Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an
American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio
actress,
model,
film executive, and star of the landmark sitcoms
I Love Lucy,
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,
The Lucy Show and
Here's Lucy. Lucille Ball was one of the most popular stars in America during her lifetime and had one of Hollywood's longest careers.
She was a movie star from the 1930s to the 1970s, and appeared on television for more than thirty years.
Ball received thirteen
Emmy Award nominations and four wins.
She was the recipient of the
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Governors Award in 1989.
