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Vivian Vance

Acting Born Jul 26, 1909 Cherryvale, Kansas, USA 24 credits

Biography

Vivian Vance (July 26, 1909 – August 17, 1979) was an American actress and singer from Kansas, best known for her role as Ethel Mertz on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957).

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Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Love, American Style

as Madame Zimia Zygmundt

I Love Lucy

as Ethel Mertz

The Deputy

as Emma Gant

Full filmography

  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Lucy Show (1962) as Vivian Bagley
  • Love, American Style (1969) as Madame Zimia Zygmundt
  • I Love Lucy (1951) as Ethel Mertz
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • The Deputy (1959) as Emma Gant
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Here's Lucy (1968) as Vivian Jones
  • Rhoda (1974)
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) as Self
  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Ethel Mertz
  • Password (1961)
  • The Great Race (1965) as Hester Goodbody
  • The Lorax (1972) as Singer
  • The Blue Veil (1951) as Alicia
  • Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
  • Lucy and Desi (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Secret Fury (1950) as Leah
  • Lucy Calls the President (1977) as Viv
  • Take a Chance (1933) as Dancehall Girl