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Esther Williams

Esther Williams

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-Goldwyn-Mayer scouts at the Aquacade. After appearing in several small roles, and alongside Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film and future five-time co-star Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe, Williams made a series of films in the 1940s and early 1950s known as "aquamusicals", which featured elaborate performances with synchronised swimming and diving.

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Casted
  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

    Played (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.4
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 21, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

    Played Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")

    Average Rating
    6.0
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1945
    81 years ago
  • A Guy Named Joe

    A Guy Named Joe

    Played Ellen Bright

    Average Rating
    6.6
    54 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 08, 1949
    78 years ago
  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    Played K.C. Higgins

    Average Rating
    6.6
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 1949
    78 years ago
  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    Played (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    6.9
    39 votes
    Release Date
    May 16, 1976
    50 years ago
  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    Played Self - Co-Host / Narrator

    Average Rating
    7.0
    37 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Bathing Beauty

    Bathing Beauty

    Played Caroline Brooks

    Average Rating
    5.7
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 27, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Neptune's Daughter

    Neptune's Daughter

    Played Eve Barrett

    Average Rating
    5.9
    30 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 10, 1949
    77 years ago
  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

    Played Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Million Dollar Mermaid

    Million Dollar Mermaid

    Played Annette Kellerman

    Average Rating
    6.4
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

    Played Katy Higgins

    Average Rating
    5.9
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 1953
    73 years ago
  • That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

    Played From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.0
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 18, 1985
    41 years ago
  • On an Island with You

    On an Island with You

    Played Rosalind Rennolds

    Average Rating
    5.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
    May 03, 1948
    79 years ago
  • Glorious Technicolor

    Glorious Technicolor

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.9
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 1998
    27 years ago
  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

    Played Esther Williams (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1951
    75 years ago
  • The Unguarded Moment

    The Unguarded Moment

    Played Lois Conway

    Average Rating
    6.2
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Andy Hardy Comes Home

    Andy Hardy Comes Home

    Played Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    4.5
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 22, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Andy Hardy's Double Life

    Andy Hardy's Double Life

    Played Sheila Brooks

    Average Rating
    4.8
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

    Played Connie Allenbury

    Average Rating
    6.2
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 25, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

    Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.6
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 30, 1990
    35 years ago
  • Easy to Love

    Easy to Love

    Played Julie Hallerton

    Average Rating
    6.1
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 26, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Duchess of Idaho

    Duchess of Idaho

    Played Christine Riverton Duncan

    Average Rating
    4.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 14, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Texas Carnival

    Texas Carnival

    Played Debbie Telford

    Average Rating
    4.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 1951
    75 years ago
  • Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

    Played Cynthia Glenn

    Average Rating
    6.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 23, 1945
    82 years ago
  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

    Played Kay Lorrison

    Average Rating
    5.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 04, 1946
    81 years ago
  • Jupiter's Darling

    Jupiter's Darling

    Played Amytis

    Average Rating
    4.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 18, 1955
    72 years ago
  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 24, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 18, 1987
    39 years ago
  • This Time for Keeps

    This Time for Keeps

    Played Nora Cambaretti

    Average Rating
    5.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1947
    79 years ago
  • Pagan Love Song

    Pagan Love Song

    Played Mimi Bennett

    Average Rating
    4.8
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Raw Wind in Eden

    Raw Wind in Eden

    Played Laura

    Average Rating
    5.1
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1958
    68 years ago
  • The Big Show

    The Big Show

    Played Hillary Allen

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    May 10, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    8.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 10, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Fiesta

    Fiesta

    Played Maria Morales

    Average Rating
    4.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 12, 1947
    79 years ago
  • Skirts Ahoy!

    Skirts Ahoy!

    Played Whitney Young

    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 10, 1972
    55 years ago

  • Screen Actors

    Played Self (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    May 13, 1950
    77 years ago

  • Hollywood Legenden

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Inflation

    Inflation

    Played Mrs. Smith

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Dance Crazy in Hollywood

    Dance Crazy in Hollywood

    Played Self - Actress (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

    Played (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1944
    83 years ago
  • Parade of Aquatic Champions

    Parade of Aquatic Champions

    Played Herself

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 22, 1945
    81 years ago
  • Magic Fountain

    Magic Fountain

    Played Hyacinth Tower

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1963
    64 years ago
  • Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid

    Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 2024
    1 year ago
  • Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

    Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2000
    25 years ago
  • The Costume Designer

    The Costume Designer

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Original Mermaid

    The Original Mermaid

    Played Herself (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 20, 2002
    24 years ago

  • Personalities

    Played Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 28, 2003
    23 years ago

  • Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1991
    34 years ago
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