Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Acting

Birthday

1921/08/08

Day of death

2013/06/06 (91 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Inglewood, California, USA

Also know as

Esther Jane Williams, America's Mermaid

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...Read more

Acting
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
6.7

(1949) Take Me Out to the Ball Game

as K.C. Higgins

2.0

(2004) Hollywood Legenden

as Self

A Guy Named Joe
6.5

(1943) A Guy Named Joe

as Ellen Bright

Easy to Love
6.1

(1953) Easy to Love

as Julie Hallerton

Texas Carnival
4.4

(1951) Texas Carnival

as Debbie Telford

Andy Hardy's Double Life
4.6

(1942) Andy Hardy's Double Life

as Sheila Brooks

Dangerous When Wet
6.0

(1953) Dangerous When Wet

as Katy Higgins

Million Dollar Mermaid
6.4

(1952) Million Dollar Mermaid

as Annette Kellerman

Neptune's Daughter
5.8

(1949) Neptune's Daughter

as Eve Barrett

On an Island with You
5.6

(1948) On an Island with You

as Rosalind Rennolds

Thrill of a Romance
6.2

(1945) Thrill of a Romance

as Cynthia Glenn

Bathing Beauty
5.8

(1944) Bathing Beauty

as Caroline Marie Brooks

Fiesta
4.7

(1947) Fiesta

as Maria Morales

Easy to Wed
6.2

(1946) Easy to Wed

as Connie Allenbury

This Time for Keeps
5.2

(1947) This Time for Keeps

as Nora Cambaretti

Till the Clouds Roll By
5.7

(1946) Till the Clouds Roll By

as Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

Pagan Love Song
4.8

(1950) Pagan Love Song

as Mimi Bennett

The Hoodlum Saint
5.2

(1946) The Hoodlum Saint

as Kay Lorrison

The Unguarded Moment
6.2

(1956) The Unguarded Moment

as Lois Conway

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as Self - Co-Host / Narrator

Duchess of Idaho
5.0

(1950) Duchess of Idaho

as Christine Riverton Duncan

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Jupiter's Darling
4.3

(1955) Jupiter's Darling

as Amytis

Raw Wind in Eden
5.1

(1958) Raw Wind in Eden

as Laura

Skirts Ahoy!
5.0

(1952) Skirts Ahoy!

as Whitney Young

Glorious Technicolor
6.7

(1998) Glorious Technicolor

as Self

The Big Show
5.0

(1961) The Big Show

as Hillary Allen

Inflation
5.0

(1942) Inflation

as Mrs. Smith

Dance Crazy in Hollywood
6.0

(1990) Dance Crazy in Hollywood

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
7.3

(1974) That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

Callaway Went Thataway
5.1

(1951) Callaway Went Thataway

as Esther Williams (uncredited)

La fuente mágica
0.0

(1963) Magic Fountain

as Hyacinth Tower

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

(1985) Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Esther Williams : La Sirène d'Hollywood
0.0

(2024) Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid

as Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7

(2002) Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as Self (archive footage)

Ziegfeld Follies
6.1

(1945) Ziegfeld Follies

as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
0.0

(2000) Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
6.6

(1990) Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
6.0

(1944) Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

The Costume Designer
0.0

(1950) The Costume Designer

as Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!
7.0

(1985) That's Dancing!

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Parade of Aquatic Champions
1.0

(1945) Parade of Aquatic Champions

as Herself

The Original Mermaid
0.0

(2002) The Original Mermaid

as Herself (archive footage)

0.0

(1942) Personalities

as Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

6.0

(1950) Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
0.0

(2003) Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

as Self

Andy Hardy Comes Home
4.5

(1958) Andy Hardy Comes Home

as Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
7.7

(1987) Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.5

(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as ---

Private Screenings
7.5

Private Screenings

as Self

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Vicki

The Donna Reed Show
6.1

(1958) The Donna Reed Show

as ---

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
5.3

(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

MGM: When the Lion Roars
7.8

(1992) MGM: When the Lion Roars

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sarah Harmon

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Swimmer

3.1

(1991) Pebble Mill

as Self

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

0.0

(1992) Querida Concha

as ---

0.0

(1954) The Jimmy Durante Show

as Self

MGM Parade
0.0

(1955) MGM Parade

as Self - Water Ballerina in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage)

6.0

(1991) Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

0.0

(1959) The Big Party

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Reflets de Cannes
2.0

(1954) Reflets de Cannes

as Self

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self