Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1921-08-08
- Day of Death2013-06-06 (91 years)
- Place of BirthInglewood, California, USA
- Also Known AsEsther 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1963
Magic Fountain
As: Hyacinth Tower
- 1961
The Big Show
As: Hillary Allen
- 1958
Raw Wind in Eden
As: Laura
- 1956
The Unguarded Moment
As: Lois Conway
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Sarah Harmon
- 1955
Jupiter's Darling
As: Amytis
- 1953
Easy to Love
As: Julie Hallerton
- 1953
Dangerous When Wet
As: Katy Higgins
1952Million Dollar Mermaid
As: Annette Kellerman
1952Skirts Ahoy!
As: Whitney Young
1951Callaway Went Thataway
As: Esther Williams (uncredited)
1951Texas Carnival
As: Debbie Telford
1950Pagan Love Song
As: Mimi Bennett
1950Duchess of Idaho
As: Christine Riverton Duncan
1949Neptune's Daughter
As: Eve Barrett
- 1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
As: K.C. Higgins
1948On an Island with You
As: Rosalind Rennolds
1947This Time for Keeps
As: Nora Cambaretti
1947Fiesta
As: Maria Morales
1946Till the Clouds Roll By
As: Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
1946Easy to Wed
As: Connie Allenbury
1946The Hoodlum Saint
As: Kay Lorrison
- 1945
Ziegfeld Follies
As: Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")
1945Thrill of a Romance
As: Cynthia Glenn
1944Bathing Beauty
As: Caroline Marie Brooks
- 1943
A Guy Named Joe
As: Ellen Bright
1942Andy Hardy's Double Life
As: Sheila Brooks
1942Inflation
As: Mrs. Smith