Lucy (2003 film)

Lucy is a 2003 television film directed by Glenn Jordan. It is based on the life and career of actress and comedienne Lucille Ball.

The story then flashes back to 1925, when young Lucy Madeline Zima was living in Celoron, New York. Her desire to perform leads her to an acting school in New York, where she encounters an icy and condescending pupil named Bette Davis Priscilla Bonnett and an unreceptive instructor, who deems her no good and sends her home. Lucys grandfather is sued for all hes worth after a tragic shotgun incident involving a boy. The injured boy is left permanently paralyzed and the court leaves them penniless, declaring them bankrupt. Lucy spends the 1930s working as a model and cigarette girl in New York City before landing a job as a Goldwyn Girl and beginning her Hollywood career.After going through a few studios without achieving star recognition, she befriends Carole Lombard Vanessa Grey and brings her family out west. After hiring a maid named Harriet La Chanze, she meets a fellow contract player, Desi Arnaz Danny Pino, who is costarring in her latest film. Lucy and Desi begin their relationship together. ........

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