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Also Known As
Diane Belmont • Lucille Désirée Ball
Born
August 6, 1911 • Jamestown • New York
Died
April 26, 1989 (aged 77) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors
Kennedy Center Honors (1986) • Emmy Award (1956) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1979) • Emmy Award (1968): Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series • Emmy Award (1967): Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series • Emmy Award (1956): Best Actress-Continuing Performance • Emmy Award (1953): Best Comedienne • Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (1989) • Television Academy Hall of Fame (inducted 1984)
Notable Family Members
spouse Desi Arnaz
Married To
Desi Arnaz (1940–1961) • Gary Morton (married 1961)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)
"I Love Lucy" (1951–1957) • "Seven Days' Leave" (1942) • "The Marines Fly High" (1940) • "Sunday Showcase" (1959) • "Life with Lucy" (1986) • "The Practice" (1976) • "Lucy's Really Lost Moments" (1956) • "I Dream Too Much" (1935) • "Bunker Bean" (1936) • "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963) • "The Ann Sothern Show" (1959) • "Chatterbox" (1936) • "Stage Door" (1937) • "Next Time I Marry" (1938) • "Go Chase Yourself" (1938) • "Make Room for Granddaddy" (1971) • "A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob" (1941) • "That Girl from Paris" (1936) • "Critic's Choice" (1963) • "Annabel Takes a Tour" (1938) • "Best Foot Forward" (1943) • "Miss Grant Takes Richmond" (1949) • "Du Barry Was a Lady" (1943) • "The Facts of Life" (1960) • "Panama Lady" (1939) • "Two Smart People" (1946) • "Forever, Darling" (1956) • "Beauty for the Asking" (1939) • "Mame" (1974) • "Room Service" (1938) • "You Can't Fool Your Wife" (1940) • "Fancy Pants" (1950) • "The Fuller Brush Girl" (1950) • "Make Room for Daddy" (1959) • "Easy to Wed" (1946) • "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957–1960) • "Here's Lucy" (1968–1974) • "Five Came Back" (1939) • "Valley of the Sun" (1942) • "Don't Tell the Wife" (1937) • "Ziegfeld Follies" (1945) • "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958) • "The Big Street" (1942) • "I Love Lucy" (1953) • "Having Wonderful Time" (1938) • "Meet the People" (1944) • "Yours, Mine and Ours" (1968) • "Joy of Living" (1938) • "The Affairs of Annabel" (1938) • "Easy Living" (1949) • "Look Who's Laughing" (1941) • "The Farmer in the Dell" (1936) • "Her Husband's Affairs" (1947) • "The Magic Carpet" (1951) • "The Bob Hope Show" (1956) • "The Lucy Show" (1962–1968) • "There Goes My Girl" (1937) • "Lover Come Back" (1946) • "Lured" (1947) • "Sorrowful Jones" (1949) • "Dance, Girl, Dance" (1940) • "Twelve Crowded Hours" (1939) • "Thousands Cheer" (1943) • "The Long, Long Trailer" (1954) • "The Dark Corner" (1946) • "Too Many Girls" (1940) • "Ellis in Freedomland" (1952) • "A Guide for the Married Man" (1967) • "That's Right - You're Wrong" (1939) • "Without Love" (1945) • "Follow the Fleet" (1936)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)
"Here's Lucy" (1974)
Top Questions
Is Lucille Ball married?
Gary Morton (married 1961), Desi Arnaz (1940–1961)
When was Lucille Ball born?
Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911.
Where was Lucille Ball born?
Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, New York, United States.
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