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Biography

Lucille Desiree Ball was born in Jamestown, New York on August 6, 1911. As a teenager Lucy left home for New York City with…more

Born

8/6/1911, Jamestown, New York

Died

4/26/1989

Birth Name

Lucille Desiree Ball

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (12)

Role
- I Love Lucy
  Lucy Ricardo
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Lost I Love Lucy Pilot
    4/30/90
- Life with Lucy
  Lucy Barker
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mother of the Bride
    11/15/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 Lucy, Legal Beagle
    11/8/86
  - S 1: Ep 6 Lucy Makes Curtis Byte the Dust
    11/1/86
  - S 1: Ep 5 Lucy is a Sax Symbol
    10/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lucy Gets Her Wires Crossed
    10/18/86
  - + 9 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Lucille Ball
    2/7/75
- Here's Lucy
  Lucille Carter
  - S 2: Ep 15 Lucy the Helpful Mother
    12/29/69
  - S 2: Ep 14 Lucy Protects Her Job
    12/22/69
  - S 2: Ep 13 Lucy and the Bogie Affair
    12/15/69
  - S 2: Ep 12 Lucy and the Generation Gap
    12/8/69
  - S 2: Ep 11 Lucy and Johnny Carson
    12/1/69
  - + 139 More Credits
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael
  - S 6: Ep 24 Lucy and The Boss of the Year Award
    3/11/68
  - S 6: Ep 23 Lucy and Sid Caesar
    3/4/68
  - S 6: Ep 21 Lucy Helps Ken Berry
    2/19/68
  - S 6: Ep 20 Lucy and Phil Harris
    2/5/68
  - S 6: Ep 19 Lucy and the Stolen Stole
    1/29/68
  - + 146 More Credits
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael/Rusty
  - S 6: Ep 22 Lucy and the Lost Star
    2/26/68
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael/Abagail Van Der Meer
  - S 6: Ep 7 Little Old Lucy
    10/23/67
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael/Rusty Martin
  - S 4: Ep 25 Lucy, the Gun Moll
    3/14/66
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael/Liza Lumpwhomper
  - S 3: Ep 20 My Fair Lucy
    2/8/65
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael aka Lucrecia Carmucci
  - S 3: Ep 2 Lucy and the Plumber
    9/28/64
- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
  Lucy Ricardo
  - S 3: Ep 3 Lucy Meets the Moustache
    4/1/60
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Ricardos Go to Japan
    11/27/59
  - S 3: Ep 1 Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardo's
    9/25/59
  - S 2: Ep 5 Lucy's Summer Vacation
    6/8/59
  - S 2: Ep 4 Lucy Wants a Career
    4/13/59
  - + 8 More Credits
- I Love Lucy
  Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo
  - S 6: Ep 26 The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
    5/6/57
  - S 6: Ep 25 Lucy Raises Tulips
    4/29/57
  - S 6: Ep 24 Country Club Dance
    4/22/57
  - S 6: Ep 23 Building a B.B.Q.
    4/8/57
  - S 6: Ep 22 Housewarming
    4/1/57
  - + 176 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 10 690820
    8/20/69
  - S 18: Ep 64 Show #3164
    2/7/80
  - S 15: Ep 46 Show #2846
    4/28/77
  - S 14: Ep 20 Show #2720
    12/2/75
  - S 9: Ep 4 701116
    11/16/70
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 28 March 17, 1968: The Bee Gees, Lucille Ball, George Hamilton, Fran Jeffries
    3/17/68
  - S 16: Ep 31 Lucille Ball & Bob Hope / Ella Fitzgerald / Jackie Mason
    5/5/63
  - S 15: Ep 41 June 24, 1962: 14th Anniversary Show - Bing Crosby; Jerry Lewis; Theresa Brewer
    6/24/62
  - S 14: Ep 19 Lucille Ball / Rowan & Martin / Wayne & Shuster / Jack Carter
    2/19/61
  - S 10: Ep 2 Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Yogi Berra / Gisele MacKenzie / Joyce Grenfell
    9/30/56
  - + 3 More Credits
- Password
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 140 Lucille Ball & Gary Morton
    9/23/66
  - S 6: Ep 138 Lucille Ball & Gary Morton
    9/22/66
  - S 6: Ep 136 Lucille Ball & Gary Morton
    9/20/66
  - S 6: Ep 135 Lucille Ball & Gary Morton
    9/19/66
  - S 6: Ep 129 Lucille Ball & Gary Morton
    1/14/66
  - + 11 More Credits
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Desilu Revue
    12/25/59
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Lucy Ricardo
  - S 1: Ep 26 Lucy Wants A Career
    5/25/59
  - S 1: Ep 9 Lucy Makes Room for Danny
    12/1/58
  - S 1: Ep 1 Lucy Goes to Mexico
    10/6/58
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Kitty Williams
  - S 1: Ep 10 K. O. Kitty
    12/8/58
Guest Star (53)

