List of Lucille Ball performances
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This article is the filmography of American actress Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989). Ball appeared in movies and on television from 1927 until 1986.

Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Tillie the Toiler | Extra | Claimed by Ball, but disputed | [1] |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Blonde | 20th Century Fox (uncredited) | [2] |
| Blood Money | Davy's girlfriend at racetrack | [3] | ||
| Broadway Through a Keyhole | Girl with Louie | [4] | ||
| Roman Scandals | Goldwyn Girl | Samuel Goldwyn Productions | [5] | |
| 1934 | Bottoms Up | 20th Century Fox (uncredited) | [6] | |
| Fugitive Lady | Beauty operator | Columbia Pictures (uncredited) | [7] | |
| Kid Millions | Goldwyn Girl | Samuel Goldwyn Productions (uncredited) | [8] | |
| Men of the Night | Peggy | Columbia Pictures | [9] | |
| Broadway Bill | Switchboard operator | Columbia Pictures (uncredited) | [10] | |
| Moulin Rouge | Show girl | 20th Century Fox (uncredited) | [2] | |
| Nana | Chorus girl | Samuel Goldwyn Productions (uncredited) | [2] | |
| Hold That Girl | Girl | Fox Film Corporation (uncredited) | [2] | |
| Murder at the Vanities | Earl Carroll Girl | Paramount Pictures | [2] | |
| Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Girl | 20th Century Fox (uncredited) | [2] | |
| The Affairs of Cellini | Lady-in-Waiting | [2] | ||
| Jealousy | Extra | Columbia Pictures | [2] | |
| Three Little Pigskins | Blonde Girl | [2] | ||
| 1935 | Top Hat | Flower shop clerk | RKO Radio Pictures (uncredited) | [11] |
| I Dream Too Much | Gwendolyn Dilley | RKO Radio Pictures | [12] | |
| The Whole Town's Talking | Bank employee | Columbia Pictures (uncredited) | [13] | |
| Roberta | Fashion Model | RKO Radio Pictures (uncredited) | [14] | |
| Behind the Evidence | Secretary | Columbia Pictures (uncredited) | [15] | |
| Carnival | Nurse | [16] | ||
| The Three Musketeers | Lady in Waiting | RKO Radio Pictures (uncredited) | [17] | |
| I'll Love You Always | Lucille | Columbia Pictures (uncredited) | [18] | |
| Old Man Rhythm | College Girl | RKO Radio Pictures (uncredited) | [19] | |
| 1936 | Chatterbox | Lillian Temple | [20] | |
| Muss 'Em Up | Departing train passenger | [21] | ||
| Follow the Fleet | Kitty Collins | RKO Radio Pictures | [22] | |
| The Farmer in the Dell | Gloria Wilson | RKO Radio Pictures (uncredited) | [23] | |
| Bunker Bean | Rosie Kelly | [24] | ||
| Winterset | Girl | RKO Radio Pictures | [21] | |
| That Girl from Paris | Claire 'Clair' Williams | RKO Radio Pictures (uncredited) | [25] | |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Ann 'Annie' Howell | [26] | |
| Stage Door | Judith | RKO Radio Pictures | [27] | |
| 1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Carol Meeley | [28] | |
| Joy of Living | Salina Pine | [29] | ||
| Having Wonderful Time | Miriam | [30] | ||
| The Affairs of Annabel | Annabel Allison Mary Mason |
[31] | ||
| Room Service | Christine | [32] | ||
| Annabel Takes a Tour | Annabel Allison | [33] | ||
| Next Time I Marry | Nancy Crocker Fleming | [34] | ||
| 1939 | Beauty for the Asking | Jean Russell | [35] | |
| Twelve Crowded Hours | Paula Sanders | [36] | ||
| Panama Lady | Luc | [37] | ||
| Five Came Back | Peggy Nolan | [38] | ||
| That's Right – You're Wrong | Sandra Sand | [39] | ||
| 1940 | The Marines Fly High | Joan Grant | [40] | |
| You Can't Fool Your Wife | Clara Fields Hinklin / Mercedes Vasquez | [41] | ||
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Bubbles | [42] | ||
| Too Many Girls | Connie Casey | [43] | ||
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Dorothy 'Dot' / 'Spindle' Duncan | [44] | |
| Look Who's Laughing | Julie Patterson | [45] | ||
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun | Christine Larson | [46] | |
| The Big Street | Gloria Lyons | [47] | ||
| Seven Days' Leave | Terry Havalok-Allen | [48] | ||
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | May Daly / Madame Du Barry | MGM | [49] |
| Thousands Cheer | Herself | [50] | ||
| Best Foot Forward | [51] | |||
| 1944 | Meet the People | Julie Hampton | [52] | |
| 1945 | Without Love | Kitty Trimble | [53] | |
| Abbott and Costello in Hollywood | Herself | [54] | ||
| 1946 | Ziegfeld Follies | Dancer in "Here's to the Girls" | [55] | |
| The Dark Corner | Kathleen Stewart | 20th Century Fox | [56] | |
| Two Smart People | Ricki Woodner | MGM | [57] | |
| Easy to Wed | Gladys Benton | [58] | ||
| Lover Come Back | Kay Williams | Fessier Pagani Productions | [59] | |
| 1947 | Lured | Sandra Carpenter | Oakmont Pictures, Inc. | [60] |
| Her Husband's Affairs | Margaret Weldon | Cornell Pictures, Inc. | [61] | |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones | Gladys O'Neill | Paramount Pictures | [62] |
| Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Ellen Grant | Columbia Pictures | [63] | |
| Easy Living | Anne | RKO Radio Pictures | [64] | |
| 1950 | A Woman of Distinction | Herself | Columbia Pictures | [65] |
| Fancy Pants | Agatha Floud | Paramount Pictures | [66] | |
| The Fuller Brush Girl | Sally Elliot | Columbia Pictures | [67] | |
| 1951 | The Magic Carpet | Princess Narah | [68] | |
| 1953 | I Love Lucy: The Movie | Lucy Ricardo | Mislabeled in 1953, shelved and lost until 2001 Paramount Pictures |
[69] |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Tacy Collini | MGM | [70] |
| 1956 | Forever, Darling | Susan Vega | Zanra Productions, Inc. MGM |
[71] |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life | Kitty Weaver | United Artists | [72] |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Angela Ballantine | Warner Bros. | [73] |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Mrs Joe X (cameo) | 20th Century Fox | [74] |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Helen Beardsley | Desilu Productions | [75] |
| 1974 | Mame | Mame Dennis | Warner Bros. | [76] |
Short subjects
- Selected list
- Perfectly Mismated (1934)
- Three Little Pigskins (1934)
- His Old Flame (1935)
- A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)
- Foolish Hearts (1935)
- Dummy Ache (1936)
- Swing It (1936)
- So and Sew (1936)
- One Live Ghost (1936)
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938)
- Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)
- All About People (1967)
Television
- Selected list
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | The Ed Wynn Show | Herself | Episode: "Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz" | |
| 1951–1957 | I Love Lucy | Lucy Ricardo | 180 episodes | |
| 1957–1960 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Lucy Ricardo | 13 episodes | |
| 1959 | The Phil Silvers Show | Fainting Fan | Episode: "Bilko's Ape Man"; uncredited | |
| 1959 | Make Room for Daddy | Lucy Ricardo | Episode: "Lucy Upsets the Williams Household" | |
| 1959 | The Ann Sothern Show | Lucy Ricardo | Episode: "The Lucy Story" | |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase | Lucy Ricardo | Episode: "The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special" | |
| 1962 | The Good Years | Herself | CBS TV special | |
| 1962 | The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball | Herself | TV special | |
| 1962–1968 | The Lucy Show | Lucy Carmichael | 158 episodes | |
| 1962 | The Bob Hope Specials | |||
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Kate Reynolds | Episode: "Lady in Limbo" | |
| 1964 | Mr and Mrs | |||
| 1966 | Lucy in London | Lucy Carmichael | TV special | |
| 1967 | Carol + 2 | Herself | TV special | |
| 1967–1971 | The Carol Burnett Show | Herself | 4 episodes | |
| 1968–1974 | Here's Lucy | Lucy Carter | 144 episodes | |
| 1971 | The Flip Wilson Show | Herself | Episode #2.1 | |
| 1971 | Make Room for Granddaddy | Lucy Carter | Episode: "Lucy and the Lecher" | |
| 1974 | Happy Anniversary and Goodbye | Norma Michaels | TV movie | |
| 1975 | Lucy Gets Lucky | Lucy Collins | TV movie | |
| 1975 | Three for Two | Rita / Sally / Pauline | TV movie | |
| 1976 | What Now, Catherine Curtis? | Catherine Curtis | TV movie | |
| 1976 | The Practice | Matilda Morrison | Episode: "The Dream" | |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Herself | TV special | |
| 1977 | Lucy Calls the President | Lucy Whittaker | TV movie | |
| 1978 | Lucy Comes to Nashville | Herself | TV special | |
| 1980 | Lucy Moves to NBC | Herself | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Three's Company | Herself | 2 episodes | |
| 1985 | Stone Pillow | Florabelle | TV movie | [77] |
| 1986 | Life with Lucy | Lucy Barker | 13 episodes |
Radio
| Year | Program | Episode | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | The Campbell Playhouse | "Dinner at Eight" | with Orson Welles, Marjorie Rambeau and Hedda Hopper | [78] |
| 1941 | The Orson Welles Show | October 13, 1941 | [79] | |
| 1943 | Mail Call | "The Wedding Night" | with Edgar Kennedy, Patsy Moran and Laurel and Hardy | |
| 1944 | The Orson Welles Almanac | 2 episodes | [80][81] | |
| Suspense | "Dime a Dance" | [82][83][84][85][86][87][88] | ||
| "The Ten Grand" | [89] | |||
| Lux Radio Theatre | "Lucky Partners" | |||
| 1945 | Suspense | "A Shroud for Sarah" | [90] | |
| 1947 | "Taxi Dancer" | |||
| Lux Radio Theatre | "The Dark Corner" | |||
| 1951 | Screen Directors Playhouse | "Bachelor Mother" | [91] | |
| 1948–1951 | My Favorite Husband | 124 episodes | (July 5, 1948 – March 31, 1951) | |
| 1964–1965 | Let's Talk to Lucy | 255 episodes | (September 7, 1964 to August 27, 1965) | [92] |