Portrait of Esther Williams

Acting

Esther Williams

Career

Active from 1942 to 1992, with a break from 1964 to 1991, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for MGM: When the Lion Roars
MGM: When the Lion Roars
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Esther Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Lighthearted Romance 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Classic Musical 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Golden Age Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 80
MGM: When the Lion Roars
MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

1980s

1 title ยท average score 71
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 77
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

2 titles
Magic Fountain
Magic Fountain (1963)

as Hyacinth Tower

The Big Show
The Big Show (1961)

as Hillary Allen

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 56
Raw Wind in Eden
Raw Wind in Eden (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Laura

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Molly Duncan

The Unguarded Moment
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lois Conway

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sarah Harmon

Jupiter's Darling
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

as Amytis

Easy to Love
Easy to Love (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Julie Hallerton

Dangerous When Wet
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Katy Higgins

Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Annette Kellerman

Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Whitney Young

Texas Carnival
Texas Carnival (1951)
GoodWatch score 41

as Debbie Telford

Duchess of Idaho
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Christine Riverton Duncan

Pagan Love Song
Pagan Love Song (1950)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mimi Bennett

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 62
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as K.C. Higgins

Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Eve Barrett

On an Island with You
On an Island with You (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rosalind Rennolds

Fiesta
Fiesta (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maria Morales

This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nora Cambaretti

The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kay Lorrison

Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Connie Allenbury

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cynthia Glenn

Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Caroline Brooks

Inflation
Inflation (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Smith

Andy Hardy's Double Life
Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sheila Brooks