Role
- I Love Lucy
  Herself (archive footage)
  - S 7: Ep 2 I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special
    11/11/01
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself (on film)
  - S 40: Ep 1 Bob's Tender Tribute To Lucy
    9/23/89
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/89
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/86
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/81
- Three's Company
  Host
  - S 6: Ep 28 The Best of Three's Company (2)
    5/18/82
  - S 6: Ep 27 The Best of Three's Company (1)
    5/18/82
- Password Plus
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 42 PWP-146
    12/7/81
  - S 3: Ep 10 PWP-114
    3/16/81
  - S 2: Ep 161 PWP-86
    8/18/80
  - S 2: Ep 101 PWP-361
    5/26/80
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 94 January 30, 1980
    1/30/80
  - S 5: Ep 109 February 21, 1979
    2/21/79
  - S 5: Ep 39 November 6, 1978
    11/6/78
  - S 4: Ep 175 June 5, 1978
    6/5/78
  - S 4: Ep 161 May 15, 1978
    5/15/78
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 33 November 3, 1978
    11/3/78
  - S 17: Ep 32 November 2, 1978
    11/2/78
  - S 17: Ep 31 November 1, 1978
    11/1/78
  - S 17: Ep 30 October 31, 1978
    10/31/78
  - S 17: Ep 29 Week of October 30, 1978
    10/30/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 223 August 8, 1978
    8/8/78
  - S 14: Ep 212 August 1, 1977
    8/1/77
  - S 14: Ep 128 March 17, 1977
    3/17/77
  - S 13: Ep 66 December 2, 1975
    12/2/75
  - S 13: Ep 39 October 23, 1975
    10/23/75
  - + 7 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Jimmy Stewart
    5/10/78
  - S 4: Ep 2 Danny Thomas
    12/15/76
- TV SPECIAL
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Gene Kelly - An American in Pasadena
    3/13/78
- Circus of the Stars
  Ringmaster
  - S 1: Ep 2 SPECIAL #2
    12/5/77
- Donny and Marie
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 GUEST: LUCILLE BALL
    9/30/77
- The Practice (1976)
  Matilda Morrison
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Dream
    10/13/76
- Sammy & Company
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 October 18, 1975
    10/18/75
- Here's Lucy
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 22 Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball
    3/4/74
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 25 March 4, 1974
    3/4/74
  - S 5: Ep 117 March 9, 1971
    3/9/71
  - S 4: Ep 21 January 26, 1970
    1/26/70
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 40 November 12, 1971
    11/12/71
  - S 3: Ep 150 April 29, 1971
    4/29/71
  - S 3: Ep 104 February 23, 1971
    2/23/71
  - S 2: Ep 192 May 26, 1970
    5/26/70
  - S 2: Ep 109 January 29, 1970
    1/29/70
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 3 September 28, 1971
    9/28/71
- Pearl Bailey Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 January 30, 1971
    1/30/71
- Make Room for Granddaddy
  Lucy Carter
  - S 1: Ep 16 Lucy and the Lecher
    1/21/71
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 43 August 11, 1970
    8/11/70
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 3: Ep 9 with Lucille Ball, George Carlin
    11/24/69
  - S 2: Ep 6 with Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert, Nancy Wilson
    11/4/68
  - S 4: Ep 6 with Lucille Ball, Mel Torme
    10/19/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 176 Week of May 6, 1968
    5/6/68
  - S 6: Ep 150 March 29, 1968
    3/29/68
  - S 18: Ep 100 February 7, 1980
    2/7/80
  - S 17: Ep 11 October 4, 1978
    10/4/78
  - S 15: Ep 69 December 9, 1976
    12/9/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 with Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Gloria Loring
    10/2/67
- Where The Action Is
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 51 Dino, Desi and Billy
    11/14/66
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 1 September 28, 1966
    9/28/66
  - S 13: Ep 1 October 24, 1962
    10/24/62
  - S 11: Ep 6 February 15, 1961
    2/15/61
  - S 7: Ep 1 October 21, 1956
    10/21/56
  - S 1: Ep 3 September 14, 1950
    9/14/50
  - + 15 More Credits
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Lucille Ball / Bill Cosby / Rowan & Martin / Kate Smith
    2/10/66
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 16: Ep 47 EPISODE #774
    7/25/65
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 16: Ep 27 EPISODE #754
    3/7/65
  - S 12: Ep 18 EPISODE #545
    1/1/61
  - S 5: Ep 25 EPISODE #195
    2/21/54
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 7 November 4, 1964
    11/4/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Hope
  - S 2: Ep 3 Have Girls Will Travel
    10/16/64
- The Jack Benny Program
  Herself/Rachel Revere
  - S 15: Ep 2 Lucille Ball Show
    10/2/64
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 13 Lady in Limbo
    12/10/63
- Talent Scouts
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 12 September 17, 1963
    9/17/63
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 14: Ep 36 EPISODE #662
    5/5/63
  - S 7: Ep 5 EPISODE #278
    10/2/55
- The Lucy Show
  Lucy Carmichael
- The Jack Paar Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 84 December 29, 1960
    12/29/60
- The Garry Moore Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 September 27, 1960
    9/27/60
- Sunday Showcase
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Milton Berle Special
    11/1/59
- The Phil Silvers Show
  Lady Who faints
  - S 4: Ep 24 Bilko's Ape Man
    3/18/59
- Make Room for Daddy
  Lucy Ricardo
  - S 6: Ep 14 Lucy Upsets the Williams Household
    1/5/59
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Lucy Ricardo
- I've Got a Secret (1952)
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 33 February 8, 1956
    2/8/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself, cameo
  - S 9: Ep 2 Nat King Cole / Josh Logan / Cast of Fanny
    10/2/55
- Toast of the Town
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 4 Salute to Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz
    10/3/54
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 7: Ep 23 A Salute to MGM's 30th Anniversary
    2/14/54
- Four Star Revue
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 35 May 3, 1952
    5/3/52
- The Ken Murray Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 13 6/24/1950
    6/24/50
- The Ed Wynn Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 14 Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz
    1/7/50
- Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Lucille Ball
    11/24/49
- Texaco Star Theater
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 38 2/22/1949
    2/22/49
- The Three Stooges
  Daisy Simms
  - S 1: Ep 4 Three Little Pigskins
    12/8/34
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 36: Ep 1 Bob Hope Buys NBC?
    9/17/85
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Lucy Ricardo
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Lucy Story
    10/5/59
Executive in Charge of Production (1)

