Esther Williams
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-08-08 (92 years old)
Deathday
2013-06-06
Place of Birth
Inglewood, California, USA
Also known As
Esther Jane Williams
America'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 gold-medal winner and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller. Williams caught the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scouts at the Aquacade. After appearing in...
Acting
1949
as K.C. Higgins
2004
as Self
1943
as Ellen Bright
1953
as Julie Hallerton
1951
as Debbie Telford
1942
as Sheila Brooks
1952
as Annette Kellerman
1953
as Katy Higgins
1949
as Eve Barrett
1948
as Rosalind Rennolds
1945
as Cynthia Glenn
1944
as Caroline Marie Brooks
1946
as Connie Allenbury
1947
as Maria Morales
1947
as Nora Cambaretti
1946
as Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
1950
as Mimi Bennett
1946
as Kay Lorrison
1956
as Lois Conway
1994
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1950
as Christine Riverton Duncan
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1955
as Amytis
1958
as Laura
1952
as Whitney Young
1998
as Self
1961
as Hillary Allen
1942
as Mrs. Smith
1990
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
1974
as (archive footage)
1951
as Esther Williams (uncredited)
1963
as Hyacinth Tower
1985
as Self
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2002
as Self (archive footage)
1945
as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")
2000
as Self (archive footage)
1990
1976
as (archive footage)
1944
as (archive footage)
1950
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
1945
as Herself
2002
as Herself (archive footage)
1942
as Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
1950
as Self (uncredited)
2003
1958
as Sheila Brooks (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
© All Rights Reserved 2025