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Lucille Ball

American actress (1911-1989) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 77

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.

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2001National Women's Hall of FameAward1989Died26 April 1989Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1988Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearAward1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries1977Crystal AwardAward1974MameFilm, Mame1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeries1968Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward1967Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesAwardOmnibusSeries, 1967A Guide for the Married ManFilm, 1967Technical Adviser1962The Lucy ShowSeries, Lucy Carmichael1960The Facts of LifeFilm, Kitty Weaver1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries1951I Love LucySeries, Lucy Ricardo1950Fancy PantsFilm, Agatha Floud1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947LuredFilm, Sandra Carpenter1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodFilm1942The Big StreetFilm, Gloria Lyons1939Five Came BackFilm, Peggy Nolan1937Stage DoorFilm, Judith1935I Dream Too MuchFilm, Gwendolyn Dilley1933Roman ScandalsFilm, Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)1911Born6 August 1911

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  • Stage Door 1937
  • Top Hat 1935
  • Roberta 1935
  • The Long, Long Trailer 1954
  • Yours, Mine and Ours 1968

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

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National Women's Hall of Fame2001
Presidential Medal of Freedom1989
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year1988
Crystal Award1977
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series1968
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series1967
Kennedy Center Honors
Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

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.

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United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1989 · aged 77

In the same film or series as Lucille

Katharine HepburnAlso in Without Love (1945)Bob HopeAlso in Fancy Pants (1950)Henry FondaAlso in Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)Frank CapraAlso in Broadway Bill (1934)John FordAlso in The Whole Town's Talking (1935)