Vivian Vance
Acting
July 26, 1909
Died August 17, 1979 (70 years old)
Cherryvale, Kansas, USA
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Acting 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).
Known For
Filmography
Lucy and Desi
2022
as Self (archive footage)
7
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
as Ethel Mertz
10
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
7
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
Lucy Calls the President
1977
as Viv
7.5
The Great Houdinis
1976
as Minnie
6.4
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
7.3
Rhoda
1974
6.3
Dinah!
1974
as Self
7
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
5.4
The Lorax
1972
as Singer
7.2
Getting Away from It All
1972
as May Brodey
10
Love, American Style
1969
as Madame Zimia Zygmundt
6.2
Here's Lucy
1968
as Vivian Jones
6.7
The Great Race
1965
as Hester Goodbody
7.1
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
6.8
The Lucy Show
1962
as Vivian Bagley
7.1
Password
1961
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
5.8
The Deputy
1959
as Emma Gant
6.5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
6.3
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Ethel Mertz
8.6
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
7.5
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
as Ethel Mertz
6.5
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
as Ethel Mertz
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
as Ethel Mertz / Self
7.7
The Blue Veil
1951
as Alicia
6.8
I Love Lucy
1951
as Ethel Mertz
7.9
The Secret Fury
1950
as Leah
5.5
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
7
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
6.8
Take a Chance
1933
as Dancehall Girl
5.5
The Patent Leather Pug
1925
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