| Net Worth: | $40 Million |
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| Date of birth: | August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989 (77 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | TV Actress |
| Nationality: | — |
Classic actress and comedienne who became immortalized on TV’s I Love Lucy, and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Living Legacy Award.
She briefly worked under the stage name of Diane Belmont, but was unable to keep a job as a chorus girl on Broadway.
She appeared in over 80 films from 1933 to 1989, including Panama Lady, Too Many Girls, and Dubarry Was a Lady.
Career
Lucy’s career took off when she was offered to model, and very soon, she started stage performances on Broadway with stage names as Dianne Belmont and Diane Belmont. In the 1930s and 1940s, she appeared in the role of a chorus girl in various minor films. She worked with RKO Radio Pictures as a contract player. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Desi Arnaz.
Personal Life
She was married to co-star Desi Arnaz from 1940 to 1960. She was married to Gary Morton from 1961 to her death in 1989.
She made a cameo in Lou Costello’s film Abbott and Costello in Hollywood in Hollywood in 1945.
Quotes
“I’m not sure that I want to be without some lack of confidence. If you are too sure of yourself, you don’t grow. You may feel confident in some things, but other fields come up as a challenge. And if you don’t anticipate trouble, you will be in trouble.”
— Lucille Ball
“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”
— Lucille Ball
“I will never do another TV series. It couldn’t top I Love Lucy, and I’d be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off.”
— Lucille Ball
“I don’t think you should write a book until you tell the absolute truth. You can’t do that until you’re 85, and I don’t want to live that long. I’ve always prided myself on knowing when to get off, and I hope it works out that way.”
— Lucille Ball
“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
— Lucille Ball