Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance
Vance in 1963
Born
Vivian Roberta Jones

(1909-07-26)July 26, 1909
DiedAugust 17, 1979(1979-08-17) (aged 70)
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1978
Spouses
Joseph Shearer Danneck, Jr.
(m. 1928; div. 1931)
George Koch
(m. 1934; div. 1940)
(m. 1941; div. 1959)
John Dodds
(m. 1961)

Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 – August 17, 1979)[1] was an American actress best known for playing Ethel Mertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the 1953 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, among other accolades. She also starred alongside Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show from 1962 until she left the series at the end of its third season in 1965. In 1991, she posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is most commonly identified as Lucille Ball’s longtime comedic foil from 1951 until her death in 1979.

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