Role
- The Lucy Show
  Executive in Charge of Production
  - S 6: Ep 24 Lucy and The Boss of the Year Award
    3/11/68
  - S 6: Ep 22 Lucy and the Lost Star
    2/26/68
  - S 6: Ep 7 Little Old Lucy
    10/23/67
  - S 6: Ep 6 Lucy and Jack Benny's Account
    10/16/67
  - S 6: Ep 5 Lucy Gets Her Diploma
    10/9/67
  - + 14 More Credits
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Lucy Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 5: Ep 1 Lucy and George Burns
    9/12/66

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- Lucy spent the 30s and 40s acting in B movies. She did so many she became known as "Queen of the B's". This title followed her until her fame in "I Love Lucy" won her the title of "America's Favorite Redhead".
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- Lucy had to convince CBS to allow Desi Arnaz to play her husband in "I Love Lucy" by taking a vaudeville act on tour with him. The act was based on the premise of "I Love Lucy" and proved to CBS that America accepted Desi as her husband.
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- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz made the company Desilu. After Lucy and Desi divorced Desi sold his portion of Desilu to Lucy, making her the first woman to run a studio ever!
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- Lucille: I'd rather regret the things I have done, than the things I have not.
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- Lucille (1989): I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways.
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- Lucille (1972): Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
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