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Vivian Vance

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJul 26, 1909 (Died at 70)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthCherryvale, Kansas, USA
Career Span1925 – 1979
Known Credits30 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Vivian Vance

Total Works

30

14 movies • 16 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Great Race
7.1
The Great Race
1965•movie
as Hester Goodbody
I Love Lucy
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951•series
as Ethel Mertz
The Lorax
7.2
The Lorax
1972•movie
as Singer
The Lucy Show
7.1
The Lucy Show
1962•series
as Vivian Bagley

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 30 titles featuring Vivian Vance

The Great Race
7.1
The Great Race
1965•movie

as Hester Goodbody

I Love Lucy
7.9
180 eps
I Love Lucy
1951•series

as Ethel Mertz

The Lorax
7.2
The Lorax
1972•movie

as Singer

The Lucy Show
7.1
87 eps
The Lucy Show
1962•series

as Vivian Bagley

Lucy and Desi
7.1
Lucy and Desi
2022•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Here's Lucy
6.7
6 eps
Here's Lucy
1968•series

as Vivian Jones

Rhoda
6.3
1 eps
Rhoda
1974•series
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Love, American Style
6.2
1 eps

as Madame Zimia Zygmundt

The Secret Fury
5.5
The Secret Fury
1950•movie

as Leah

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.6
13 eps

as Ethel Mertz

The Great Houdinis
6.4
The Great Houdinis
1976•movie

as Minnie

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Password
7.5
1 eps
Password
1961•series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4
1 eps

as Self

The Blue Veil
6.8
The Blue Veil
1951•movie

as Alicia

I Love Lucy: The Movie
7.7

as Ethel Mertz / Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
5 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

The Deputy
6.5
1 eps
The Deputy
1959•series

as Emma Gant

The Bob Hope Show
7.0
1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950•series

as Self

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
7.2

as Self

Dinah!
7.0
1 eps
Dinah!
1974•series

as Self

Lucy Calls the President
7.5

as Viv

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5

as Ethel Mertz

I Love Lucy Christmas Special
10.0

as Ethel Mertz

Getting Away from It All
10.0

as May Brodey

The Patent Leather Pug
8.0
The Bob Hope Chevy Show

as Ethel Mertz