Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

Lucille Désirée Ball 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 190 films (1934–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 33 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
19-- Dance, Girl, dance a Films Incorporated production ; C & C Films, Inc. presents ; produced by Erich Pommer ; directed by Dorothy Arzner. 88 16mm B&W sound
1934 HOLD THAT GIRL. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1934 THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1935 BEHIND THE EVIDENCE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1935 I DREAM TOO MUCH. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 11 reels. B&W
1935 OLD MAN RHYTHM. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1935 THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING. Columbia Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1935 Top hat Mark Sandrich 1:01 16mm B&W
1936 BUNKER BEAN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 CHATTERBOX. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 Follow the Fleet. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 3951 16mm B&W sound
1936 That Girl From Paris Leigh Jason 1:04 B&W
1936 THAT GIRL FROM PARIS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 12 reels B&W
1936 THE FARMER IN THE DELL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1936 Winterset RKO Radio Pictures Inc 1:18:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 Winterset Alfred Santell 77 min 16mm B&W
1936 WINTERSET. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 67 min B&W
1938 GO CHASE YOURSELF. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 NEXT TIME I MARRY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 Room Service William A. Seiter 78 min B&W
1938 ROOM SERVICE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 78 min B&W
1938 THE AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 68 min B&W
1939 BEAUTY FOR THE ASKING. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1939 FIVE CAME BACK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 75 min B&W
1939 PANAMA LADY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1939 That's Right—You're Wrong. David Butler 95 min. 16mm B&W Sound
1940 Dance, girl, dance Films inc. 89 16mm B&W sound
1940 Dance, Girl, Dance. Dorothy Arzner 89 min. B&W
1940 The Marines Fly High. Benjamin Stoloff, George Nicholls, Jr. 68 min. B&W
1940 Too Many Girls. George Abbott 85 min. B&W
1940 You Can't Fool Your Wife. Ray McCarey 68 min. B&W
1941 A Girl, A Guy And A Gob. Richard Wallace 91 min. B&W
1941 Look Who's Laughing. Allan Dwan 78 min. B&W
1942 Seven Days' Leave. Tim Whelan 87 min.
1942 The Big Street Irving Reis 88 B&W
1942 The Big Street. Irving Reis 88 min. B&W
1942 VALLEY OF THE SUN 129 N Vermont 50 16mm B&W sound
1942 Valley Of The Sun George Marshall 78 B&W
1942 Valley Of The Sun. George Marshall 79 min. B&W
1943 Best Foot Forward Edward Buzzell 600
1943 Best foot forward Edward Buzzell
1943 Best Foot Forward. Edward Buzzell 10 reels sound
1943 DuBarry Was a Lady Roy Del Ruth 101 min Color
1943 Thousands cheer George Sidney 102 min Color & B&W
1944 Meet The People. Charles Reisner 10 reels B&W sound
1945 Abbott and Costello in Hollywood S. Sylvan Simon 85 min B&W
1946 Easy To Wed. Edward Buzzell 13 reels 16mm sound
1946 Lover Come Back. William A. Seiter 11 reels. 35mm B&W sound
1946 The Dark Corner. Henry Hathaway 8922 ft. 35mm B&W sound