
Vivien Oakland
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1895-05-19
- Died
- 1958-08-01
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Vivian Oakland · Vivienne Oakland · Vivian Okaland · Vivian Ruth Andersen
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
Movies (117)

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Moll (uncredited)

Sister Kenny
1946
as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
Berth Quakes
1938
as Mrs. Errol

Redheads Preferred
1926
as Mrs. Bill Williams

Back Pay
1930
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)

A Lady Surrenders
1930
as Mrs. Lynchfield

Slander House
1938
as Mrs. Conway

The Teaser
1925
as Lois Caswell(as Vivian Oakland)

Thundering Toupees
1929

Utah
1945
as Stella Mason

Lady Luck
1936
as Mrs. Cora Hemingway
Big Hearted
1930

Clock Wise
1939
as Vivien

Only Yesterday
1933
as Ethel (Uncredited)

Way Out West
1937
as Sheriff's Wife

Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Mrs. Julia Van Dieman

Rebellious Daughters
1938
as Mrs. Webster

Magnificent Doll
1946
as Mrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Baby Daze
1939
as Vivien Kennedy

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Receptionist (uncredited)

The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Mrs. Monroe
Act Your Age
1939
as Vivian

The Locket
1946
as Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)

The Girl Who Dared
1944
as Chattie Richmond

Double Danger
1938
as Mrs. Jerome Courtland (uncredited)

The Secret Fury
1950
as Mrs. Brownley (uncredited)

Cock of the Air
1932
as Irate Woman in Restaurant

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
as Mrs. Shelby
Long Pants
1926
as The Widow

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Woman at bar (uncredited)

Star of Midnight
1935
as Jerry Classon

Along Came Auntie
1926
as Mrs. Remington Chow - the Wife

The Defense Rests
1934
as Mrs. Monte Ballou

The Girl from Mexico
1939
as Mrs. Renner

Scram!
1932
as Mrs. Beaumont

Loud Soup
1929
as Mrs. Chase

USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Health Department Woman (uncredited)
Knee Action
1937

The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
as Mrs. Davis

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Mrs. Ricketts

The Age for Love
1931
as Grace

Gold Dust Gertie
1931
as Lucille Harlan

The Florodora Girl
1930
as Maud

Amateur Crook
1937
as Mrs. Flint, Landlady

Bunco Squad
1950
as Annie Cobb

Should Wives Work?
1937
as Mrs. Errol

The Rainbow Trail
1925
as Bessie Venters
Beaux and Errors
1938
as Vivien Kennedy

A House Divided
1931
as Bess (uncredited)

Money Means Nothing
1934
as Helen Whitney
Alimony Aches
1935
as May, Andy's Ex-wife

Pop Always Pays
1940
as Mrs. Violet Oberton

A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as First Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)

Galloping Ghosts
1928
as Smith's First oOve

Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
as Vivien

Mile a Minute Love
1937
as Marie
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Vivien

Two-Time Mama
1927
as Mrs. Brown
Maid to Order
1939
as Vivien

We Faw Down
1928
as Mrs. Hardy

Wife Tamers
1926
as The Other Woman

Tony Runs Wild
1926
as Mrs. Johnson (as Vivian Oakland)
Borrowed Blonde
1947
as Boss's Wife

Who's Looney Now
1936
as Mrs. Shirley Brown

The Tenderfoot
1932
as Miss Martin

The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler

That's My Wife
1929
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
Drafted in the Depot
1940
as Vivien Kennedy

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967

Secrets of the French Police
1932
as Cohort of Moloff (uncredited)

Condemned Women
1938
as Mrs. Walter Hempstead

Mighty Like a Moose
1926
as Mrs. Moose - The Wife

I Believed in You
1934
as Russell's Sugar Mama

Neighbors' Wives
1933
as Ann Rainey
Sunk by the Census
1940
as Vivien

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crime Ring
1938
as Madame Jarman
Running Hollywood
1932
as Vivien

One Live Ghost
1936
as Ethel Morton

45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Herself, in magazine (uncredited)

His Pest Friend
1938
as Mrs. Errol

Wedding Bills
1927
as Mademoiselle Mimi de Lyle

Mama Behave
1926
as Miss D'Arcy - Lolita's Friend

Keystone Hotel
1935
as Mrs. Carmenchita Carson

The Matrimonial Bed
1930
as Susan Trebel

Imagine My Embarrassment
1928

Rendezvous at Midnight
1935
as Lillian Haskins

Satires
1929

Madonna of the Streets
1924
as Lady Sarah Joyce
The Fuller Gush Man
1934
as Mother

Tell 'Em Nothing
1926
as The Galloping Blonde

Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
as Mrs. Conklin
Dumb's the Word
1937
as Vivien Kennedy

Oh, Sailor, Behave!
1930
as Kunegundi

Destiny: or, the Soul of a Woman
1915
as Beauty
Bad Housekeeping
1937
as Vivien Kennedy

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'
1931
as Vivien - the Wife (uncredited)

Personality
1930
as Mrs. Keller
A Clean Sweep
1938
as Mrs. Edgar (Vivian) Kennedy
Kennedy the Great
1939
as Vivien Kennedy

Sauce for the Gander
1940
as Mrs. Morton

Many a Slip
1931
as Emily Coster

Perfectly Mismated
1934
Their Wives' Vacation
1930
Lime Juice Nights
1931
as Karl's wife

Sappy Pappy
1942
as Mrs. Clyde
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
as Vivien Kennedy
Off to Buffalo
1929
as Mrs. Chase

The Man in Hobbles
1928
as Mrs. Maynard

'Taint Legal
1940
as Vivien
In the Dog House
1934
as Tallulah Clyde
Mutiny in the County
1940
as Vivian Kennedy

An Apple in His Eye
1941
as Vivien Kennedy
One Too Many
1934

Say It with Babies
1926
as Mrs. Crum

The Ring and the Belle
1941
as Mrs. Clyde
Mad About Moonshine
as Vivian
About Vivien Oakland
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. With 117 credits spanning from 1915 to 2024, Vivien Oakland has appeared in 117 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vivien Oakland Movies
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Moll (uncredited)
- Sister Kenny (1946) — as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
- Berth Quakes (1938) — as Mrs. Errol
- Redheads Preferred (1926) — as Mrs. Bill Williams
- Back Pay (1930) — as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
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