Vivien Oakland
Known for
Acting
Life
1895 – 1958 (aged 63)
Born in
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
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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
22 Nov 1935
Way Out West
16 Apr 1937
A Chump at Oxford
25 Jan 1940
Scram!
10 Sep 1932
The Locket
20 Dec 1946
We Faw Down
29 Dec 1928
That's My Wife
23 Mar 1929
Mighty Like a Moose
18 Jul 1926
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Filmography
2024
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Twoas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
- Bunco Squadas Annie Cobb
- The Secret Furyas Mrs. Brownley (uncredited)
1947
- Borrowed Blondeas Boss's Wife
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Womanas Woman at bar (uncredited)
1946
- The Locketas Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)
- Magnificent Dollas Mrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
- Sister Kennyas Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
1945
- Utahas Stella Mason
- The Man Who Walked Aloneas Mrs. Monroe
1944
- The Girl Who Daredas Chattie Richmond
1942
- Laugh Your Blues Awayas Mrs. Conklin
- Sappy Pappyas Mrs. Clyde
- The Man in the Trunkas Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler
- A Tragedy at Midnightas First Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
- USS VD: Ship of Shameas Health Department Woman (uncredited)
1941
- An Apple in His Eyeas Vivien Kennedy
- The Ring and the Belleas Mrs. Clyde
- Mad About Moonshineas Vivian
1940
- Drafted in the Depotas Vivien Kennedy
- A Trailer Tragedyas Vivien Kennedy
- Sunk by the Censusas Vivien
- Pop Always Paysas Mrs. Violet Oberton
- 'Taint Legalas Vivien
- Mutiny in the Countyas Vivian Kennedy
- Sauce for the Ganderas Mrs. Morton
- A Chump at Oxfordas Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
- Kennedy the Greatas Vivien Kennedy
- Act Your Ageas Vivian
- Maid to Orderas Vivien
- The Girl from Mexicoas Mrs. Renner
- Baby Dazeas Vivien Kennedy
- Clock Wiseas Vivien
1938
- A Clean Sweepas Mrs. Edgar (Vivian) Kennedy
- Beaux and Errorsas Vivien Kennedy
- Slander Houseas Mrs. Conway
- Crime Ringas Madame Jarman
- Rebellious Daughtersas Mrs. Webster
- Berth Quakesas Mrs. Errol
- Condemned Womenas Mrs. Walter Hempstead
- His Pest Friendas Mrs. Errol
- Double Dangeras Mrs. Jerome Courtland (uncredited)
1937
- Amateur Crookas Mrs. Flint, Landlady
- Should Wives Work?as Mrs. Errol
- Tramp Troubleas Vivien
- Dumb's the Wordas Vivien Kennedy
- Way Out Westas Sheriff's Wife
- Mile a Minute Loveas Marie
- Bad Housekeepingas Vivien Kennedy
- Knee Action
1936
- One Live Ghostas Ethel Morton
- Lady Luckas Mrs. Cora Hemingway
- Who's Looney Nowas Mrs. Shirley Brown
1935
- Mutiny on the Bountyas Moll (uncredited)
- Keystone Hotelas Mrs. Carmenchita Carson
- Atlantic Adventureas Mrs. Julia Van Dieman
- Alimony Achesas May, Andy's Ex-wife
- Star of Midnightas Jerry Classon
- Rendezvous at Midnightas Lillian Haskins
1934
- One Too Many
- In the Dog Houseas Tallulah Clyde
- Perfectly Mismated
- The Fuller Gush Manas Mother
- The Defense Restsas Mrs. Monte Ballou
- Money Means Nothingas Helen Whitney
- I Believed in Youas Russell's Sugar Mama
1933
- Only Yesterdayas Ethel (Uncredited)
- Neighbors' Wivesas Ann Rainey
1932
- Secrets of the French Policeas Cohort of Moloff (uncredited)
- Scram!as Mrs. Beaumont
- The Tenderfootas Miss Martin
- Running Hollywoodas Vivien
- Cock of the Airas Irate Woman in Restaurant
1931
- A House Dividedas Bess (uncredited)
- The Age for Loveas Grace
- Gold Dust Gertieas Lucille Harlan
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'as Vivien - the Wife (uncredited)
- Lime Juice Nightsas Karl's wife
- Many a Slipas Emily Coster
1930
- Their Wives' Vacation
- A Lady Surrendersas Mrs. Lynchfield
- Oh, Sailor, Behave!as Kunegundi
- The Matrimonial Bedas Susan Trebel
- Big Hearted
- Back Payas Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
- The Florodora Girlas Maud
- Personalityas Mrs. Keller
1929
- Satires
- The Time, the Place and the Girlas Mrs. Davis
- Thundering Toupees
- That's My Wifeas Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
- Loud Soupas Mrs. Chase
- Off to Buffaloas Mrs. Chase
1928
- We Faw Downas Mrs. Hardy
- Imagine My Embarrassment
- Galloping Ghostsas Smith's First oOve
- The Man in Hobblesas Mrs. Maynard
1927
- Uncle Tom's Cabinas Mrs. Shelby
- Love 'Em and Weepas Mrs. Ricketts
- Wedding Billsas Mademoiselle Mimi de Lyle
- Two-Time Mamaas Mrs. Brown
1926
- Redheads Preferredas Mrs. Bill Williams
- Tell 'Em Nothingas The Galloping Blonde
- Along Came Auntieas Mrs. Remington Chow - the Wife
- Mighty Like a Mooseas Mrs. Moose - The Wife
- Don Key (Son of Burro)as Vivien
- Say It with Babiesas Mrs. Crum
- Tony Runs Wildas Mrs. Johnson (as Vivian Oakland)
- Wife Tamersas The Other Woman
- Mama Behaveas Miss D'Arcy - Lolita's Friend
- Long Pantsas The Widow
1925
- The Teaseras Lois Caswell(as Vivian Oakland)
- The Rainbow Trailas Bessie Venters
1924
- Madonna of the Streetsas Lady Sarah Joyce
1915
- Destiny: or, the Soul of a Womanas Beauty