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Lillian Ellison
Actor
Born July 22, 1923Died November 2, 2007 (84 years)
Mary Lillian Ellison was an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah. She began her career working with promoter Billy Wolfe and his wife, wrestler and trainer Mildred Burke, as well as working alongside professional wrestler "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers. She won the NWA World Women's Championship in 1956 and was the most prominent holder of the title for approximately the next 30 years. In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) as part of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection storyline, feuding with Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter, the latter of whom defeated her for the WWF Women's Championship in 1984. Ellison was marketed by the WWF as holding the record for the longest title reign by any athlete in any professional sport. According to WWE, she was also the first WWF Women's Champion and held the title a total of four times. In addition, Ellison was a prominent trainer and promoter in women's professional wrestling. In the 1990s, she returned to the WWF in a comedic role with longtime friend Mae Young. Ellison became the first woman to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995 and became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling when she won the WWF Women's Championship at age 76, in 1999. In 2010, WWE recognized her as the 27th best wrestler ever.
Filmography
| 2019 | Dark Side of the Ring (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Ballerina I'm Not · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 2004 | Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling · as Fabulous Moolah /herself |
| 2004 | WrestleMania XX · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 2002 | WWE Divas: Undressed · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 2002 | WWE Velocity (TV Series) · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 2000 | Nikki (TV Series) · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 2000 | WWF Insurrextion · as The Fabulous Moolah (ringside) |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as The Fabulous Moolah (ringside) |
| 1999 | Survivor Series · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1999 | WWF No Mercy · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1987 | Survivor Series · as Moolah |
| 1987 | WrestleMania III · as The Fabulous Moolah (ringside) |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 · as The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1985 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) |
| 1985 | WrestleMania I · as The Fabulous Moolah (manager) |
| 1985 | Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! · as The Fabulous Moolah |