances Rafferty, Rags Ragland, Mel Shavelson, Damon Runyon, Steve Allen, Ann Dvorak, Clark Gable, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Hedda Hopper, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Greer Garson, Katharine Hepburn, Suzan Ball, Georgine Darcy, Joi Lansing, Marilyn Maxwell, Betty Furness, Susan Peters

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.


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Filmography

Selected Lucille Ball film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1986
Lucy Barker

1985
Stone Pillow
Florabelle

1977
Lucy Calls the President
Lucy Whittaker

1976
The Practice
Matilda Morrison

1976
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
Catherine Curtis

1975
A Lucille Ball Special Starring Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason
Rita/Sally/Pauline

1975
Lucy Gets Lucky
Lucy Collins

1974
Mame Dennis

1974
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Norma Michaels

1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Voice of Statue of Liberty

1970
Lucy Carter

1968
Helen North Beardsley

1968
Lucy Carter, Lucille Carter, Herself

1967
Technical Adviser

1967
All About People
Narrator

1966
Lucy in London
Lucy Carmichael

1964
Mr. and Mrs.
Bonnie Blakely

1963
Angela Ballantine

1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
Kate Reynolds

1962
Lucy Carmichael

1962
The Good Years
-

1960
Kitty Weaver

1959
Sunday Showcase
Lucy Ricardo

1958
Lucy Ricardo

1958
Lucy Ricardo, Kitty Williams

1957
Lucy Ricardo

1956
Susan Vega

1956
I Love Lucy Christmas Show
Lucy Ricardo

1953
Lucy Ricardo, Herself

1953
Tacy Bolton - Collini

1953
Lucy Ricardo

1952
The Bob Hope Show
-

1951
Princess Narah

1951
Lucy Ricardo

1950
Agatha Floud

1950
Sally Elliot

1949
Anne, Lenahan's Secretary

1949
Ellen Grant

1949
Gladys O'Neill

1947
Sandra Carpenter

1947
Margaret Weldon

1946
Gladys Benton

1946
Kay Williams

1946
Kathleen Stewart

1946
Ricki Woodner

1945
Kitty Trimble

1944
Julie Hampton

1943
Lucille Ball

1943
May Daly, Madame Du Barry

1942
Terry Havalok-Allen

1942
Gloria Lyons

1942
Christine Larson

1941
Dorothy 'Dot', 'Spindle' Duncan

1941
Julie Patterson

1940
Bubbles/Tiger Lily White

1940
Consuelo 'Connie' Casey

1940
Clara Fields Hinklin/Mercedes Vasquez

1940
Joan Grant

1939
Peggy Nolan

1939
Beauty for the Asking
Jean Russell

1939
Lucy

1939
That's Right - You're Wrong
Sandra Sand

1939
Paula Sanders

1938
Miriam 'Screwball'

1938
Salina Garret Pine

1938
Next Time I Marry
Nancy Crocker Fleming

1938
Christine

1938
Annabel Allison

1938
Go Chase Yourself
Carol Meeley

1938
The Affairs of Annabel
Annabel Allison

1937
Judith

1937
Ann 'Annie' Howell

1937
There Goes My Girl
-

1936
Kitty Collins

1936
Claire 'Clair' Williams

1936
Girl

1936
Bunker Bean
Rosie Kelly

1936
Lillian Temple

1936
Departing Train Passenger

1936
The Farmer in the Dell
Gloria Wilson

1936
Swing It
Mary

1936
Dummy Ache
The Actress

1936
One Live Ghost
Maxine

1936
So and Sew
Sally Curtis

1936
Foolish Hearts
Hat Check Girl

1935
Gwendolyn Dilley

1935
Fashion Model

1935
Bank Employee

1935
Flower Clerk

1935
Carnival
Nurse

1935
I'll Love You Always
Lucille

1935
College Girl

1935
Behind the Evidence
Secretary

1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
-

1935
His Old Flame
-

1934
Blonde Telephone Operator

1934
Goldwyn Girl

1934
Show Girl

1934
Earl Carroll Girl

1934
Chorus Girl

1934
Lady-in-Waiting

1934
Daisy Simms

1934
Chorine

1934
Fugitive Lady
Beauty Operator

1934
Extra

1934
Men of the Night
Peggy

1934
Perfectly Mismated
-

1934
Hold That Girl
Girl

1933
Davy's Girlfriend at Racetrack

1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Chorine/Girl at the Beach

1933
Goldwyn Girl

1933
Blonde

Production Manager Credits

1976
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
-

1975
Lucy Gets Lucky
-

1974
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
-

1968
-

1962
-

Soundtrack Credits

1979
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
-

1974
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1968
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1962
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1951
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1950
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1946
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