Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Vivi Janiss(1911-1988)

  • Actress
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
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 Ben Casey (1961). 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)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank

Photos7

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
+ 2
View Poster

Known for

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Lux Video Theatre
7.3
TV Series
  • Lute Mal
Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
I Love Lucy
8.5
TV Series
  • Louann Hall
  • Clubwoman
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Mrs. Phelps
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
3.7
  • Ethel Hall
  • 1955

Credits

IMDbPro

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
    7.0
    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
    7.1
    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
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Cab Driver
    • 1977
  • George Kennedy in The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.9
    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.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Gould
    • Annette
    • Mrs. Gibbons
    • 1966–1970
  • 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
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Helen Willoughby (as Vivi Jannis)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • 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

  • 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.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.