Lucille Ball
Birth Name:
Lucille Desiree Ball
Birth Place:
Jamestown, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Production manager, Director
Fast Facts
- Became the first woman in history to own her own production company in 1962 when she founded Desilu Production with her ex-husband Desi Arnaz
- Received the Women's International Center's Living Legacy Award in 1989
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989
- Trained alongside Bette Davis at the John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts
- As a young child, she was left in the care of her step-father's parents who were so opposed to vanity that they banned mirrors in their home
- Quote: "Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do․ In fact, that's good taste․"
- Quote: "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age!"
- Quote: "[on "I Love Lucy"] "I liked being an innovator, but people told us we were crazy, that we were committing career suicide․ I didn't listen ․․․ I liked creating a show from scratch․""
- Before becoming an actress, she worked at an ice cream parlor where she was eventually fired for forgetting to put bananas on the banana splits
Awards
- 1942Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
- 1949Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (December):Winner
- 1951Golden Laurel - Top Female Comedy Performance:Winner
- 1954Primetime Emmy - Best Female Star of Regular Series:Nominated
- 1955Golden Laurel - Top Female Comedy Performance:Winner
- 1955Primetime Emmy - Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series:Nominated
- 1956Primetime Emmy - Best Actress - Continuing Performance:Winner
- 1957Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series:Nominated
- 1958Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself:Nominated
- 1961Golden Globe - Best Actress - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 1961Golden Laurel - Top Female Comedy Performance:Nominated
- 1963Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead):Nominated
- 1966Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1967Gold Medal - Favorite TV Program:Nominated
- 1967Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1968Golden Globe - Best TV Star - Female:Nominated
- 1968Golden Laurel - Female Comedy Performance:Winner
- 1968Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1969Golden Globe - Best Actress - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 1970Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 1972Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 1975Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2021OFTA TV Hall of Fame - Character:Winner