Actor profile

Vivian Vance

26th July 1909 Cherryvale, Kansas, USA Acting

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).

14 Movies 15 TV Shows 33 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Lucy and Desi poster

Lucy and Desi 21st January 2022 as Self (archive footage)

I Love Lucy Christmas Special poster

I Love Lucy Christmas Special 2nd December 2016 as Ethel Mertz

Lucy Calls the President poster

Lucy Calls the President 21st November 1977 as Viv

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years poster

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years 28th November 1976 as Self

The Great Houdinis poster

The Great Houdinis 8th October 1976 as Minnie

The Lorax poster

The Lorax 14th February 1972 as Singer

Getting Away from It All poster

Getting Away from It All 18th January 1972 as May Brodey

The Great Race poster

The Great Race 1st July 1965 as Hester Goodbody

The Bob Hope Chevy Show poster

The Bob Hope Chevy Show 21st October 1956 as Ethel Mertz

Lucy's Really Lost Moments poster

Lucy's Really Lost Moments 1st January 1956 as Ethel Mertz

I Love Lucy: The Movie poster

I Love Lucy: The Movie 1st January 1953 as Ethel Mertz / Self

The Blue Veil poster

The Blue Veil 26th October 1951 as Alicia

The Secret Fury poster

The Secret Fury 21st February 1950 as Leah

The Patent Leather Pug poster

The Patent Leather Pug 23rd November 1925

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Rhoda poster

Rhoda 9th September 1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 14th September 1973 as Self

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Madame Zimia Zygmundt

Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy 23rd September 1968 as Vivian Jones

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Vivian Bagley

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Password poster

Password 2nd October 1961

The Deputy poster

The Deputy 12th September 1959 as Emma Gant

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6th October 1958

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour poster

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour 6th November 1957 as Ethel Mertz

I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy 15th October 1951 as Ethel Mertz

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self