Vivien Oakland
Acting
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.
Born: May 19, 1895
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts of everyone at Hal Roach Studios (including famed director Leo McCarey), who proudly upped their game in support of the winning comedy duo. Whether wreaking accidental havoc as a two-man band, doing battle against one another as millionaire and butler, or even becoming grave robbers for a mad scientist, Laurel and Hardy prove in their second year that they have what it takes to not only win over audiences in the twilight of the silent era, but generate enough momentum to make a successful transition to “talkies” in 1929.
Keystone Hotel
The Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigious beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. The Keystone Kops are summoned, and arrive just in time to get plastered with pastry.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Scram!
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.
Way Out West
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
The Defense Rests
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
Oh, Sailor, Behave!
Based on the farcical stage play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning* writer Elmer Rice, Oh, Sailor Behave! is a movie Musical with a split personality. Nanette Dodge (Irene Delroy) falls for newspaper reporter Charlie Carroll (Charles King) who is on assignment in Venice to land an interview with Romanian General Skulany (Noah Beery). Our couple is split apart by a pair of storylines - Nanette tries to woo a Russian prince (Lowell Sherman) who is blackmailing her sister, while Charlie, following a lead to the general, finds himself Romantically involved with Kunegundi (Vivien Oakland), "the general's favorite."
A Chump at Oxford
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.
Sister Kenny
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Only Yesterday
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
Filmography
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Annie Cobb
as Mrs. Brownley (uncredited)
as Woman at bar (uncredited)
as Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)
as Mrs. Witherspoon (uncredited)
as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
as Stella Mason
as Mrs. Monroe
as Chattie Richmond
as Mrs. Conklin
as Mrs. Clyde
as Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler
as First Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
as Health Department Woman (uncredited)
as Vivien Kennedy
as Mrs. Clyde
as Mrs. Violet Oberton
as Vivien
as Mrs. Morton
as Receptionist (uncredited)
as Mrs. Renner
as Vivien
as Mrs. Conway
as Madame Jarman
as Mrs. Webster
as Mrs. Walter Hempstead
as Mrs. Errol
as Mrs. Jerome Courtland (uncredited)
as Mrs. Flint, Landlady
as Mrs. Errol
as Sheriff's Wife
as Marie
as Ethel Morton
as Mrs. Cora Hemingway
as Mrs. Shirley Brown
as Moll (uncredited)
as Mrs. Carmenchita Carson
as Mrs. Julia Van Dieman
as Jerry Classon
as Lillian Haskins
as Mrs. Monte Ballou
as Helen Whitney
as Russell's Sugar Mama
as Ethel (Uncredited)
as Ann Rainey
as Cohort of Moloff (uncredited)
as Mrs. Beaumont
as Miss Martin
as Irate Woman in Restaurant
as Bess (uncredited)
as Grace
as Lucille Harlan
as Vivien - the Wife (uncredited)
as Emily Coster
as Mrs. Lynchfield
as Kunegundi
as Susan Trebel
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
as Maud
as Mrs. Keller
as Mrs. Davis
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
as Mrs. Chase
as Mrs. Hardy
as Smith's First oOve
as Mrs. Shelby
as Mrs. Ricketts
as Mrs. Brown
as Herself, in magazine (uncredited)
as Mrs. Bill Williams
as The Galloping Blonde
as Mrs. Remington Chow - the Wife
as Mrs. Moose - The Wife
as Vivien
as Mrs. Crum
as Mrs. Johnson (as Vivian Oakland)
as The Other Woman
as Miss D'Arcy - Lolita's Friend
as Lois Caswell(as Vivian Oakland)
as Bessie Venters
as Lady Sarah Joyce
as Beauty