Biography

Vivian Keefer was born on June 4, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Louis Woods. She died on August 6, 1978 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

She was a model for Chesterfield cigarettes who was invited to Hollywood together with three other Chesterfield models: Lucille Ball, Theo Phane and Barbara Pepper. The four girls became members of The Goldwyn Girls in their first film, Roman Scandals (1933), with Eddie Cantor. While Ball and Pepper had long movie careers, Keefer's career ended after only one year in Hollywood. She is best remembered as a showgirl in the "Mandy" and "Minstrel" musical numbers in her last film, Kid Millions (1934).

She was an Earl Carroll showgirl in Carroll's 'Sketch Book' productions of 1931 and 1932.