Esther Williams
Born in Inglewood, California, USA — Aug 08 1921• Died Jun 06 2013
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Biography
Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco. While in the city, she spent five months swimming alongside Olympic gold-medal winner and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller. Willi…
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Esther Williams's Credits
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sarah Harmon
The Donna Reed Show
Molly Duncan
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Swimmer
The Oscars
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
MGM Parade
Self - Water Ballerina in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage)
Lux Video Theatre
Vicki
On an Island with You
Rosalind Rennolds
The Big Party
Self
Reflets de Cannes
Self
MGM: When the Lion Roars
The Jimmy Durante Show
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Till the Clouds Roll By
Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Thrill of a Romance
Cynthia Glenn
The Hoodlum Saint
Kay Lorrison
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
Bathing Beauty
Caroline Brooks
A Guy Named Joe
Ellen Bright
That's Dancing!
From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Million Dollar Mermaid
Annette Kellerman
Ziegfeld Follies
Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")
Callaway Went Thataway
Esther Williams (uncredited)
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
Dangerous When Wet
Katy Higgins
Jupiter's Darling
Amytis
Hollywood Legenden
Self
The Unguarded Moment
Lois Conway
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
K.C. Higgins
Easy to Love
Julie Hallerton
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)
Duchess of Idaho
Christine Riverton Duncan
Texas Carnival
Debbie Telford
Neptune's Daughter
Eve Barrett
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Sheila Brooks
The Big Show
Hillary Allen
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
Skirts Ahoy!
Whitney Young
Inflation
Mrs. Smith
Fiesta
Maria Morales
Glorious Technicolor
Self
Pagan Love Song
Mimi Bennett
Easy to Wed
Connie Allenbury
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
Self
Personalities
Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Magic Fountain
Hyacinth Tower
Parade of Aquatic Champions
Herself
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
Self
Raw Wind in Eden
Laura
Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid
Self (archive footage)
This Time for Keeps
Nora Cambaretti
The Original Mermaid
Herself (archive footage)