Vivian Vance

Known for

Acting

Born

July 26, 1909

Birthplace

Cherryvale, Kansas, USA

Died

August 17, 1979 (aged 70)

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).

Best known work

The Great Race

1965

I Love Lucy

1951

The Lorax

1972

The Lucy Show

1962

Lucy and Desi

2022

Here's Lucy

1968

Rhoda

1974

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Love, American Style

1969

The Secret Fury

1950

Filmography

2022
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2016
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ethel Mertz
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
1977
Lucy Calls the President
as Viv
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
1976
The Great Houdinis
as Minnie
1974
Dinah!TV
as Self (1 episode)
1974
RhodaTV
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsTV
as Self (1 episode)
1972
The Lorax
as Singer
1972
Getting Away from It All
as May Brodey
1969
Love, American StyleTV
as Madame Zimia Zygmundt (1 episode)
1968
Here's LucyTV
as Vivian Jones (6 episodes)
1965
The Great Race
as Hester Goodbody
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1962
The Lucy ShowTV
as Vivian Bagley (87 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1961
PasswordTV
1959
The DeputyTV
as Emma Gant (1 episode)
1958
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourTV
as Ethel Mertz (13 episodes)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
as Self (1 episode)
1956
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Ethel Mertz
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ethel Mertz