Portrait of Lucille Ball

Acting

Lucille Ball

Career

Active from 1934 to 2016, with a break from 1990 to 2010, busiest in 1936 and 1938 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Top Hat
Top Hat
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lucille Ball Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Wholesome Entertainment 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Screwball Comedy 4
  • Lighthearted Fun 4
  • Classic Sitcom 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Family Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

135
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (2025)

as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010s

3 titles
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
I Love Lucy Christmas Special (2016)

as Lucy

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

as Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)

as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

as (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles · average score 60
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
GoodWatch score 45

In Memory Of

1980s

4 titles · average score 71
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)

as (archive footage)

Life with Lucy
Life with Lucy (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lucy Barker

Stone Pillow
Stone Pillow (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

as Florabelle

Bungle Abbey
Bungle Abbey (1981)

Director, Executive Producer

1970s

12 titles · average score 54
Cher... and Other Fantasies
Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979)

as Cleaning Lady

Lucy Calls the President
Lucy Calls the President (1977)

as Lucy Whittaker

What Now, Catherine Curtis?
What Now, Catherine Curtis? (1976)

as Catherine Curtis

The Practice
The Practice (1976)

TV show

Lucy Gets Lucky
Lucy Gets Lucky (1975)

as Lucy Collins

Three for Two
Three for Two (1975)

as Sally / Rita / Pauline

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)

as (archive footage)

The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special
The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special (1975)

Producer

Mame
Mame (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mame

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

as Norma Michaels

Swing Out, Sweet Land
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Statue of Liberty (voice)

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)

as Janet (uncredited)

1960s

17 titles · average score 62
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lucy Carter

Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Helen North Beardsley

Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Lucy in London
Lucy in London (1966)

as Lucy Carmichael

Star Trek: The Cage
Star Trek: The Cage (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964)

as Bonnie Blakely

Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice (1963)
GoodWatch score 49

as Angela Ballantine

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV show · as Kate Reynolds

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Lucy Carmichael

Password
Password (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Alcatraz Express
Alcatraz Express (1961)

Executive Producer

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kitty Weaver

1950s

16 titles · average score 66
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV show

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Lucy Ricardo

Forever, Darling
Forever, Darling (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

as Susan Vega

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956)

as Lucy Ricardo

The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tacy Collini

I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lucy Ricardo / Self

Ellis in Freedomland
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)

as The Laundromat (voice)

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Lucy Ricardo

The Magic Carpet
The Magic Carpet (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Princess Narah

The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sally Elliot

Fancy Pants
Fancy Pants (1950)
GoodWatch score 75

as Agatha Floud

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Rachel Revere

1940s

24 titles · average score 58
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ellen Grant

Easy Living
Easy Living (1949)
GoodWatch score 44

as Anne, Lenahan's Secretary

Lured
Lured (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sandra Carpenter

Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Margaret Weldon

The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kathleen Stewart

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

Without Love
Without Love (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kitty Trimble

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as May Daly / Madame Du Barry

The Big Street
The Big Street (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gloria Lyons

Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

as Christine Larson

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bubbles

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Connie Casey

1930s

54 titles · average score 62
Five Came Back
Five Came Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Peggy Nolan

Beauty for the Asking
Beauty for the Asking (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jean Russell

Twelve Crowded Hours
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Paula Sanders

Panama Lady
Panama Lady (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lucy

Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Carol Meeley

The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
GoodWatch score 50

as Annabel Allison

Next Time I Marry
Next Time I Marry (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nancy Crocker Fleming

Room Service
Room Service (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Christine Marlowe

Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

as Annabel Allison

So and Sew
So and Sew (1936)

as Sally Curtis

Swing It
Swing It (1936)

as Mary (uncredited)

Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

as Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)