Esther Williams
Acting
Born August 8, 1921 · Inglewood, California, USA
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. Williams caught the attention of Metro-Goldwy…
Known For · 40 titles
The Donna Reed Show
What's My Line?
Pebble Mill
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
Parkinson
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Omnibus
MGM Parade
Lux Video Theatre
Reflets de Cannes
The Jimmy Durante Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Private Screenings
Bathing Beauty
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
The Big Party
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
Night of 100 Stars II
MGM: When the Lion Roars
That's Entertainment, Part II
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Till the Clouds Roll By
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Ziegfeld Follies
Glorious Technicolor
The Costume Designer
Twenty Years After
Neptune's Daughter
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Fiesta
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
That's Dancing!
A Guy Named Joe
Magic Fountain