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Lucille Ball
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lucy Ball, Lucille Desiree Ball, First Lady of Television,, Queen of the B Movies,, Lucille Ball Morton, Lucille Désirée Ball, Lucille Ball Arnaz, Diane Belmont
American actress (1911–1989)
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Lucille Ball was an American actress and comedian whose career began in 1928. She died on April 26, 1989.
Her legacy is recognized through several major honors. She is included in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. She is also part of the Presidential Medal of Freedom collection. Additionally, she is recognized in the Kennedy Center Honors collection.
The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, titled "The Lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz," documents her life and work.
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Film & TV
Jamestown, New York, USA
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,…
Known for
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music — Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
- Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed — Self (archive footage)2023
- Lucy and Desi — Self (archive footage)2022
- My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)2020
- This Is Bob Hope... — Self (archive footage)2017
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- I Love Lucy Christmas Special — Lucy2016
- Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration — Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)2015
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Official website
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum — The Lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Explore the lives, careers, and legacies of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz while immersing yourself in the ultimate fan experience.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Désirée
- Family name
- Ball
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jamestown
- Place of death
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Spouse
- Gary Morton
- Child
- Lucie Arnaz
- Occupation
- director
- Political party
- Communist Party of the United States of America
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Hair colour
- red hair
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.lucy-desi.com
- Image
- Lucille Ball by A. L. Whitey Schafer.jpg
- Work location
- United States
- Residence
- New York City
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- Lucille Ball
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 1989-04-26
- date of birth
- 1911-08-06
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- Lucille Ball
- cause of death
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- name in native language
- Lucille Ball
- birth name
- Lucille Désirée Ball
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Encyclopedic overview
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for her work in all four of these areas. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She earned many honors, including the Women in Film Crystal Award, an induction into the Television Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Additionally, she posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. Bush in 1989.
Ball's career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model. Shortly thereafter, she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Diane (or Dianne) Belmont. She later appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, being cast as a chorus girl or in similar roles, with lead roles in B-pictures and supporting roles in A-pictures.
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