Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance was an American actress best know for her role as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy.

Fast Facts:

  1. Born: July 26, 1909
  2. Given Name: Vivian Roberta Jones
  3. Birth Place: Cherryvale, Kansas
  4. One of Six Children
  5. Understudied Ethel Merman in the musical Anything Goes, 1937
  6. Not Lucille Ball's first choice for Ethel Mertz
  7. Often called television's most beloved "Second Banana"
  8. First actress to win Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress
  9. Had nervous breakdown in 1945
  10. Married 4 times
  11. Never had children
  12. August 17, 1979, she died of Bone and Breast Cancer
  13. 1991 awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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