--- title: "4 Vivian Vance Quotes - Famous Television actor (The Lucy Show Vol. 3)" description: "Vivian Vance was an American actress best known for playing landlady Ethel Mertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the 1953 Prime..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vivian-vance-93992.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Vivian Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vivian-vance-93992.jpg) # Vivian Vance (1909–1979) Television Actor United States **4** quotes in **25** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Vivian Vance was a television actor from the United States, best known for *The Lucy Show Vol. 3*. ## Quick Facts About Vivian Vance Born July 26, 1909 Died August 17, 1979 Nationality United States Profession Television Actor Notable works The Lucy Show Vol. 3 Spouse Philip Ober ## About Vivian Vance Vivian Vance was an American actress best known for playing landlady Ethel Mertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the 1953 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, among other accolades. She also starred alongside Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show from 1962 until she left the series at the end of its third season in 1965. In 1991, she posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is most commonly identified as Lucille Ball’s longtime comedic foil from 1951 until her death in 1979. ## Awards & Honors Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ## Quotes by Vivian Vance > [I loathed William Frawley and the feeling was mutual. Whenever I received a new script, I raced through it, praying that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vance/i-loathed-william-frawley-and-the-feeling-was-mutual-whenever-i/) [Vivian Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vance/) [Bed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44e/vivian-vance-73575_bed_i-loathed-william-frawley-and-the-feelin_108656.jpg) > [At one point, Lucille's agent wanted to have me fired, telling her that my eyes were bigger than hers. When I head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vance/at-one-point-lucille-s-agent-wanted-to-have-me-fired-telling-her-that/) [Vivian Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vance/) [Agents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/vivian-vance-73575_agents_at-one-point-lucille-s-agent-wanted-to-h_437614.png) > [When I die, there will be people who send flowers to Ethel Mertz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vance/when-i-die-there-will-be-people-who-send-flowers-to-ethel-mertz/) [Vivian Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vance/) [Dies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/vivian-vance-73575_dies_when-i-die-there-will-be-people-who-send_885069.png) > [I don't want to be a star - most of the ones I know are too unhappy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vance/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-star-most-of-the-ones-i-know-are-too-unhappy/) [Vivian Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vance/) [Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4df/vivian-vance-73575_astronomy_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-star-most-of-the-on_1385770.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vance/#itemlist", "name": "Vivian Vance Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I loathed William Frawley and the feeling was mutual. 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