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Vivi Janiss(1911-1988)

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Vivi Janiss
Vivi Janiss was born on 29 May 1911 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), I Love Lucy (1951) and TV Reader's Digest (1955). She was married to John Larch and Robert Cummings. She died on 7 September 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 29, 1911
DiedSeptember 7, 1988(77)
BornMay 29, 1911
DiedSeptember 7, 1988(77)
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Known for

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Lux Video Theatre
7.3
TV Series
  • Lute Mal
Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1951)
I Love Lucy
8.5
TV Series
  • Clubwoman
  • Louann Hall
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
TV Reader's Digest
6.7
TV Series
  • Mary Todd Lincoln
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Mrs. Phelps

Credits

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Actress

  • The Young Landlords (1983)
    The Young Landlords
    TV Movie
    • Client no. 2
    • 1983
  • House Calls (1979)
    House Calls
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Older Nurse
    • 1979
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Landlady
    • 1979
  • First, You Cry (1978)
    First, You Cry
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Martha (as Vivi Janis)
    • 1978
  • Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978)
    Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Manager
    • 1978
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Pawn Shop Proprietor
    • 1977
  • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Lois Wheaton
    • 1977
  • The City (1977)
    The City
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Cab Driver
    • 1977
  • The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Brogger
    • 1975
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Woman
    • Mrs. Bucker
    • 1974–1975
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Thelma Danielson
    • 1974
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Annette
    • Mrs. Gould
    • Mrs. Gibbons
    • 1966–1970
  • Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Miss Kearsarge
    • 1969
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Emma Trinian (as Vivi Janis)
    • 1968
  • Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)
    Judd for the Defense
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Helen Willoughby (as Vivi Jannis)
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Vivi James
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • May 29, 1911
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      John LarchMarch 26, 1955 - September 7, 1988 (her death)
  • Other works
    Guest starred on the radio drama "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She was an occasional prime-time radio drama actress in the 1950s on high quality half hour CBS radio shows such as Gunsmoke and Escape, produced in Los Angeles. In an episode of Gunsmoke, "The Cabin" (12-27-52), as Belle, she resigns herself to a life of prostitution after being held a month captive by two outlaws.

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