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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American comedian, actress and star of the landmark sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, and Here's Lucy. A thirteen-time Emmy Award winner (awarded 1953, 1956, 1967, 1968, 1976) with more than twenty-three other nominations. She was a charter member of the Television Hall of Fame. A major movie star, radio star, and "glamour girl" of the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. She also achieved success as a television actress from 1951 to the time of her death in 1989. She received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986. Ball, known as the "Queen of Comedy," was also responsible with her then-husband, Desi Arnaz, for the foundation of Desilu Studios, a pioneering studio in American television production in the 1950s and 60s.
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