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Esther Williams

Acting

August 8, 1921

Inglewood, California, USA

51 movies

6.0 avg

2

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

as Ellen Bright

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Filmography

2020s

1 film

Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid

Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid

as Self (archive footage)

2010s

1 film

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

as Self (archive)

2000s

5 films

Hollywood Legenden

as Self

Esther Williams | PopcornPlay

as K.C. Higgins

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")

Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

as Self

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as Self (archive footage)

The Original Mermaid

The Original Mermaid

as Herself (archive footage)

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)

1990s

5 films

Glorious Technicolor

Glorious Technicolor

as Self

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

as Self - Host

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

as Self

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

as Self

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

1980s

3 films

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

1970s

3 films

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1960s

2 films

Magic Fountain

Magic Fountain

as Hyacinth Tower

The Big Show

The Big Show

as Hillary Allen

1950s

14 films

Andy Hardy Comes Home

Andy Hardy Comes Home

as Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)

Raw Wind in Eden

Raw Wind in Eden

as Laura

The Unguarded Moment

The Unguarded Moment

as Lois Conway

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

as Amytis

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

as Julie Hallerton

Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet

as Katy Higgins

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

as Annette Kellerman

Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

as Whitney Young

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

as Esther Williams (uncredited)

Texas Carnival

Texas Carnival

as Debbie Telford

Pagan Love Song

Pagan Love Song

as Mimi Bennett

Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho

as Christine Riverton Duncan

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

as Self (archive footage)

Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

1940s

17 films

Neptune's Daughter

Neptune's Daughter

as Eve Barrett

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

as K.C. Higgins

On an Island with You

On an Island with You

as Rosalind Rennolds

This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

as Nora Cambaretti

Fiesta

Fiesta

as Maria Morales

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

as Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

as Connie Allenbury

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

as Kay Lorrison

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")

Parade of Aquatic Champions

Parade of Aquatic Champions

as Herself

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

as Cynthia Glenn

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

as Caroline Brooks

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

as Ellen Bright

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy's Double Life

as Sheila Brooks

Inflation

Inflation

as Mrs. Smith

Personalities

as Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)