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.
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 (Movies)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Character:Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/2025
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/06/2023
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/06/2023
Lucy and Desi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/01/2022
My Darling Vivian
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/04/2020
This Is Bob Hope...
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/12/2017
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Character:Lucy
Release Date:02/12/2016
Trumbo
Character:Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:27/10/2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Character:Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2015
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Character:Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2011
Pioneers of Primetime
Character:
Release Date:09/11/2005
Judy Garland: By Myself
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/08/2003
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2001
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
Character:Self / Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/1997
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1997
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1993
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/1993
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:23/09/1989
A Tribute to Lucy
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1988
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1986
Stone Pillow
Character:Florabelle
Release Date:05/11/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
That's Dancing!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1985
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Showbiz Goes to War
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1982
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/1982
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Character:Herself
Release Date:05/02/1981
Lucy Moves to NBC
Character:Self
Release Date:08/02/1980
Cher... and Other Fantasies
Character:Cleaning Lady
Release Date:07/03/1979
Lucy Calls the President
Character:Lucy Whittaker
Release Date:21/11/1977
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1976
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Character:
Release Date:21/11/1976
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
Character:Catherine Curtis
Release Date:30/03/1976
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/1976
Three for Two
Character:Sally / Rita / Pauline
Release Date:03/12/1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/1975
Lucy Gets Lucky
Character:Lucy Collins
Release Date:01/03/1975
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Character:Norma Michaels
Release Date:19/11/1974
Mame
Character:Mame Dennis
Release Date:07/03/1974
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Character:Janet (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Character:Statue of Liberty (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1970
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Character:Self - Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
Character:Helen North Beardsley
Release Date:24/04/1968
Carnival Nights
Character:Self
Release Date:20/03/1968
A Guide for the Married Man
Character:Technical Adviser (Mrs. Joe X)
Release Date:25/05/1967
Lucy in London
Character:Lucy Carmichael
Release Date:24/10/1966
Carol + 2
Character:Self
Release Date:22/03/1966
Salute to Stan Laurel
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/1964
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
Character:Bonnie Blakely
Release Date:18/04/1964
General Foods Opening Night
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1963
Critic's Choice
Character:Angela Ballantine
Release Date:24/02/1963
The Facts of Life
Character:Kitty Weaver
Release Date:14/11/1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/1960
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Character:Lucy Ricardo
Release Date:21/10/1956
Forever, Darling
Character:Susan Vega
Release Date:09/02/1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Character:Lucy Ricardo
Release Date:01/01/1956
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1954
The Long, Long Trailer
Character:Tacy Collini
Release Date:19/02/1954
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Character:Lucy Ricardo
Release Date:01/01/1953
Ellis in Freedomland
Character:The Laundromat (voice)
Release Date:15/06/1952
The Magic Carpet
Character:Princess Narah
Release Date:18/10/1951
The Fuller Brush Girl
Character:Sally Elliot
Release Date:15/09/1950
Fancy Pants
Character:Agatha Floud
Release Date:19/07/1950
A Woman of Distinction
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:16/03/1950
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Character:Ellen Grant
Release Date:20/10/1949
Easy Living
Character:Anne, Lenahan's Secretary
Release Date:08/10/1949
Sorrowful Jones
Character:Gladys O'Neill
Release Date:04/07/1949
Her Husband's Affairs
Character:Margaret Weldon
Release Date:12/11/1947
Lured
Character:Sandra Carpenter
Release Date:28/08/1947
Easy to Wed
Character:Gladys Benton
Release Date:25/07/1946
Lover Come Back
Character:Kay Williams
Release Date:21/06/1946
Two Smart People
Character:Ricki Woodner
Release Date:04/06/1946
The Dark Corner
Character:Kathleen Stewart
Release Date:09/04/1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1945
Ziegfeld Follies
Character:Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
Release Date:26/08/1945
Without Love
Character:Kitty Trimble
Release Date:22/03/1945
G.I. Journal
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/1944
Meet the People
Character:Julie Hampton
Release Date:01/06/1944
Best Foot Forward
Character:Lucille Ball
Release Date:08/10/1943
Thousands Cheer
Character:Lucille Ball
Release Date:13/09/1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Character:May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Release Date:13/08/1943
