Lillian Ellison

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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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2019
Dark Side of the Ring
TV show
2018
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Movie The Fabulous Moolah (archive footage)
2017
Ballerina I'm Not
Movie (archive footage)
2010
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie The Fabulous Moolah
2005
Lipstick & Dynamite
Movie Fabulous Moolah /Herself
2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
Movie The Fabulous Moolah
2002
WWE Divas: Undressed
Movie The Fabulous Moolah
2002
WWE Velocity
TV show The Fabulous Moolah
2000
Nikki
TV show The Fabulous Moolah
2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Movie The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Movie The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Movie The Fabulous Moolah
1999
WWE No Mercy 1999
Movie The Fabulous Moolah
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV show The Fabulous Moolah
1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Movie Self
1993
Raw
TV show The Fabulous Moolah