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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: 58/100

Highest rated: MGM: When the Lion Roars
80/100

What stands out

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

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

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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 · average score 80

MGM: When the Lion Roars

80

TV show

1980s

1 title · average score 71

That's Dancing!

71

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 77

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

2 titles

Magic Fountain

as Hyacinth Tower

The Big Show

as Hillary Allen

1950s

16 titles · average score 56

Raw Wind in Eden

58

as Laura

The Donna Reed Show

46

TV show · as Molly Duncan

The Unguarded Moment

64

as Lois Conway

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

68

TV show · as Sarah Harmon

Jupiter's Darling

53

as Amytis

Easy to Love

57

as Julie Hallerton

Dangerous When Wet

59

as Katy Higgins

Million Dollar Mermaid

58

as Annette Kellerman

Skirts Ahoy!

55

as Whitney Young

Texas Carnival

41

as Debbie Telford

Duchess of Idaho

53

as Christine Riverton Duncan

Pagan Love Song

44

as Mimi Bennett

1940s

16 titles · average score 62

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

65

as K.C. Higgins

Neptune's Daughter

61

as Eve Barrett

On an Island with You

54

as Rosalind Rennolds

Fiesta

57

as Maria Morales

This Time for Keeps

58

as Nora Cambaretti

The Hoodlum Saint

58

as Kay Lorrison

Easy to Wed

60

as Connie Allenbury

Till the Clouds Roll By

78

as Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance

61

as Cynthia Glenn

Bathing Beauty

66

as Caroline Brooks

Inflation

63

as Mrs. Smith

Andy Hardy's Double Life

57

as Sheila Brooks