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Lillian Ellison

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.


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Born:
Jul 22, 1923 In Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
31
First Appeared:
In the movie NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa 1980-08-03
Latest Project:
Series Dark Side of the Ring 2019-04-10
Known For
Poster of Ballerina I'm Not
Poster of The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Poster of The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Poster of WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Filmography
Series Dark Side of the Ring Unknown 2019-04-10
Movie Ballerina I'm Not (archive footage) 2017-11-01
Movie WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time The Fabulous Moolah 2010-12-07
Movie Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Fabulous Moolah /Herself 2005-05-05
Movie WWE WrestleMania XX The Fabulous Moolah 2004-03-14
Series WWE Velocity The Fabulous Moolah 2002-05-25
Movie WWE Divas: Undressed The Fabulous Moolah 2002-06-29
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2000 The Fabulous Moolah (Judge) 2000-01-23
Movie WWE WrestleMania 2000 The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside) 2000-04-02
Movie WWE Insurrextion 2000 The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside) 2000-05-06
Series WWE SmackDown The Fabulous Moolah 1999-04-29
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1999 The Fabulous Moolah 1999-11-14
Movie WWE No Mercy 1999 The Fabulous Moolah 1999-10-17
Series WWE Raw The Fabulous Moolah 1993-01-11
Movie Women of the WWF Spider Lady 1988-07-27
Movie WWE WrestleMania III The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside) 1987-03-29
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 12 The Fabulous Moolah 1987-08-15
Movie Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports The Fabulous Moolah 1987-01-01
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1987 Moolah 1987-11-26
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show The Fabulous Moolah 1987-08-28
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 13 The Fabulous Moolah 1987-10-28
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 5 The Spider Lady 1986-01-01
Movie WrestleMania II The Fabulous Moolah 1986-04-07
Movie Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! The Fabulous Moolah 1985-01-01
Movie Best of the WWF Volume 1 The Fabulous Moolah 1985-01-01
Movie WrestleMania The Fabulous Moolah (Manager) 1985-03-31
Movie Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough The Fabulous Moolah 1985-05-06
Movie WWE The Brawl to End it All The Fabulous Moolah 1984-07-23
Movie WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 The Fabulous Moolah 1984-09-01
Movie NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa The Fabulous Moolah 1980-08-03
Movie WWE Showdown at Shea '80 The Fabulous Moolah 1980-08-09