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.
Filmography (42 titles)
8.3ShowDark Side of the Ring
2019
10.0MovieThen, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
The Fabulous Moolah (archive footage) · 2018
5.0MovieBallerina I'm Not
(archive footage) · 2017
8.3MovieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
The Fabulous Moolah · 2010
6.4MovieLipstick & Dynamite
Fabulous Moolah /Herself · 2005
8.2MovieWWE WrestleMania XX
The Fabulous Moolah · 2004
7.3MovieWWE Divas: Undressed
The Fabulous Moolah · 2002
6.4ShowWWE Velocity
The Fabulous Moolah · 2002
5.9ShowNikki
The Fabulous Moolah · 2000
4.8MovieWWE Insurrextion 2000
The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside) · 2000
7.2MovieWWE WrestleMania 2000
The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside) · 2000
8.5MovieWWE Survivor Series 1999
The Fabulous Moolah · 1999
8.0MovieWWE No Mercy 1999
The Fabulous Moolah · 1999
7.5ShowWWE Friday Night SmackDown
The Fabulous Moolah · 1999
10.0MovieWWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Self · 1995
6.8ShowRaw
The Fabulous Moolah · 1993
MovieWomen of the WWF
Spider Lady/ The Fabulous Moolah · 1988
10.0MovieWrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
The Fabulous Moolah · 1987
8.4MovieWWE Survivor Series 1987
Moolah · 1987
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 13
The Fabulous Moolah · 1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
The Fabulous Moolah · 1987
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 12
The Fabulous Moolah · 1987
7.4MovieWWE WrestleMania III
The Fabulous Moolah (Ringside) · 1987
MovieBob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
The Fabulous Moolah · 1987
7.7ShowWWF Superstars
The Fabulous Moolah · 1986
6.4MovieWrestleMania II
The Fabulous Moolah · 1986
10.0MovieThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
The Fabulous Moolah · 1986
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 5
The Spider Lady · 1986
MovieThe WWF's Amazing Managers
The Fabulous Moolah · 1985
8.3ShowWWE Saturday Night's Main Event
The Fabulous Moolah · 1985