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Vivian Vance (1909–1979)

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She was born Vivian Roberta Jones, with a brother and four sisters. After the family moved from Cherryvale to Independence, Kansas, she studied drama under Anna Ingleman and William Inge. Their next move, to Albuquerque, New Mexico brought her to the Albuquerque Little Theatre, which provided her the money she needed to study under Eva Le Gallienne in New York... See full bio »

Born:

Vivian Roberta Jones
in Cherryvale, Kansas, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Belvedere, California, USA
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1978 Sam (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1978)
 
1977 Lucy Calls the President (TV movie)
Viv
 
1976 The Great Houdini (TV movie)
Minnie (nurse)
 
1975 Rhoda (TV series)
Maggie Cummings
– Friends and Mothers (1975) … Maggie Cummings
 
1968-1972 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Vivian Jones
– With Viv as a Friend, Who Needs an Enemy? (1972) … Vivian Jones
– Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part Two (1971) … Vivian Jones
– Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part One (1971) … Vivian Jones
– Lucy and Viv Visit TiJuana (1970) … Vivian Jones
– Lucy and Lawrence Welk (1970) … Vivian Jones
See all 6 episodes »
 
1972 The Lorax (TV short)
Singer (uncredited)
 
1972 Getting Away from It All (TV movie)
May Brodey
 
1970 The Front Page (TV movie)
Mrs. Grant
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Madame Zimia Zygmundt (segment "Love and the Medium")
– Love and the Medium/Love and the Bed/Love and the High School Flop-Out (1969) … Madame Zimia Zygmundt (segment "Love and the Medium")
 
1962-1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Vivian Bagley / Vivian Bunson
– Lucy and the Lost Star (1968) … Vivian Bunson
– Lucy and Viv Reminisce (1968) … Vivian Bunson
– Viv Visits Lucy (1967) … Vivian Bunson
– Lucy the Disc Jockey (1965) … Vivian Bagley
– Lucy the Stockholder (1965) … Vivian Bagley
See all 81 episodes »
 
1965 The Great Race
Hester Goodbody
 
1960-1964 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Clara Appleby
– Episode #13.23 (1964) … Clara Appleby
– The Iceman Goeth (1962) … Clara Appleby
– Appleby's Sleepwalk (1961) … Clara Appleby
– Appleby's Predictions (1960) … Clara Appleby
– Appleby's Fallout Shelter (1960) … Clara Appleby
 
1960 Guestward Ho! (TV series)
– The Hootens Buy a Ranch (1960)
 
1957-1960 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series)
Ethel Mertz
– Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) … Ethel Mertz
– The Ricardos Go to Japan (1959) … Ethel Mertz
– Milton Berle Hides at the Ricardos (1959) … Ethel Mertz
– Lucy's Summer Vacation (1959) … Ethel Mertz
– Lucy Wants a Career (1959) … Ethel Mertz
See all 13 episodes »
 
1959 The Deputy (TV series)
Emma Gant
– Land Greed (1959) … Emma Gant
 
1951-1957 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Ethel Mertz
– The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue (1957) … Ethel Mertz
– Lucy Raises Tulips (1957) … Ethel Mertz
– Country Club Dance (1957) … Ethel Mertz
– Building a Bar-B-Q (1957) … Ethel Mertz
– Housewarming (1957) … Ethel Mertz
See all 177 episodes »
 
1956 I Love Lucy Christmas Show (TV movie)
Ethel Mertz
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Mrs. Mullins
– High Pitch (1955) … Mrs. Mullins
 
1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Ethel Mertz
– Episode #6.23 (1954) … Ethel Mertz
 
1953 I Love Lucy
Ethel Mertz / Herself
 
1951 The Blue Veil
Alicia
 
1950 The Secret Fury
Leah
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Ramshackle Inn (1949)
 
1933 Take a Chance
Dancehall Girl (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" - uncredited, "Friendship")
 
1963 The Lucy Show (TV series)
– Lucy and the Little League (1963) (performer: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")
– Lucy Is a Chaperone (1963) (performer: "Big Girls Don't Cry" - uncredited)
– Lucy's Barbershop Quartet (1963) (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon")
 
1951-1952 I Love Lucy (TV series)
– Ricky Loses His Voice (1952) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" - uncredited)
– Breaking the Lease (1952) (performer: "I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad", "Sweet Sue, Just You")
– The Benefit (1952) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")
– Drafted (1951) (performer: "Jingle Bells" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Ryan & Ruby (TV series short) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
– Ryan, the Secretary (2013) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
1977 Over Easy (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.138 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (TV special)
Herself
 
1965-1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Comedienne
– Episode dated 22 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 April 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 1969 (1969) … Herself - Comedienne
– Episode dated 1 July 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Kraft Presents Desi Arnaz (1970) … Herself
 
1969 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 September 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 You're Putting Me On (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 August 1969 (1969) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1967 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.73 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #2.72 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #2.71 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #2.70 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 June 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 Everybody's Talking (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1959-1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Celebrity Guest / Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 28 February 1966 (1966) … Herself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 8 November 1965 (1965) … Herself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 22 March 1965 (1965) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 November 1961 (1961) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 October 1959 (1959) … Herself - Panelist
 
1961-1965 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Panelist
– Vivian Vance vs. Jim Backus (1965) … Herself
– Lucille Ball & Gary Morton vs. Vivian Vance & Peter Lawford (1964) … Herself - Panelist
– Vivian Vance vs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1963) … Herself - Panelist
– Vivian Vance vs. Abe Burrows (1961) … Herself
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.33 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.19 (1965) … Herself
 
1965 The Match Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 June 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1963 CBS: The Stars' Address (TV movie)
Herself
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Herself
– The Desilu Revue (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.55 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.34 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.30 (1959) … Herself
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 October 1956 (1956) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 October 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.4 (1954) … Herself
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2012 Here's Lucy Spotlight: Lucie Arnaz (video documentary short)
Clips from 'Here's Lucy'
 
2011 My Favourite Joke (TV series)
 
2010 Working with Lucy: A Conversation with James E. Brodhead (video documentary short)
Clip from 'Lucy Calls the President'
 
2004 TV's Greatest Sidekicks (TV special)
 
2003 The Desilu Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Co-star of 'I Love Lucy'
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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(1937). Stage Play: Hooray for What! Musical comedy. Music by Harold Arlen. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Conceived by E.Y. Harburg. Additional orchestrations by Joseph Glover, Conrad Salinger and Paul Sterrett. Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan... See more »

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Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

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Trivia:

After marrying publisher John Dodds in 1961, she left Los Angeles for good. The couple spent the next several years living in various locations. In 1961, they purchased an old white farmhouse in Stamford, Connecticut. They also purchased a 200 year old schoolhouse in Westchester County, New York to be used as a retreat for the two of them after her years on The Lucy Show... See more »

Star Sign:

Leo