Vivien Oakland
Acting1895San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia
Vivien Oakland (born Vivian Anderson, May 20, 1895 – August 1, 1958), was an American actress best known for her work in comedies in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s, most notably with the Hal Roach Studios. Oakland appeared in 142 films between 1915 and 1951.
She supported Laurel and Hardy on several occasions, and sometimes played the wife of Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol in their series of short films. She played mostly bit roles in feature films in the 1940s before making her last film (an Errol comedy) in 1951.
Known For
Acting History
2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
Bunco Squad
as Annie Cobb
The Secret Fury
as Mrs. Brownley (uncredited)
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Woman at bar (uncredited)
Borrowed Blonde
as Boss's Wife
1946
The Locket
as Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
as Mrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Mrs. Monroe
Utah
as Stella Mason
1944
The Girl Who Dared
as Chattie Richmond
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
as First Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Health Department Woman (uncredited)
Sappy Pappy
as Mrs. Clyde
The Man in the Trunk
as Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Mrs. Conklin
1941
An Apple in His Eye
as Vivien Kennedy
The Ring and the Belle
as Mrs. Clyde
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
as Mrs. Violet Oberton
Mutiny in the County
as Vivian Kennedy
Drafted in the Depot
as Vivien Kennedy
'Taint Legal
as Vivien
Sunk by the Census
as Vivien
A Trailer Tragedy
as Vivien Kennedy
Sauce for the Gander
as Mrs. Morton
1939
Baby Daze
as Vivien Kennedy
Kennedy the Great
as Vivien Kennedy
The Girl from Mexico
as Mrs. Renner
Clock Wise
as Vivien
Maid to Order
as Vivien
1938
A Clean Sweep
as Mrs. Edgar (Vivian) Kennedy
Rebellious Daughters
as Mrs. Webster
Double Danger
as Mrs. Jerome Courtland (uncredited)
Slander House
as Mrs. Conway
Crime Ring
as Madame Jarman
Condemned Women
as Mrs. Walter Hempstead
Beaux and Errors
as Vivien Kennedy
His Pest Friend
as Mrs. Errol
Berth Quakes
as Mrs. Errol
1937
Way Out West
as Sheriff's Wife
Mile a Minute Love
as Marie
Bad Housekeeping
as Vivien Kennedy
Tramp Trouble
as Vivien
Should Wives Work?
as Mrs. Errol
Amateur Crook
as Mrs. Flint, Landlady
Dumb's the Word
as Vivien Kennedy
1936
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Moll (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
as Jerry Classon
Keystone Hotel
as Mrs. Carmenchita Carson
Atlantic Adventure
as Mrs. Julia Van Dieman
Rendezvous at Midnight
as Lillian Haskins
Alimony Aches
as May, Andy's Ex-wife
1934
I Believed in You
as Russell's Sugar Mama
The Defense Rests
as Mrs. Monte Ballou
Money Means Nothing
as Helen Whitney
In the Dog House
as Tallulah Clyde
The Fuller Gush Man
as Mother
1933
Neighbors' Wives
as Ann Rainey
Only Yesterday
as Ethel (Uncredited)
1932
Cock of the Air
as Irate Woman in Restaurant
Running Hollywood
as Vivien
Scram!
as Mrs. Beaumont
The Tenderfoot
as Miss Martin
Secrets of the French Police
as Cohort of Moloff (uncredited)
1931
The Age for Love
as Grace
Gold Dust Gertie
as Lucille Harlan
A House Divided
as Bess (uncredited)
Many a Slip
as Emily Coster
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'
as Vivien - the Wife (uncredited)
Lime Juice Nights
as Karl's wife
1930
Oh, Sailor, Behave!
as Kunegundi
Back Pay
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
The Matrimonial Kiss
as Susan Trebel
The Florodora Girl
as Maud
A Lady Surrenders
as Mrs. Lynchfield
Personality
as Mrs. Keller
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Mrs. Davis
That's My Wife
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
Off to Buffalo
as Mrs. Chase
Loud Soup
as Mrs. Chase
1928
1927
Wedding Bills
as Mademoiselle Mimi de Lyle
Love 'Em and Weep
as Mrs. Ricketts
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Mrs. Shelby
Two-Time Mama
as Mrs. Brown
1926
Mighty Like a Moose
as Mrs. Moose - The Wife
Along Came Auntie
as Mrs. Remington Chow - the Wife
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Herself, in magazine (uncredited)
Wife Tamers
as The Other Woman
Long Pants
as The Widow
Tell 'Em Nothing
as The Galloping Blonde
Mama Behave
as Miss D'Arcy - Lolita's Friend
Say It with Babies
as Mrs. Crum
Tony Runs Wild
as Mrs. Johnson (as Vivian Oakland)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Vivien
Redheads Preferred
as Mrs. Bill Williams
1925
The Rainbow Trail
as Bessie Venters
The Teaser
as Lois Caswell(as Vivian Oakland)
1924
Madonna of the Streets
as Lady Sarah Joyce
1915
Destiny: or, the Soul of a Woman
as Beauty