Full Name Vivian Andersen Role Actress | Name Vivien Oakland Years active 1915–1951 Children Joan Murray | |
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Born May 20, 1895 ( 1895-05-20 ) San Francisco, California, U.S. Other names Vivian OaklandVivienne Oakland Died August 1, 1958, Hollywood, California, United States Parents Edward Andersen, Anna Marthine Olsen Movies Along Came Auntie, Scram!, Mighty Like a Moose, We Faw Down, Love 'em and Weep Similar People Fred Guiol, H M Walker, Hal Roach, Leslie Goodwins, Leo McCarey | ||
SAY IT WITH BABIES (1926) - Oliver Hardy
Vivien Oakland (born Vivian Andersen, 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.
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Family
Born Vivian Ruth Andersen in San Francisco, California, she was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Edward Andersen and Anna Marthine Olsen. Her siblings' names were Edward, Herbert (né Hagbart), and Edna. She was one half of the vaudeville team "The Oakland Sisters" with her younger sister Edna, who later performed in motion pictures as Dagmar Oakland. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Anna Andersen, a widow since 1898, moved the family to Oakland, California. In 1917, Vivien Oakland married actor John T. Murray (1886–1957).
Career
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. She retired from acting in 1951, settling in Sherman Oaks, California. She died seven years later and was buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
Filmography
Actress
1951
Punchy Pancho (Short)
1950
Bunco Squad as
Annie Cobb
1950
The Secret Fury as
Mrs. Brownley (uncredited)
1948
Home Canning (Short) as
Mrs. Parker - the Neighbor
1947
That's My Gal as
Mrs. McBride (uncredited)
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as
Woman at Bar (uncredited)
1947
Borrowed Blonde (Short) as
Boss's Wife
1946
The Locket as
Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)
1946
Social Terrors (Short) as
Mrs. Broadhurst
1946
Magnificent Doll as
Mrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
1946
Sister Kenny as
Secretary to Dr. Gideon (uncredited)
1946
Night and Day as
Married Woman (uncredited)
1946
Riverboat Rhythm as
Woman in Magnolia Room (uncredited)
1945
Man Alive as
Ma (uncredited)
1945
Utah as
Stella Mason
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone as
Mrs. Monroe
1944
The Girl Who Dared as
Chattie Richmond
1943
The Adventures of a Rookie as
Nurse Lieutenant (uncredited)
1942
USS VD: Ship of Shame as
Health Department Woman (uncredited)
1942
Laugh Your Blues Away as
Mrs. Conklin
1942
Sappy Pappy (Short) as
Mrs. Clyde
1942
The Man in the Trunk as
Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler (as Vivian Oakland)
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight as
First Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder as
Mrs. Martin (uncredited)
1941
An Apple in His Eye (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1941
The Ring and the Belle (Short) as
Mrs. Clyde (as Vivian Oakland)
1941
It Happened All Night (Short) as
Mrs. Kennedy
1941
Mad About Moonshine (Short) as
Vivien
1941
Of Men and Menus (Short) as
The Wife
1940
Drafted in the Depot (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1940
A Trailer Tragedy (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1940
Sunk by the Census (Short) as
Vivien (as Vivian Oakland)
1940
Pop Always Pays as
Mrs. Violet Oberton (uncredited)
1940
'Taint Legal (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1940
On Their Own
1940
Mutiny in the County (Short) as
