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Date of Birth:
26 July 1909, Cherryvale, Kansas, USA more
Date of Death:
17 August 1979, Belvedere, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
She was born Vivian Roberta Jones, with a brother and four sisters. After... more
Trivia:
Producer Vinton Freedley was preparing his next musical and offered Vivian... more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Hallmark Channel To Feature "I Love Lucy" Marathon On October 4
 (From iCelebz. 3 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
I Love Lucy: The Very Brief Reunion of Lucy Ricardo and Fred Mertz
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 22 July 2009, 7:17 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. "Sam" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode #1.6 (1978) TV episode
  2. Lucy Calls the President (1977) (TV) .... Viv
  3. The Great Houdini (1976) (TV) .... Minnie (nurse)
    ... aka The Great Houdinis
  4. "Rhoda" .... Maggie Cummings (1 episode, 1975)
        - Friends and Mothers (1975) TV episode .... Maggie Cummings
  5. "Here's Lucy" .... Vivian Jones (4 episodes, 1968-1972)
        - With Viv as a Friend, Who Needs an Enemy? (1972) TV episode .... Vivian Jones
        - Lucy and Viv Visit TiJuana (1970) TV episode .... Vivian Jones
        - Lucy and Lawrence Welk (1970) TV episode .... Vivian Jones
        - Lucy, the Matchmaker (1968) TV episode .... Vivian Jones
  6. Getting Away from It All (1972) (TV) .... May Brodey
  7. The Front Page (1970) (TV) .... Mrs. Grant

  8. "Love, American Style" .... Madame Zimia Zygmundt (segment "Love and the Medium") (1 episode, 1969)
        - Love and the Medium/Love and the Bed/Love and the High School Flop-Out (1969) TV episode .... Madame Zimia Zygmundt (segment "Love and the Medium")
  9. "The Lucy Show" .... Vivian Bagley / ... (79 episodes, 1962-1968)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy and the Lost Star (1968) TV episode .... Vivian Bunson
        - Lucy and Viv Reminisce (1968) TV episode .... Vivian Bunson
        - Viv Visits Lucy (1967) TV episode .... Vivian Bunson
        - Lucy and the Countess Have a Horse Guest (1965) TV episode .... Vivian Bagley
        - Lucy the Disc Jockey (1965) TV episode .... Vivian Bagley
          (74 more)
  10. The Great Race (1965) .... Hester Goodbody
    ... aka Blake Edwards' The Great Race (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  11. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Clara Appleby (6 episodes, 1960-1964)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode #13.23 (1964) TV episode .... Clara Appleby
        - The Iceman Goeth (1962) TV episode .... Clara Appleby
        - The Iceman Cometh (1962) TV episode
        - Appleby's Sleepwalk (1961) TV episode .... Clara Appleby
        - Appleby's Predictions (1960) TV episode .... Clara Appleby
          (1 more)
  12. "Guestward Ho!" (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Hootens Buy a Ranch (1960) TV episode
  13. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Ethel Mertz (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
    ... aka We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title)
        - Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - The Ricardos Go to Japan (1959) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Milton Berle Hides at the Ricardos (1959) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Lucy's Summer Vacation (1959) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Lucy Wants a Career (1959) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
          (8 more)

  14. "The Deputy" .... Emma Gant (1 episode, 1959)
        - Land Greed (1959) TV episode .... Emma Gant
  15. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Ethel Mertz (4 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - Lucy Goes to Alaska (1959) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Lucy Wants a Career (1959) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Lucy Makes Room for Danny (1958) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Lucy Goes to Mexico (1958) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
  16. "I Love Lucy" .... Ethel Mertz (176 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue (1957) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Lucy Raises Tulips (1957) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Country Club Dance (1957) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Building a Bar-B-Q (1957) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
        - Housewarming (1957) TV episode .... Ethel Mertz
          (171 more)
  17. I Love Lucy Christmas Show (1956) (TV) .... Ethel Mertz
  18. "Shower of Stars" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - High Pitch (1955) TV episode
  19. "The Milton Berle Show" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #6.32 (1954) TV episode
  20. I Love Lucy (1953) .... Ethel Mertz / Herself
  21. The Blue Veil (1951) .... Alicia
  22. The Secret Fury (1950) .... Leah

  23. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (uncredited) .... Anna Held audience member
  24. Take a Chance (1933) (uncredited) .... Dancehall Girl
Soundtrack:
  1. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" (uncredited), "Friendship")
    ... aka The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (USA: DVD title)

  2. "The Lucy Show" (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy's Barbershop Quartet (1963) TV episode (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon")

  3. "I Love Lucy" (1951) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
Self:
  1. "Over Easy" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode
  2. CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Herself
  3. "Dinah!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 29 April 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
  4. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (1975) (TV) .... Herself
  5. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1965-1970)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 9 April 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 1 July 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself

  6. "The Joan Rivers Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka That Show
        - Episode dated 18 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  7. "You're Putting Me On" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  8. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 11 December 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  9. "Everybody's Talking" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 29 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  10. "I've Got a Secret" .... Herself / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1966)
        - Episode dated 28 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
        - Episode dated 8 November 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest star
        - Episode dated 22 March 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 6 November 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 21 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Panelist
  11. "Password" .... Herself / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1965)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Vivian Vance vs. Jim Backus (1965) TV episode .... Herself
        - Lucille Ball & Gary Morton vs. Vivian Vance & Peter Lawford (1964) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Vivian Vance vs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Vivian Vance vs. Abe Burrows (1961) TV episode .... Herself
  12. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 23 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "The Match Game" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 7 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
  14. CBS: The Stars' Address (1963) (TV) .... Herself

  15. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  16. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Episode dated 8 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 2 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  17. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #8.4 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
  18. Stars in the Eye (1952) (TV) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004) (TV)
  2. The Desilu Story (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  3. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) .... Co-star of 'I Love Lucy'
  4. "American Masters"
        - Finding Lucy (2000) TV episode .... Herself
  5. 50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV) .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
Publicity Listings:
2 Portrayals | 2 Print Biographies more
Genres:
Comedy | Family | Game-Show | Drama more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Non Fiction | Beautiful Woman | Variety more

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