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Overview
Mini Biography:
Esther Williams' youth was spent as a teenage swimming champion. She eventually... moreTrivia:
Before her stint in MGM musicals, she had been training as a competitive swimmer... moreAwards:
5 wins moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Leachman Set For Hollywood Honour (From WENN. 10 April 2009, 12:01 PM, PDT)
TCM Tribute to Ricardo Montalban
(From Twitch. 18 January 2009, 9:59 AM, PST)
Filmography
Actress:
- La fuente mágica (1963)
... aka Magic Fountain (USA) - The Big Show (1961) .... Hillary Allen
- "Zane Grey Theater" .... Sarah Harmon (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
- The Black Wagon (1960) TV episode .... Sarah Harmon - Raw Wind in Eden (1958) .... Laura
- "Lux Video Theatre" .... Vicki (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- The Armed Venus (1957) TV episode .... Vicki - The Unguarded Moment (1956) .... Lois Conway
... aka The Gentle Web (USA) - Jupiter's Darling (1955) .... Amytis
- Easy to Love (1953) .... Julie Hallerton
- Dangerous When Wet (1953) .... Katie Higgins
- Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) .... Annette Kellerman
... aka The One Piece Bathing Suit (UK) - Skirts Ahoy! (1952) .... Whitney Young
- Texas Carnival (1951) .... Debbie Telford
- Pagan Love Song (1950) .... Mimi Bennett
- Duchess of Idaho (1950) .... Christine Riverton Duncan
- Neptune's Daughter (1949) .... Eve Barrett
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) .... K.C. Higgins
... aka Everybody's Cheering (UK) - On an Island with You (1948) .... Rosalind Reynolds
- This Time for Keeps (1947) .... Leonora 'Nora' Cambaretti
- Fiesta (1947) .... Maria Morales
- Easy to Wed (1946) .... Connie Allenbury Chandler
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) .... Kay Lorrison
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Cynthia Glenn
- Bathing Beauty (1944) .... Caroline Brooks
- A Guy Named Joe (1943) .... Ellen Bright
- Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) .... Sheila Brooks
- Personalities (1942) (uncredited) .... Sheila Brooks (screen test footage)
- Inflation (1942) .... Mrs. Smith
Soundtrack:
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Ten Percent Off")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Water Ski Ballet")
- Raw Wind in Eden (1958) (performer: "THE MAGIC TOUCH")
- Jupiter's Darling (1955) (performer: "I Had A Dream", "I Had A Dream" (reprise))
- Easy to Love (1953) (performer: "That's What a Rainy Day Is For")
- Dangerous When Wet (1953) (performer: "Ain't Nature Grand", "I Got Out Of Bed on the Right Side")
- 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")
- Pagan Love Song (1950) (performer: "The Sea of the Moon")
- Neptune's Daughter (1949) (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside")
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) (performer: "Strictly U.S.A." (uncredited)) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game")
... aka Everybody's Cheering (UK) - On an Island with You (1948) ("All Aboard" (uncredited))
- Easy to Wed (1946) (performer: "Acendiete Mas" (Come Closer To Me), "Bonecu de Pixe")
Self:
- "Biography" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
- Mickey Rooney (2005) TV episode .... Herself
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (????) TV episode .... Herself - Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV) .... Herself
... aka Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title) - The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- "Parkinson" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 11 March 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Herself - "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1999)
- Episode dated 28 September 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 January 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself - Glorious Technicolor (1998) (TV) .... Herself
- Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (1998) (TV) .... Herself
- "Pebble Mill at One" (1 episode, 1996)
... aka "Pebble Mill" (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 13 March 1996 (1996) TV episode - "Private Screenings" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
- Esther Williams (1996) TV episode .... Herself - That's Entertainment! III (1994) (also archive footage) .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator
- Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994) (TV) .... Herself
- That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (1994) (V) .... Herself (interview)
- "Querida Concha" .... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 25 April 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Herself - "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) TV mini-series .... Herself (interviewed)
- Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991) (TV) .... Herself
- "Más estrellas que en el cielo" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode #1.15 (1989) TV episode .... Herself - Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself
- The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode dated 19 April 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself - "Person to Person" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1955-1960)
- Episode #8.3 (1960) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.24 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens (1960) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Big Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The Big Party by Revlon" (USA: long title)
- Episode dated 8 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - "What's My Line?" .... Herself - Mystery Guest / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1959)
- Episode dated 6 September 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 27 July 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 12 January 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 16 January 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Swimmer (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.18 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Swimmer
- Episode #2.26 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Swimmer - "The Garry Moore Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #1.5 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1958)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #12.7 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Host
- Episode #11.41 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #8.19 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - "You Asked for It" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 6 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #2.9 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - The Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle (1956) (TV) .... Herself - Host
... aka Oldsmobile Presents the Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle of 1957 (USA) - "The Milton Berle Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.10 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #2.16 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
- Callaway Went Thataway (1951) (uncredited) .... Herself, Cameo Appearance
... aka The Star Said No (UK) - Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946) .... Herself in 'A Water Ballet'
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
Archive Footage:
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1940s (2009) (V) .... Herself
- Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V) .... Herself
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"Voces"
- The Bronze Screen (2006) TV episode .... Eve Barrett - Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Herself
- Haunts of the Black Masseur (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- The Milton Berle Show: The Lost Elvis (2003) (V) .... Herself
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- The Original Mermaid (2002) .... Herself
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Herself, film clip
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Easy to Love'
- That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clips from 'Bathing Beauty' & 'Million Dollar Mermaid' etc.
- Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) .... Sheila Brooks (in Clip from "Andy Hardy's Double Life")
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood, City of Stars (1956) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The Tender Trap (1955) (uncredited) .... Actress in Film on TV (clip from 'Easy to Love')
- The Costume Designer (1950) .... Herself
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Other Works:
In 1959, she starred in an unsold pilot for a proposed anthology series called, "The Esther Williams Show". morePublicity Listings:
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