Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance

Deceased · Born: Jul 26, 1909 · Died: Aug 17, 1979

Known For

I Love LucyI Love Lucy
The Great RaceThe Great Race
The LoraxThe Lorax
The Lucy ShowThe Lucy Show

Personal Details

BornJul 26, 1909 Cherryvale, Kansas, USA
Spouse

  • John Richard Dodds

    ( Jan 16, 1961 to Aug 17, 1979 )

  • Philip Ober

    ( Aug 12, 1941 to Apr 24, 1959 )

  • George Nathan Koch

    ( Jan 6, 1933 to Jul 11, 1940 )

  • Joseph Shearer Danneck, Jr.

    ( Oct 6, 1928 to Apr 20, 1931 )
Parents
  • Robert Jones
  • Euphemia Jones

Biography

Vivian Roberta Jones was born in Cherryvale, Kansas, to a family of seven children, with four sisters and one brother. The family later relocated to Independence, Kansas, where Jones began her early interest in drama by studying under Anna Ingleman and William Inge.

Career

1977
Lucy Calls the President
Lucy Calls the President as Viv
1976
The Great Houdini
The Great Houdini as Minnie
1972
The Lorax
The Lorax as Singer
Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All as May Brodey
1965
The Great Race
The Great Race as Hester Goodbody
1964
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show as Vivian Bagley
1959
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour as Ethel Mertz
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments as Ethel Mertz
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy as Ethel Mertz
1953
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy as Ethel Mertz
1951
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil as Alicia
1950
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury as Leah
2022
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years