List of Lucille Ball performances

Appearances by American actress Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989).

Ball in 1943

Filmography

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Lucille Ball appeared in movies and on television from 1927 until 1986.

Feature films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1927 Tillie the Toiler Extra Claimed by Ball, but disputed [1]
1933 The Bowery Blonde
uncredited
20th Century Fox [2]
Blood Money Davy's girlfriend at racetrack
uncredited
[3]
Broadway Through a Keyhole Girl with Louie
uncredited
[4]
Roman Scandals Goldwyn Girl
uncredited
Samuel Goldwyn Productions [5]
1934 Bottoms Up uncredited 20th Century Fox [6]
Fugitive Lady Beauty operator
uncredited
Columbia Pictures [7]
Kid Millions Goldwyn Girl
uncredited
Samuel Goldwyn Productions [8]
Men of the Night Peggy Columbia Pictures [9]
Broadway Bill Switchboard operator
uncredited
[10]
Moulin Rouge Show girl
uncredited
20th Century Fox [2]
Nana Chorus girl
uncredited
[2]
Hold That Girl Girl
uncredited
[2]
Murder at the Vanities Earl Carroll Girl Paramount Pictures [2]
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Girl
uncredited
20th Century Fox [2]
The Affairs of Cellini Lady-in-Waiting
uncredited
[2]
Jealousy Extra Columbia Pictures [2]
Three Little Pigskins Blonde Girl [2]
1935 Top Hat Flower shop clerk
uncredited
RKO Radio Pictures [11]
I Dream Too Much Gwendolyn Dilley [12]
The Whole Town's Talking Bank employee
uncredited
Columbia Pictures [13]
Roberta Fashion Model
uncredited
RKO Radio Pictures [14]
Behind the Evidence Secretary
uncredited
Columbia Pictures [15]
Carnival Nurse
uncredited
[16]
The Three Musketeers Lady in Waiting
uncredited
RKO Radio Pictures [17]
I'll Love You Always Lucille
uncredited
Columbia Pictures [18]
Old Man Rhythm College Girl
uncredited
RKO Radio Pictures [19]
1936 Chatterbox Lillian Temple
uncredited
[20]
Muss 'Em Up Departing train passenger
uncredited
[21]
Follow the Fleet Kitty Collins [22]
The Farmer in the Dell Gloria Wilson
uncredited
[23]
Bunker Bean Rosie Kelly
uncredited
[24]
Winterset Girl [21]
That Girl from Paris Claire 'Clair' Williams
uncredited
[25]
1937 Don't Tell the Wife Ann 'Annie' Howell
uncredited
[26]
Stage Door Judith [27]
1938 Go Chase Yourself Carol Meeley [28]
Joy of Living Salina Pine [29]
Having Wonderful Time Miriam [30]
The Affairs of Annabel Annabel Allison
Mary Mason
[31]
Room Service Christine [32]
Annabel Takes a Tour Annabel Allison [33]
Next Time I Marry Nancy Crocker Fleming [34]
1939 Beauty for the Asking Jean Russell [35]
Twelve Crowded Hours Paula Sanders [36]
Panama Lady Luc [37]
Five Came Back Peggy Nolan [38]
That's Right – You're Wrong Sandra Sand [39]
1940 The Marines Fly High Joan Grant [40]
You Can't Fool Your Wife Clara Fields Hinklin / Mercedes Vasquez [41]
Dance, Girl, Dance Bubbles [42]
Too Many Girls Connie Casey [43]
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Dorothy 'Dot' / 'Spindle' Duncan [44]
Look Who's Laughing Julie Patterson [45]
1942 Valley of the Sun Christine Larson [46]
The Big Street Gloria Lyons [47]
Seven Days' Leave Terry Havalok-Allen [48]
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady May Daly / Madame Du Barry MGM [49]
Thousands Cheer Herself [50]
Best Foot Forward [51]
1944 Meet the People Julie Hampton [52]
1945 Without Love Kitty Trimble [53]
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood Herself [54]
1946 Ziegfeld Follies Dancer in "Here's to the Girls" [55]
The Dark Corner Kathleen Stewart 20th Century Fox [56]
Two Smart People Ricki Woodner MGM [57]
Easy to Wed Gladys Benton [58]
Lover Come Back Kay Williams Universal Pictures [59]
1947 Lured Sandra Carpenter Oakmont Pictures, Inc. [60]
Her Husband's Affairs Margaret Weldon Cornell Pictures, Inc. [61]
1949 Sorrowful Jones Gladys O'Neill Paramount Pictures [62]
Miss Grant Takes Richmond Ellen Grant Columbia Pictures [63]
Easy Living Anne RKO Radio Pictures [64]
1950 A Woman of Distinction Herself Columbia Pictures [65]
Fancy Pants Agatha Floud Paramount Pictures [66]
The Fuller Brush Girl Sally Elliot Columbia Pictures [67]
1951 The Magic Carpet Princess Narah [68]
1953 I Love Lucy: The Movie Lucy Ricardo Mislabeled in 1953, shelved and lost until 2001
Paramount Pictures
[69]
1954 The Long, Long Trailer Tacy Bolton MGM [70]
1956 Forever, Darling Susan Vega Zanra Productions, Inc.
MGM
[71]
1960 The Facts of Life Kitty Weaver United Artists [72]
1963 Critic's Choice Angela Ballantine Warner Bros. [73]
1967 A Guide for the Married Man Mrs Joe X (cameo) 20th Century Fox [74]
1968 Yours, Mine and Ours Helen Beardsley Desilu Productions [75]
1974 Mame Mame Dennis Warner Bros. [76]

