Vivian Vance
Acting
70 years oldCherryvale, Kansas, USABiography
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).
Personal Details
Movies (16)
7.1
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022
10.0
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ethel Mertz
2016
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
1999
5.0
Lucy Calls the President
as Viv
1977
7.3
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
1976
5.9
The Great Houdinis
as Minnie
1976
7.1
The Lorax
as Singer
1972
Getting Away from It All
as May Brodey
1972
7.1
The Great Race
as Hester Goodbody
1965
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Ethel Mertz
1956
6.5
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ethel Mertz
1956
7.4
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ethel Mertz
1953
6.6
The Blue Veil
as Alicia
1951
5.4
The Secret Fury
as Leah
1950
4.0
Take a Chance
as Dancehall Girl
1933
TV Shows (16)
6.7
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.2
Rhoda
1974
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
6.1
Love, American Style
as Madame Zimia Zygmundt
1969
6.7
Here's Lucy
as Vivian Jones
1968
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
7.0
The Lucy Show
as Vivian Bagley
1962
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
7.2
Password
1961
6.2
The Deputy
as Emma Gant
1959
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Ethel Mertz
1957
7.0
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.9
I Love Lucy
as Ethel Mertz
1951
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948