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Date of Birth:

8 August 1921, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Esther Williams' youth was spent as a teenage swimming champion. She eventually... more

Trivia:

Daughter Susan Tenney "Susie" Gage was born October 1, 1953. more

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Awards:

5 wins more

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Esther Williams: Volume 2 - DVD Review
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[DVD Review] TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams, Volume 2
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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	La fuente mágica (1963)		1963	-	-
	AKAs: Magic Fountain (USA)
2.	The Big Show (1961)	Hillary Allen	1961	-	5.7 (67)

3.	"Zane Grey Theater" (1956)	Sarah Harmon (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	6.8 (53)
	AKAs: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) The Westerners (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "Zane Grey Theater: The Black Wagon (#5.8)" Sarah Harmon
4.	"The Donna Reed Show" (1958)	Molly (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.7 (154)
	1 TV episode: "The Donna Reed Show: The Career Woman (#2.31)" Molly
5.	Raw Wind in Eden (1958)	Laura	1958	-	5.4 (40)

6.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	Vicki (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Lux Video Theatre: The Armed Venus (#7.34)" Vicki
7.	The Unguarded Moment (1956)	Lois Conway	1956	-	6.3 (92)
	AKAs: The Gentle Web (USA: alternative title)
8.	Jupiter's Darling (1955)	Amytis	1955	-	5.8 (170)

9.	Easy to Love (1953)	Julie Hallerton	1953	-	6.0 (161)

10.	Dangerous When Wet (1953)	Katie Higgins	1953	-	6.0 (259)

11.	Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)	Annette Kellerman	1952	-	6.2 (365)
	AKAs: The One Piece Bathing Suit (UK)
12.	Skirts Ahoy! (1952)	Whitney Young	1952	-	5.1 (152)

13.	Texas Carnival (1951)	Debbie Telford	1951	-	5.3 (123)

14.	Pagan Love Song (1950)	Mimi Bennett	1950	-	6.0 (84)

15.	Duchess of Idaho (1950)	Christine Riverton Duncan	1950	-	5.9 (141)

16.	Neptune's Daughter (1949)	Eve Barrett	1949	-	5.9 (337)

17.	Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)	K.C. Higgins	1949	-	6.7 (1,080)
	AKAs: Everybody's Cheering (UK)
18.	On an Island with You (1948)	Rosalind Reynolds	1948	-	5.8 (233)

19.	This Time for Keeps (1947)	Leonora 'Nora' Cambaretti	1947	-	5.8 (89)

20.	Fiesta (1947)	Maria Morales	1947	-	5.7 (117)

21.	Easy to Wed (1946)	Connie Allenbury Chandler	1946	-	6.2 (175)

22.	The Hoodlum Saint (1946)	Kay Lorrison	1946	-	5.9 (136)

23.	Thrill of a Romance (1945)	Cynthia Glenn	1945	-	6.5 (188)

24.	Bathing Beauty (1944)	Caroline Brooks	1944	-	6.2 (415)

25.	A Guy Named Joe (1943)	Ellen Bright	1943	-	6.9 (803)

26.	Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)	Sheila Brooks	1942	-	6.6 (167)

27.	Inflation (1942)	Mrs. Smith	1942	-	6.6 (64)

28.	Personalities (1942)	(uncredited) Sheila Brooks (screen test footage)	1942	-	5.3 (9)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(performer: "Ten Percent Off")	1994	-	7.7 (543)

2.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(performer: "Water Ski Ballet")	1976	-	7.3 (871)

3.	Raw Wind in Eden (1958)	(performer: "THE MAGIC TOUCH")	1958	-	5.4 (40)

4.	Jupiter's Darling (1955)	(performer: "I Had A Dream")	1955	-	5.8 (170)

5.	Easy to Love (1953)	(performer: "That's What a Rainy Day Is For")	1953	-	6.0 (161)

6.	Dangerous When Wet (1953)	(performer: "Ain't Nature Grand", "I Got Out Of Bed on the Right Side")	1953	-	6.0 (259)

7.	Skirts Ahoy! (1952)	(performer: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "What Good Is A Gal? (Without A Guy?)", "What Makes A Wave?") ("The Navy Waltz", "We Will Fight")	1952	-	5.1 (152)

8.	Pagan Love Song (1950)	(performer: "The Sea of the Moon")	1950	-	6.0 (84)

9.	Neptune's Daughter (1949)	(performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside")	1949	-	5.9 (337)

10.	Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)	(performer: "Strictly U.S.A." (uncredited)) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game")	1949	-	6.7 (1,080)
	AKAs: Everybody's Cheering (UK)
11.	On an Island with You (1948)	("All Aboard" (uncredited))	1948	-	5.8 (233)

12.	Easy to Wed (1946)	(performer: "Acendiete Mas" (Come Closer To Me), "Bonecu de Pixe")	1946	-	6.2 (175)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Athena (1954)	(uncredited)	1954	-	5.4 (122)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Biography" (1987)	Herself (2 episodes, 2005)	2005	-	8.0 (266)
	2 TV episodes: "Biography: Mickey Rooney" Herself "Biography: Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century" Herself
2.	Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV)	Herself	2004	-	6.6 (33)
	AKAs: Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title)
3.	The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)	Herself	2003	-	4.3 (107)

4.	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV)	Herself	2001	-	6.3 (374)

