Vivien Oakland

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 19, 1895

died

August 1, 1958

place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

also known as

Vivian Oakland · Vivienne Oakland · Vivian Okaland · Vivian Ruth Andersen

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935as Moll (uncredited)
Way Out West
7.1

Way Out West

1937as Sheriff's Wife
Sister Kenny
6.9

Sister Kenny

1946as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
The Locket
6.3

The Locket

1946as Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
6.4

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

1947as Woman at bar (uncredited)
A House Divided
5.6

A House Divided

1931as Bess (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
6.9

A Chump at Oxford

1940as Receptionist (uncredited)
The Girl from Mexico
5.1

The Girl from Mexico

1939as Mrs. Renner
The Man in the Trunk
9.0

The Man in the Trunk

1942as Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler
Only Yesterday
7.1

Only Yesterday

1933as Ethel (Uncredited)
Bunco Squad
6.1

Bunco Squad

1950as Annie Cobb
Magnificent Doll
6.1

Magnificent Doll

1946as Mrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Condemned Women
7.3

Condemned Women

1938as Mrs. Walter Hempstead
We Faw Down
5.9

We Faw Down

1928as Mrs. Hardy
The Man Who Walked Alone
5.9

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945as Mrs. Monroe
A Lady Surrenders
4.5

A Lady Surrenders

1930as Mrs. Lynchfield
A Tragedy at Midnight
5.2

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942as First Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
8.0

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926as Vivien
Utah
5.5

Utah

1945as Stella Mason
The Tenderfoot
7.5

The Tenderfoot

1932as Miss Martin
Slander House
4.4

Slander House

1938as Mrs. Conway
45 Minutes from Hollywood
5.3

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926as Herself, in magazine (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
7.1

The Defense Rests

1934as Mrs. Monte Ballou
Pop Always Pays
7.0

Pop Always Pays

1940as Mrs. Violet Oberton
Money Means Nothing
5.8

Money Means Nothing

1934as Helen Whitney
Secrets of the French Police
6.7

Secrets of the French Police

1932as Cohort of Moloff (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure
6.0

Atlantic Adventure

1935as Mrs. Julia Van Dieman
The Secret Fury
5.5

The Secret Fury

1950as Mrs. Brownley (uncredited)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
10.0

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laugh Your Blues Away
10.0

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942as Mrs. Conklin
The Teaser
3.0

The Teaser

1925as Lois Caswell(as Vivian Oakland)
Along Came Auntie
6.3

Along Came Auntie

1926as Mrs. Remington Chow - the Wife
Many a Slip
10.0

Many a Slip

1931as Emily Coster
Crime Ring
5.8

Crime Ring

1938as Madame Jarman
The Florodora Girl
5.5

The Florodora Girl

1930as Maud
Say It with Babies
6.5

Say It with Babies

1926as Mrs. Crum
Wife Tamers
7.0

Wife Tamers

1926as The Other Woman
The Girl Who Dared
6.1

The Girl Who Dared

1944as Chattie Richmond
Scram!
7.1

Scram!

1932as Mrs. Beaumont
Amateur Crook
5.0

Amateur Crook

1937as Mrs. Flint, Landlady
Two-Time Mama
7.5

Two-Time Mama

1927as Mrs. Brown
The Time, the Place and the Girl
10.0

The Time, the Place and the Girl

1929as Mrs. Davis
Back Pay
4.9

Back Pay

1930as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
I Believed in You
7.0

I Believed in You

1934as Russell's Sugar Mama
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
7.0

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967
Lady Luck
6.3

Lady Luck

1936as Mrs. Cora Hemingway
The Age for Love
9.0

The Age for Love

1931as Grace
Star of Midnight
5.9

Star of Midnight

1935as Jerry Classon
Neighbors' Wives
9.0

Neighbors' Wives

1933as Ann Rainey
USS VD: Ship of Shame
4.5

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942as Health Department Woman (uncredited)