Person
Vivien Oakland
Acting · 1895–1958 · San 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
Mutiny on the Bounty
Moll (uncredited)
Wife Tamers
The Other Woman
Way Out West
Sheriff's Wife
Clock Wise
Vivien
A Chump at Oxford
Receptionist (uncredited)
Slander House
Mrs. Conway
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Woman at bar (uncredited)
Tramp Trouble
Vivien
The Man in Hobbles
Mrs. Maynard
A Lady Surrenders
Mrs. Lynchfield
Filmography
- 2024Laurel & Hardy: Year Two(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
- 1950Bunco SquadAnnie Cobb
- 1950The Secret FuryMrs. Brownley (uncredited)
- 1947Borrowed BlondeBoss's Wife
- 1947Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanWoman at bar (uncredited)
- 1946The LocketMrs. Donovan (uncredited)
- 1946Magnificent DollMrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
- 1946Sister KennyDr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1945UtahStella Mason
- 1945The Man Who Walked AloneMrs. Monroe
- 1944The Girl Who DaredChattie Richmond
- 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayMrs. Conklin
- 1942Sappy PappyMrs. Clyde
- 1942The Man in the TrunkMrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler
- 1942A Tragedy at MidnightFirst Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
- 1942USS VD: Ship of ShameHealth Department Woman (uncredited)
- 1941An Apple in His EyeVivien Kennedy
- 1941The Ring and the BelleMrs. Clyde
- 1940Drafted in the DepotVivien Kennedy
- 1940A Trailer TragedyVivien Kennedy
- 1940Sunk by the CensusVivien
- 1940Pop Always PaysMrs. Violet Oberton
- 1940'Taint LegalVivien
- 1940Mutiny in the CountyVivian Kennedy
- 1940Sauce for the GanderMrs. Morton
- 1940A Chump at OxfordReceptionist (uncredited)
- 1939Kennedy the GreatVivien Kennedy
- 1939Act Your AgeVivian
- 1939Maid to OrderVivien
- 1939The Girl from MexicoMrs. Renner
- 1939Baby DazeVivien Kennedy
- 1939Clock WiseVivien
- 1938A Clean SweepMrs. Edgar (Vivian) Kennedy
- 1938Beaux and ErrorsVivien Kennedy
- 1938Slander HouseMrs. Conway
- 1938Crime RingMadame Jarman
- 1938Rebellious DaughtersMrs. Webster
- 1938Berth QuakesMrs. Errol
- 1938Condemned WomenMrs. Walter Hempstead
- 1938His Pest FriendMrs. Errol
- 1938Double DangerMrs. Jerome Courtland (uncredited)
- 1937Amateur CrookMrs. Flint, Landlady
- 1937Should Wives Work?Mrs. Errol
- 1937Tramp TroubleVivien
- 1937Dumb's the WordVivien Kennedy
- 1937Way Out WestSheriff's Wife
- 1937Mile a Minute LoveMarie
- 1937Bad HousekeepingVivien Kennedy
- 1937Knee Action
- 1936One Live GhostEthel Morton
- 1936Lady LuckMrs. Cora Hemingway
- 1936Who's Looney NowMrs. Shirley Brown
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyMoll (uncredited)
- 1935Keystone HotelMrs. Carmenchita Carson
- 1935Atlantic AdventureMrs. Julia Van Dieman
- 1935Alimony AchesMay, Andy's Ex-wife
- 1935Star of MidnightJerry Classon
- 1935Rendezvous at MidnightLillian Haskins
- 1934One Too Many
- 1934In the Dog HouseTallulah Clyde
- 1934Perfectly Mismated
- 1934The Fuller Gush ManMother
- 1934The Defense RestsMrs. Monte Ballou
- 1934Money Means NothingHelen Whitney
- 1934I Believed in YouRussell's Sugar Mama
- 1933Only YesterdayEthel (Uncredited)
- 1933Neighbors' WivesAnn Rainey
- 1932Secrets of the French PoliceCohort of Moloff (uncredited)
- 1932Scram!Mrs. Beaumont
- 1932The TenderfootMiss Martin
- 1932Running HollywoodVivien
- 1932Cock of the AirIrate Woman in Restaurant
- 1931A House DividedBess (uncredited)
- 1931The Age for LoveGrace
- 1931Gold Dust GertieLucille Harlan
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'Vivien - the Wife (uncredited)
- 1931Lime Juice NightsKarl's wife
- 1931Many a SlipEmily Coster
- 1930Their Wives' Vacation
- 1930A Lady SurrendersMrs. Lynchfield
- 1930Oh, Sailor, Behave!Kunegundi
- 1930The Matrimonial BedSusan Trebel
- 1930Big Hearted
- 1930Back PayKitty (as Vivian Oakland)
- 1930The Florodora GirlMaud
- 1930PersonalityMrs. Keller
- 1929Satires
- 1929The Time, the Place and the GirlMrs. Davis
- 1929Thundering Toupees
- 1929That's My WifeMrs. Hardy (uncredited)
- 1929Loud SoupMrs. Chase
- 1929Off to BuffaloMrs. Chase
- 1928We Faw DownMrs. Hardy
- 1928Imagine My Embarrassment
- 1928Galloping GhostsSmith's First oOve
- 1928The Man in HobblesMrs. Maynard
- 1927Uncle Tom's CabinMrs. Shelby
- 1927Love 'Em and WeepMrs. Ricketts
- 1927Wedding BillsMademoiselle Mimi de Lyle
- 1927Two-Time MamaMrs. Brown
- 192645 Minutes from HollywoodHerself, in magazine (uncredited)
- 1926Redheads PreferredMrs. Bill Williams
- 1926Tell 'Em NothingThe Galloping Blonde
- 1926Along Came AuntieMrs. Remington Chow - the Wife
- 1926Mighty Like a MooseMrs. Moose - The Wife
- 1926Don Key (Son of Burro)Vivien
- 1926Say It with BabiesMrs. Crum
- 1926Tony Runs WildMrs. Johnson (as Vivian Oakland)
- 1926Wife TamersThe Other Woman
- 1926Mama BehaveMiss D'Arcy - Lolita's Friend
- 1926Long PantsThe Widow
- 1925The TeaserLois Caswell(as Vivian Oakland)
- 1925The Rainbow TrailBessie Venters
- 1924Madonna of the StreetsLady Sarah Joyce
- 1915Destiny: or, the Soul of a WomanBeauty
- —Mad About MoonshineVivian
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