5.	"Parkinson" (1971)	Herself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	8.1 (166)
	1 TV episode: "Parkinson: (2000-03-11)" Herself
6.	"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)	Herself (2 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	3.6 (556)
	2 TV episodes: "The Rosie O'Donnell Show: (1999-09-28)" Herself "The Rosie O'Donnell Show: (1999-01-21)" Herself
7.	Glorious Technicolor (1998) (TV)	Herself	1998	-	8.2 (96)

8.	Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (1998) (TV)	Herself	1998	-	9.2 (26)

9.	"Pebble Mill at One" (1973)	(1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	7.9 (9)
	AKAs: Pebble Mill (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: "Pebble Mill at One: (1996-03-13)"
10.	"Private Screenings" (1996)	Herself (1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	8.8 (61)
	1 TV episode: "Private Screenings: Esther Williams" Herself
11.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(also archive footage) Herself - Co-host/Narrator	1994	-	7.7 (543)

12.	Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994) (TV)	Herself	1994	-	-

13.	That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (1994) (V)	Herself (interview)	1994	-	8.5 (22)

14.	"Querida Concha" (1992)	Herself (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Querida Concha: (1993-04-25)" Herself
15.	"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)	Herself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	8.4 (212)
	1 TV episode: "MGM: When the Lion Roars: The Lion in Winter (#1.3)" Herself
16.	Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991) (TV)	Herself	1991	-	-

17.	"Más estrellas que en el cielo" (1988)	Herself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Más estrellas que en el cielo: (#1.15)" Herself
18.	Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV)	Herself	1987	-	6.6 (43)

19.	The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)	Herself - Performer	1986	-	5.3 (144)

20.	Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV)	Herself	1985	-	6.4 (18)

21.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	Herself (1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.6 (80)
	1 TV episode: "The Mike Douglas Show: (1973-04-19)" Herself
22.	"Person to Person" (1953)	Herself (2 episodes, 1955-1960)	1960	-	8.8 (28)
	2 TV episodes: "Person to Person: (#8.3)" Herself "Person to Person: (#2.24)" Herself
23.	Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens (1960) (TV)	Herself	1960	-	-

24.	"The Big Party" (1959)	Herself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	-
	AKAs: The Big Party by Revlon (USA: long title) 1 TV episode: "The Big Party: (1959-10-08)" Herself
25.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Herself - Mystery Guest / 3 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1955-1959)	1959	-	8.9 (268)
	4 TV episodes: "What's My Line?: (1959-09-06)" Herself - Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1958-07-27)" Herself - Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1958-01-12)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1955-01-16)" Mystery Guest
26.	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956)	Herself - Swimmer (2 episodes, 1957-1959)	1959	-	9.3 (68)
	AKAs: The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "The Steve Allen Show: (#4.18)" Herself - Swimmer "The Steve Allen Show: (#2.26)" Herself - Swimmer
27.	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958)	Herself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.3 (30)
	1 TV episode: "The Garry Moore Show: (#1.5)" Herself
28.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Herself / Guest Host (3 episodes, 1955-1958)	1958	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 3 TV episodes: "Toast of the Town: (#12.7)" Guest Host "Toast of the Town: (#11.41)" Herself "Toast of the Town: (#8.19)" Herself
29.	"You Asked for It" (1950)	Herself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	6.3 (11)
	1 TV episode: "You Asked for It: (1958-02-06)" Herself
30.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Herself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#2.9)" Herself
31.	The Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle (1956) (TV)	Herself - Host	1956	-	-
	AKAs: Oldsmobile Presents the Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle of 1957 (USA: alternative title)
32.	"The Milton Berle Show" (1948)	Herself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.3 (19)
	AKAs: Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title) The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Milton Berle Show: (#8.10)" Herself
33.	"The Jimmy Durante Show" (1954)	Herself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	5.8 (10)
	1 TV episode: "The Jimmy Durante Show: (#2.16)" Herself
34.	1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)	(uncredited) Herself	1955	-	5.6 (26)

35.	The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV)	Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing	1954	-	3.4 (36)

36.	Callaway Went Thataway (1951)	(uncredited) Herself, Cameo Appearance	1951	-	6.7 (203)
	AKAs: The Star Said No (UK)
37.	Screen Actors (1950)	(uncredited) Herself	1950	-	5.8 (46)

38.	Some of the Best (1949)	(uncredited) Herself	1949	-	7.3 (25)

39.	Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)	(uncredited) Herself	1946	-	6.4 (796)

40.	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	Herself in 'A Water Ballet'	1945	-	6.6 (968)
	AKAs: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)


1.	Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1940s (2009) (V)	Herself

2.	Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V)	Herself

3.	"Voces"
	1 TV episode: The Bronze Screen (2006) Eve Barrett
4.	Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V)	Herself

5.	Haunts of the Black Masseur (2004) (TV)	Herself

6.	The Milton Berle Show: The Lost Elvis (2003) (V)	Herself

7.	Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV)	Herself

8.	The Original Mermaid (2002)	Herself

9.	That's Dancing! (1985)	Herself, film clip

10.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	Clip from 'Easy to Love'

11.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	Clips from 'Bathing Beauty' & 'Million Dollar Mermaid' etc.

12.	Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)	Sheila Brooks (in Clip from "Andy Hardy's Double Life")

13.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood, City of Stars (1956)	(uncredited) Herself

14.	The Tender Trap (1955)	(uncredited) Actress in Film on TV (clip from 'Easy to Love')

15.	The Costume Designer (1950)	Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:

In 1959, she starred in an unsold pilot for a proposed anthology series called, "The Esther Williams Show". more

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3 Print Biographies | 6 Pictorials | 5 Magazine Cover Photos more

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Comedy | Documentary | Musical | Family more

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Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Dancer | Dancing more

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