Esther Williams

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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 fro... m 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.

Every year from 1945 to 1949, Williams had at least one film among the 20 highest-grossing films of the year. In 1952, Williams appeared in her only biographical role, as Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid, which went on to become her nickname while she was at MGM. Williams left MGM in 1956 and appeared in a handful of unsuccessful feature films, followed by several extremely popular water-themed network television specials, including one from Cypress Gardens, Florida.

Williams was also a successful businesswoman. Before retiring from acting, she invested in a "service station, a metal products plant, a manufacturer of bathing suits, various properties and a successful restaurant chain known as Trails." She lent her name to a line of swimming pools, retro swimwear, and instructional swimming videos for children, and served as a commentator for synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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Poster de la serie The Oscars The Oscars Poster de la película That's Entertainment! That's Entertainment! Poster de la película Ziegfeld Follies Ziegfeld Follies Poster de la película A Guy Named Joe A Guy Named Joe Poster de la película Take Me Out to the Ball Game Take Me Out to the Ball Game Poster de la película That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II Poster de la película That's Entertainment! III That's Entertainment! III Poster de la película Bathing Beauty Bathing Beauty Poster de la película Neptune's Daughter Neptune's Daughter Poster de la serie What's My Line? What's My Line? Poster de la serie What's My Line? What's My Line? Poster de la película Million Dollar Mermaid Million Dollar Mermaid Poster de la película Till the Clouds Roll By Till the Clouds Roll By Poster de la serie The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show Poster de la película Dangerous When Wet Dangerous When Wet Poster de la película That's Dancing! That's Dancing! Poster de la serie The Donna Reed Show The Donna Reed Show Poster de la serie The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show
También conocida como: Esther Jane Williams / America's Mermaid /

Géneros más habituales en las películas de Esther Williams

Música 25% 25 películas
Documental 21% 21 películas
Comedia 17% 17 películas
Romance 16% 16 películas
Drama 10% 10 películas
Telefilme 7% 7 películas
Familia 3% 3 películas
Historia 3% 3 películas
Bélico 2% 2 películas
Crimen 2% 2 películas
Misterio 2% 2 películas
Suspense 2% 2 películas
Aventura 2% 2 películas
Fantasía 1% 1 películas
Western 1% 1 películas
Animación 1% 1 películas

Géneros más habituales en las series de Esther Williams

Comedia 7% 7 series
Programa TV 6% 6 series
Familia 3% 3 series
Drama 2% 2 series
Documental 1% 1 series
Western 1% 1 series

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