Vivian Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1940
Sauce for the Gander as
Mrs. Morton
1940
Slightly at Sea (Short) as
Vivian (as Vivian Oakland)
1940
Mr. Clyde Goes to Broadway (Short) as
Mrs. Laverne
1940
A Chump at Oxford as
Employment Office Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
Kennedy the Great (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1939
Act Your Age (Short) as
Vivian, Edgar's Wife (as Vivian Oakland)
1939
Island of Lost Men as
Blonde (uncredited)
1939
Feathered Pests (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1939
The Girl from Mexico as
Mrs. Renner (uncredited)
1939
Baby Daze (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1939
Boom Goes the Groom (Short) as
Andy's Bride
1939
Clock Wise (Short) as
Vivien (as Vivian Oakland)
1939
Maid to Order (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1938
There's That Woman Again as
Large Woman (uncredited)
1938
A Clean Sweep (Short) as
Mrs. Edgar (Vivian) Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1938
Beaux and Errors (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1938
Slander House as
Mrs. Conway
1938
Fool Coverage (Short) as
Vivian Kennedy (as Vivian Oakland)
1938
Crime Ring as
Madame Jarman (uncredited)
1938
Rebellious Daughters as
Mrs. Webster
1938
Berth Quakes (Short) as
Mrs. Errol
1938
Condemned Women as
Mrs. Walter Hempstead (uncredited)
1938
His Pest Friend (Short) as
Mrs. Errol (as Vivian Oakland)
1938
Double Danger as
Mrs. Jerome Courtlandt (uncredited)
1937
Amateur Crook as
Mrs. Flint - Landlady
1937
Should Wives Work? (Short) as
Mrs. Errol
1937
Tramp Trouble (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1937
Dumb's the Word (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1937
Wrong Romance (Short) as
Mrs. Errol
1937
Way Out West as
Sheriff's Wife
1937
Locks and Bonds (Short) as
Mrs. Kennedy
1937
Mile a Minute Love as
Mrs. Marie Cavanaugh
1937
Bad Housekeeping (Short) as
Vivien Kennedy
1937
Knee Action (Short) as
Florabelle (as Vivian Oakland)
1936
One Live Ghost (Short) as
Ethel Morton (as Vivian Oakland)
1936
Lady Luck as
Mrs. Cora Hemingway (as Vivian Oakland)
1936
Who's Looney Now (Short) as
Mrs. Shirley Brown
1936
The Bride Walks Out as
Miss Gordon - Saleslady (uncredited)
1936
It's Up to You as
Lou (as Vivian Oakland)
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty as
Moll (uncredited)
1935
Keystone Hotel (Short) as
Mrs. Carmenchita Carson
1935
Atlantic Adventure as
Mrs. Julia Van Dieman (uncredited)
1935
Alimony Aches (Short) as
May, Andy's Ex-wife (as Vivian Oakland)
1935
Star of Midnight as
Jerry Classon
1935
Rendezvous at Midnight as
Lillian Haskins (as Vivian Oakland)
1934
One Too Many (Short)(as Vivian Oakland)
1934
In the Dog House (Short) as
Talullah Clyde (as Vivian Oakland)
1934
Perfectly Mismated (Short)(as Vivian Oakland)
1934
Oh Sailor Behave (Short)
1934
The Fuller Gush Man (Short) as
Mother
1934
The Defense Rests as
Mrs. Monte Ballou (as Vivian Oakland)
1934
Get Along Little Hubby (Short) as
Mrs. Tuttle (as Vivian Oakland)
1934
Money Means Nothing as
Helen Whitney (as Vivian Oakland)
1934
Merry Wives of Reno as
Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
1934
I Believed in You as
Russell's Sugar Mama (uncredited)
1933
Only Yesterday as
Ethel (uncredited)
1933
Neighbors' Wives as
Ann Rainey
1932
They Just Had to Get Married as
Mrs. Fairchilds
1932
Lights Out (Short)
1932
Secrets of the French Police as
2nd Cohort of Moloff (uncredited)
1932
Scram! (Short) as
Mrs. Beaumont (as Vivian Oakland)
1932
Union Wages (Short)
1932
The Tenderfoot as
Miss Martin
