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Vivian Vance

Date of birth: 1909-07-26

Place of birth: Cherryvale, Kansas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Vivian Vance

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).

Movie Credits

The Great Race
3.5

The Great Race

1965-07-01

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto m

The Lorax
3.5

The Lorax

1972-02-14

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as h

The Secret Fury
2.7

The Secret Fury

1950-02-21

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married

Lucy and Desi
3.6

Lucy and Desi

2022-01-21

Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in en

The Blue Veil
3.3

The Blue Veil

1951-10-26

A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.

The Great Houdinis
3

The Great Houdinis

1976-10-08

A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult a

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
3.6

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976-11-28

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show an

Lucy Calls the President
2.5

Lucy Calls the President

1977-11-21

Homemaker Lucy Whittaker calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue—and to

Television: The First Fifty Years
0

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999-01-01

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclus

Take a Chance
2

Take a Chance

1933-11-25

Take a Chance was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, though only one of the origina

I Love Lucy: The Movie
3.7

I Love Lucy: The Movie

1953-01-01

The film plays out, with three first-season episodes edited together into a single story: "The Benef

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
3.3

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956-01-01

The legendary Lucille Ball as you've never seen her before! Laugh along with Lucy and Desi in these

I Love Lucy Christmas Special
5

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

2016-12-02

Celebrate the holidays with the I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a new one-hour special featuring two

Getting Away from It All
0

Getting Away from It All

1972-01-18

Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rur

The Bob Hope Chevy Show
0

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956-10-21

The Bob Hope Chevy Show (21 October 1956) is an episode of The Bob Hope Show. It first aired 21 Octo

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
0

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000-12-03

For more than 30 years, Lucille Ball was one of the most recognized and loved entertainers in the wo