Personal Info
Known Credits
50
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1921-08-08 (104 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Inglewood, California, USA
Also Known For
Esther Jane WilliamsAmerica's Mermaid
Esther Williams
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
Hollywood Legenden
| Self
2003 --
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
| Self
2002 --
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
| Self (archive footage)
2002 --
The Original Mermaid
| Herself (archive footage)
2000 --
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
| Self (archive footage)
1998 --
Glorious Technicolor
| Self
1994 --
That's Entertainment! III
| Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1991 --
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
| Self
1990 --
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
| Self
1990 --
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
| Self - Actress (archive footage)
1987 --
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
| Self
1985 --
Night of 100 Stars II
| Self
1985 --
That's Dancing!
| From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1974 --
That's Entertainment!
| (archive footage)
1972 --
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
| Self (archive footage)
1963 --
Magic Fountain
| Hyacinth Tower
1961 --
The Big Show
| Hillary Allen
1958 --
Andy Hardy Comes Home
| Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)
1958 --
Raw Wind in Eden
| Laura
1956 --
The Unguarded Moment
| Lois Conway
1955 --
Jupiter's Darling
| Amytis
1953 --
Easy to Love
| Julie Hallerton
1953 --
Dangerous When Wet
| Katy Higgins
1952 --
Million Dollar Mermaid
| Annette Kellerman
1952 --
Skirts Ahoy!
| Whitney Young
1951 --
Callaway Went Thataway
| Esther Williams (uncredited)
1951 --
Texas Carnival
| Debbie Telford
1950 --
Pagan Love Song
| Mimi Bennett
1950 --
Duchess of Idaho
| Christine Riverton Duncan
1950 --
The Costume Designer
| Self (archive footage)
1950 --
Screen Actors
| Self (uncredited)
1949 --
Neptune's Daughter
| Eve Barrett
1949 --
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
| K.C. Higgins
1948 --
On an Island with You
| Rosalind Rennolds
1947 --
This Time for Keeps
| Nora Cambaretti
1947 --
Fiesta
| Maria Morales
1946 --
Till the Clouds Roll By
| Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
1946 --
Easy to Wed
| Connie Allenbury
1946 --
The Hoodlum Saint
| Kay Lorrison
1945 --
Ziegfeld Follies
| Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")
1945 --
Parade of Aquatic Champions
| Herself
1945 --
Thrill of a Romance
| Cynthia Glenn
1944 --
Bathing Beauty
| Caroline Marie Brooks
1944 --
Twenty Years After
| (archive footage)
1943 --
A Guy Named Joe
| Ellen Bright
1942 --
Andy Hardy's Double Life
| Sheila Brooks
1942 --
Personalities
| Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
1942 --
Inflation
| Mrs. Smith