1932
Divorce a la Mode (Short) as
Mrs. Jasper
1932
Running Hollywood (Short) as
Vivien
1932
Cock of the Air as
Irate Woman in Restaurant
1931
A House Divided as
Bess (uncredited)
1931
The Age for Love as
Grace (as Vivian Oakland)
1931
A Clean-Up on the Curb (Short) as
Rosco's Wife
1931
Gold Dust Gertie as
Lucille Harlan (as Vivienne Oakland)
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones, No. 3: 'the Niblick' (Short) as
Vivien - the Wife (uncredited)
1931
The Gossipy Plumber (Short)(as Vivian Oakland)
1931
Frozen Face (Short)
1931
Many a Slip as
Emily Coster
1931
Lime Juice Nights (Short) as
Karl's wife (uncredited)
1930
Over the Radio (Short)
1930
Their Wives' Vacation (Short)
1930
A Lady Surrenders as
Mrs. Lynchfield
1930
Oh, Sailor Behave! as
Kunegundi
1930
The Matrimonial Bed as
Susan Trebel
1930
The Servant Problem (Short) as
The Wife
1930
Big Hearted (Short) as
Mrs. Black, (as Vivian Oakland)
1930
Back Pay as
Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
1930
The Florodora Girl as
Maud
1930
A Matter of Ethics (Short) as
The Physician's Unfaithful Wife
1930
Personality as
Mrs. Keller (as Vivian Oakland)
1930
Vanity (Short) as
The Other Woman
1930
Let Me Explain (Short)
1929
The Hall of Injustice (Short) as
Mary Coogan - the Defendant
1929
Satires (Short)
1929
In the Headlines as
Mrs. Kernell (as Vivian Oakland)
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl as
Mrs. Davis
1929
The Crazy Nut (Short) as
The Wife
1929
Thundering Toupees (Short)
1929
That's My Wife (Short) as
Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
1929
Loud Soup (Short) as
Mrs. Chase
1929
Off to Buffalo (Short) as
Mrs. Chase
1928
We Faw Down (Short) as
Mrs. Hardy
1928
Imagine My Embarrassment (Short)
1928
Galloping Ghosts (Short) as
Smith's First oOve
1928
The Man in Hobbles as
Mrs. Maynard (as Vivian Oakland)
1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin as
Mrs. Shelby
1927
Love 'Em and Weep (Short) as
Mrs. Ricketts
1927
Wedding Bill$ as
Mademoiselle Mimi de Lyle (as Vivian Oakland)
1927
Two-Time Mama (Short) as
Mrs. Brown
1926
Redheads Preferred as
Mrs. Bill Williams (as Vivian Oakland)
1926
Tell 'Em Nothing (Short) as
The Galloping Blonde
1926
Should Husbands Pay? (Short) as
Blonde in Courtroom
1926
Along Came Auntie (Short) as
Mrs. Remington Chow - the Wife
1926
Never Too Old (Short) as
The New Wife
1926
Mighty Like a Moose (Short) as
Mrs. Moose - The Wife
1926
Don Key (Son of Burro) (Short) as
Vivien
1926
Say It with Babies (Short) as
Mrs. Crum
1926
Tony Runs Wild as
Mrs. Johnson (as Vivian Oakland)
1926
Ukulele Sheiks (Short)
1926
Wife Tamers (Short) as
The Other Woman
1926
Mama Behave (Short) as
Miss D'Arcy - Lolita's Friend
1926
Your Husband's Past (Short) as
The Governor's Daughter
1926
Long Pants (Short) as
The Widow
1925
Failure (Short) as
Mrs. Billings
1925
The Teaser as
Lois Caswell (as Vivian Oakland)
1925
The Rainbow Trail as
Bessie Erne (as Vivian Oakland)
1924
Madonna of the Streets as
Lady Sarah Joyce (as Vivian Oakland)
1915
Destiny: or, the Soul of a Woman as
Beauty (as Vivian Oakland)
Soundtrack
1929
Satires (Short) (performer: "Exelsior" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2016
I Am Not Your Negro (Documentary) as
Mrs. Shelby (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (uncredited)
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Beaumont / Sheriff's wife / Receptionist (1986)
1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (Documentary)
1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
References
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