Vivian Vance

Acting

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).

Filmography 33

Movies (17)

Lucy and Desi
2022
Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
Ethel Mertz
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
Lucy Calls the President
1977
Viv
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
Self
The Great Houdinis
1976
Minnie
The Lorax
1972
Singer
Getting Away from It All
1972
May Brodey
The Great Race
1965
Hester Goodbody
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
Ethel Mertz
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
Ethel Mertz
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
Ethel Mertz / Self
The Blue Veil
1951
Alicia
The Secret Fury
1950
Leah
Take a Chance
1933
Dancehall Girl
The Patent Leather Pug
1925

Shows (16)

Dinah!
1974
Self
Rhoda
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
Self
Love, American Style
1969
Madame Zimia Zygmundt
Here's Lucy
1968
Vivian Jones
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Lucy Show
1962
Vivian Bagley
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Password
1961
The Deputy
1959
Emma Gant
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Ethel Mertz
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Self
I Love Lucy
1951
Ethel Mertz
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self