- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Birth Place: Jamestown, New York, U.S.
- Height: 5′ 6 1/2″ (1.69 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Gary Morton)
- Full Name: Lucille Désirée Ball
- Nationality: United States
- Date of Birth: August 6, 1911
- Ethnicity: Scottish, French, Irish, English
- Occupation: Actress, Comedienne, Model, Film Executive
- Education: John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts
- Children: 2 (Desi Arnaz, Jr., Lucie Arnaz)
Known to be one of those who had the longest careers in Hollywood, Lucille Ball enjoyed the limelight from the 1930s throughout the 1970s. Out of her 13 Emmy Award nominations, Ball won only 4. Lucille Ball was also a recipient of Women in Film Crystal Award, Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors, and Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Lucille Désirée Ball was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York, USA. At age 77, she died of a thoracic aortic dissection on April 26, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Prior to her death, Lucille Ball had remarried twice. Her first marriage was with Desi Arnaz, a Cuban bandleader. The marriage resulted to divorce but earned her two children, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV and Lucie Désirée Arnaz. Though they didn’t have a child together, Lucille Ball had a 27-year marriage with her second husband Gary Morton.