List of Lucille Ball performances

Ball in 1943

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

Filmography

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

Feature films

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

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

Selected list

[85][86]

Stage

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

  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

Further reading

  • 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)