Lucille Ball
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 lande...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
The Facts of Life
1960
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
Broadway Bill
1934
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
Joy of Living
1938
Next Time I Marry
1938
Jealousy
1934
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
Easy to Wed
1946
Muss 'em Up
1936
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
Perfectly Mismated
1934
Stage Door
1937
Roman Scandals
1933
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
Best Foot Forward
1943
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
Mame
1974
That Girl from Paris
1936
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
The Farmer in the Dell
1936