Vivien Oakland

Vivien Oakland

Actor

San Francisco, California, USA
May 19, 1895

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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Vivien Oakland 1
Vivien Oakland 2

Representative Works

Tramp Trouble
Tramp Trouble
8.0
/ English
Way Out West
Way Out West
7.1
/ English
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
6.9
/ English
The Locket
The Locket
6.3
/ English
Wedding Bills
Wedding Bills
8.0
/ English
Clock Wise
Clock Wise
9.0
/ English
Slander House
Slander House
4.4
/ English
The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared
6.1
/ English
Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers
7.0
/ English
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
6.9
/ English
Scram!
Scram!
7.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935Nominee

Best Performance

Mutiny on the Bounty

Way Out West
1937Nominee

Best Performance

Way Out West

A Chump at Oxford
1940Nominee

Best Performance

A Chump at Oxford

Career Highlights

The Locket
1946Highlight

Best Performance

The Locket

Wedding Bills
1927Highlight

Best Performance

Wedding Bills

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