Seven Days' Leave
Character:Terry Havalok-Allen
Release Date:13/11/1942
The Big Street
Character:Gloria Lyons
Release Date:13/08/1942
Valley of the Sun
Character:Christine Larson
Release Date:06/02/1942
Look Who's Laughing
Character:Julie Patterson
Release Date:21/11/1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Character:Dot Duncan
Release Date:14/03/1941
Too Many Girls
Character:Connie Casey
Release Date:08/10/1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
Character:Bubbles
Release Date:30/08/1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Character:Clara Fields Hinklin
Release Date:21/05/1940
The Marines Fly High
Character:Joan Grant
Release Date:04/03/1940
That's Right – You're Wrong
Character:Sandra Sand
Release Date:24/11/1939
Five Came Back
Character:Peggy Nolan
Release Date:23/06/1939
Panama Lady
Character:Lucy
Release Date:12/05/1939
Beauty for the Asking
Character:Jean Russell
Release Date:24/02/1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
Character:Paula Sanders
Release Date:23/02/1939
Next Time I Marry
Character:Nancy Crocker Fleming
Release Date:09/12/1938
Annabel Takes a Tour
Character:Annabel Allison
Release Date:10/11/1938
Room Service
Character:Christine Marlowe
Release Date:21/09/1938
The Affairs of Annabel
Character:Annabel Allison
Release Date:09/09/1938
Having Wonderful Time
Character:Miriam
Release Date:01/07/1938
Joy of Living
Character:Salina Garret Pine
Release Date:06/05/1938
Go Chase Yourself
Character:Carol Meeley
Release Date:22/04/1938
Stage Door
Character:Judith
Release Date:08/10/1937
Don't Tell the Wife
Character:Annie Howell
Release Date:05/03/1937
That Girl from Paris
Character:Claire Williams
Release Date:31/12/1936
Winterset
Character:Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:03/12/1936
One Live Ghost
Character:Maxine
Release Date:07/11/1936
So and Sew
Character:Sally Curtis
Release Date:24/08/1936
Dummy Ache
Character:Actress
Release Date:10/07/1936
Swing It
Character:Mary (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1936
Bunker Bean
Character:Rosie Kelly
Release Date:26/06/1936
The Farmer in the Dell
Character:Gloria Wilson
Release Date:27/03/1936
Follow the Fleet
Character:Kitty Collins
Release Date:20/02/1936
Muss 'em Up
Character:Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:13/02/1936
Chatterbox
Character:Lillian Temple
Release Date:17/01/1936
Foolish Hearts
Character:Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:27/12/1935
I Dream Too Much
Character:Gwendolyn Dilley
Release Date:29/11/1935
The Three Musketeers
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1935
Top Hat
Character:Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1935
Old Man Rhythm
Character:College Girl
Release Date:02/08/1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Character:Lucille Ball
Release Date:21/06/1935
Hooray for Love
Character:Chorine (uncredited)
Release Date:14/06/1935
I'll Love You Always
Character:Lucille (uncredited)
Release Date:19/03/1935
Roberta
Character:Fashion Model (uncredited)
Release Date:07/03/1935
The Whole Town's Talking
Character:Bank Employee (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1935
Carnival
Character:Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1935
His Old Flame
Character:
Release Date:25/01/1935
Behind the Evidence
Character:Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:08/01/1935
Fugitive Lady
Character:Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1934
Three Little Pigskins
Character:Daisy Simms
Release Date:08/12/1934
Broadway Bill
Character:Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:30/11/1934
Jealousy
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1934
Men of the Night
Character:Peggy (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1934
Perfectly Mismated
Character:
Release Date:12/11/1934
Kid Millions
Character:Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1934
The Affairs of Cellini
Character:Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Release Date:24/08/1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Character:Bridesmaid
Release Date:15/08/1934
Murder at the Vanities
Character:Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:18/05/1934
Bottoms Up
Character:Chorine (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1934
Hold That Girl
Character:Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1934
Nana
Character:Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1934
Moulin Rouge
Character:Show Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1934
Roman Scandals
Character:Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1933
Blood Money
Character:Davy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Character:Chorine / Girl at the Beach
Release Date:02/11/1933
The Bowery
Character:Blonde (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1933
Television Appearances
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self (archive footage)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Character:Self
Life with Lucy
Character:Lucy Barker
Body Language
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
The Practice
Character:
Donny & Marie
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
Character:Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Character:Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character:Self
Here's Lucy
Character:Lucy Carter
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Kate Reynolds
The Lucy Show
Character:Lucy Carmichael
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Hostess
Password
Character:
Treffpunkt New York
Character:Self
Startime
Character:
NBC Sunday Showcase
Character:Lucy Ricardo
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
The Ann Sothern Show
Character:Lucy Ricardo
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Lucy Ricardo
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
I Love Lucy
Character:Lucy Ricardo
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Rachel Revere
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self
The Ed Wynn Show
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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