Short subjects

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Selected list
  • Perfectly Mismated (1934)
  • Three Little Pigskins (1934)
  • His Old Flame (1935)
  • A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)
  • Foolish Hearts (1935)
  • Dummy Ache (1936)
  • Swing It (1936)
  • So and Sew (1936)
  • One Live Ghost (1936)
  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938)
  • Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)
  • All About People (1967)

Radio and television work

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Selected list

[85][86]

Stage

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
1937 Hey Diddle Diddle Julie Tucker[88]
1947-1948 Dream Girl Georgina Allerton[89] U.S. Tour
1960-1961 Wildcat Wildcat Jackson[90][91] Broadway debut

References

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  1. ^ Ball 1996, p. 54.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Karol, p. 121.
  3. ^ "Blood Money". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Broadway Through a Keyhole". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Roman Scandals". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bottoms Up". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Fugitive Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Kid Millions". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Men of the Night". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "Broadway Bill". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Hat". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "I Dream Too Much". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Whole Town's Talking". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "Roberta". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "Behind the Evidence". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "Carnival". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "The Three Musketeers". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "I'll Love You Always". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "Old Man Rhythm". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  20. ^ "Chatterbox". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  21. ^ a b Gross, Ed (August 8, 2019). "Exclusive: There's More to Lucille Ball Than 'I Love Lucy' — Inside the Actress' Many Movies". Closer Weekly. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  22. ^ "Follow the Fleet". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  23. ^ "The Farmer in the Dell". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  24. ^ "Bunker Bean". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  25. ^ "That Girl from Paris". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "Don't Tell the Wife". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  27. ^ "Stage Door". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  28. ^ "Go Chase Yourself". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  29. ^ "Joy of Living". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  30. ^ "Having Wonderful Time". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  31. ^ "The Affairs of Annabel". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  32. ^ "Room Service". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  33. ^ "Annabel Takes a Tour". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  34. ^ "Next Time I Marry". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  35. ^ "Beauty for the Asking". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  36. ^ "[Twelve Crowded Hours". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  37. ^ "Panama Lady". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  38. ^ "Five Came Back". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  39. ^ "That's Right – You're Wrong". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  40. ^ "The Marines Fly High". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  41. ^ "You Can't Fool Your Wife". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  42. ^ "Dance, Girl, Dance". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  43. ^ "Too Many Girls". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  44. ^ "A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  45. ^ "Look Who's Laughing". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  46. ^ "Valley of the Sun". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  47. ^ "The Big Street". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  48. ^ "Seven Days' Leave". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  49. ^ "DuBarry Was a Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  50. ^ "Thousands Cheer". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  51. ^ "Best Foot Forward". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  52. ^ "Meet the People". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  53. ^ "Without Love". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  54. ^ "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  55. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  56. ^ "The Dark Corner". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  57. ^ "Two Smart People". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  58. ^ "Easy to Wed". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  59. ^ "Lover Come Back (1946 film)". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  60. ^ "Lured". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  61. ^ "Her Husband's Affairs". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  62. ^ "Sorrowful Jones". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  63. ^ "Miss Grant Takes Richmond". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  64. ^ "Easy Living". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  65. ^ "A Woman of Distinction". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  66. ^ "Fancy Pants". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  67. ^ "The Fuller Brush Girl". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  68. ^ "The Magic Carpet". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  69. ^ "I Love Lucy: The Movie and Other Great Rarities". Amazon. 25 January 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  70. ^ "The Long, Long Trailer". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  71. ^ "Forever, Darling". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  72. ^ "The Facts of Life". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  73. ^ "Critic's Choice". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  74. ^ "A Guide for the Married Man". TCM. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  75. ^ "Yours, Mine and Ours". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  76. ^ "Mame". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  77. ^ "The Campbell Playhouse: Dinner at Eight". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. February 18, 1940. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  78. ^ "Orson Welles Show: If in Years to Come". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. October 13, 1941. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  79. ^ "The Orson Welles Almanac". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. March 8, 1944. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  80. ^ "Orson Welles Almanac – Part 1". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  81. ^ [1] at the Internet Archive – “Dime a Dance”, January 13, 1944
  82. ^ [2] at the Internet Archive – “Early to Death”, April 12, 1944
  83. ^ [3] at the Internet Archive – “The Ten Grand”, June 22, 1944
  84. ^ [4] at the Internet Archive – “A Little Piece of Rope”, October 14, 1944
  85. ^ [5] at the Internet Archive – “Red Headed Woman”, November 17, 1944
  86. ^ [6] at the Internet Archive – “A Shroud for Sarah”, October 24, 1945
  87. ^ "Stone Pillow". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  88. ^ Brady, Kathleen (2001). Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball. New York: Watson-Guptill. pp. 73–74. ISBN 0-8230-8913-4.
  89. ^ "Dream Girl – Broadway Play – 1947-1948 Tour | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  90. ^ The Broadway League. "Wildcat – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  91. ^ "Wildcat Broadway @ Alvin Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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  • Lucy at the Movies: The Complete Films of Lucille Ball by Cindy De La Hoz (Running Press, 2007)
  • Lucille Ball FAQ: Everything Left to Know About America's Favorite Redhead by James Sheridan and Barry Monush (2011)
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