Lillian Ellison
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1923-07-22
- Died
- 2007-11-02
- Place of birth
- Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- The Fabulous Moolah · Slave Girl Moolah · The Spider Lady
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
Raw
1993
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as The Fabulous Moolah
Nikki
2000
as The Fabulous Moolah
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Old School
1973
as Fabulous Moolah / The Fabulous Moolah
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Fabulous Moolah
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE Velocity
2002
as The Fabulous Moolah
Movies (30)
WrestleMania II
1986
as The Fabulous Moolah
WrestleMania
1985
as The Fabulous Moolah (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
as The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
as Self
WWE Insurrextion 2000
2000
as The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
as Moolah
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999
as The Fabulous Moolah
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
as The Fabulous Moolah (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE Divas: Undressed
2002
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE No Mercy 1999
1999
as The Fabulous Moolah
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
as The Fabulous Moolah
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as The Fabulous Moolah
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
as The Fabulous Moolah
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987
as The Fabulous Moolah
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
as The Fabulous Moolah
Lipstick & Dynamite
2005
as Fabulous Moolah /Herself
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
as The Spider Lady
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
as The Fabulous Moolah
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987
as The Fabulous Moolah
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1980
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
as The Fabulous Moolah
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
as The Fabulous Moolah
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as The Fabulous Moolah
Ballerina I'm Not
2017
as (archive footage)
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
as The Fabulous Moolah
Women of the WWF
1988
as Spider Lady/ The Fabulous Moolah
About 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 st… With 41 credits spanning from 1973 to 2019, Lillian Ellison has appeared in 30 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lillian Ellison Movies
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as The Fabulous Moolah
- WrestleMania (1985) — as The Fabulous Moolah (Manager)
- WWE WrestleMania XX (2004) — as The Fabulous Moolah
- WWE WrestleMania III (1987) — as The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
- WWE WrestleMania 2000 (2000) — as The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside)
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