Portrait of Vivian Vance

Acting

Vivian Vance

Career

Active from 1951 to 2016, with a break from 1978 to 2015, busiest in 1956 and 1972 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vivian Vance Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    0.7, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    2.3, average 5.5
  • Crime
    0.5, average 3.6
  • Tension
    3.1, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Family Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
I Love Lucy Christmas Special (2016)

as Ethel Mertz

1990s

1 title
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

as Ethel Mertz (archive footage)

1970s

5 titles · average score 68
Lucy Calls the President
Lucy Calls the President (1977)

as Viv

The Great Houdinis
The Great Houdinis (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as Minnie

Rhoda
Rhoda (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Lorax
The Lorax (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Singer

Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All (1972)

as May Brodey

1960s

5 titles · average score 60
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Madame Zimia Zygmundt

Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Vivian Jones

The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hester Goodbody

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Vivian Bagley

Password
Password (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1950s

9 titles · average score 68
The Deputy
The Deputy (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Emma Gant

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV show

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Ethel Mertz

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956)

as Ethel Mertz

The Bob Hope Chevy Show
The Bob Hope Chevy Show (1956)

as Ethel Mertz

I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ethel Mertz / Self

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Ethel Mertz

The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Alicia

The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Leah

1930s

1 title
Take a Chance
Take a Chance (1933)

as Dancehall Girl