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Ethel Mae Mertz (née Potter) (alternately Ethel Louise, Ethel May, and Ethel Roberta), played by Vivian Vance, is one of the four main fictional characters in the highly popular 1950s American television sitcom I Love Lucy. Ethel is the middle-aged landlady of the main character, Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball. Ethel was most likely born about 1905,[citation needed] and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is married to Fred Mertz, played by William Frawley, with whom she had a career in vaudeville. The two female characters are close friends, habitually scheming together; Ethel is generally the voice of reason as a counterpart to Lucy's harebrained ideas.
Ethel Mae Mertz (née Potter) (alternately Ethel Louise, Ethel May, and Ethel Roberta), played by Vivian Vance, is one of the four main fictional characters...
1909 – August 17, 1979) was an American actress best known for playing EthelMertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the Primetime...
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duo of "Mertz and Kurtz", known for "tap dancing, soft shoe and smart quips". Later, Fred continued in vaudeville with his wife, the former Ethel Potter...
City, who often concocts plans with her best friends and landlords, Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vance and Frawley), to appear alongside her bandleader husband,...
was a major inspiration for The Flintstones, and EthelMertz of I Love Lucy). Much like Trixie or Ethel, Betty spent a lot of her time socializing with...
Show) Tom Cruise Toni Basil Tracy Hutson Vanna White Vivian Vance (as EthelMertz from I Love Lucy) Whitney Port After MADtv, Flanagan's most notable television...
Show (later retitled The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour). Vivian Vance played EthelMertz, Frawley's on-screen wife. Although the two actors worked well together...
(soon to be best friends) were Fred and EthelMertz. Lucy and Ethel quickly became best friends, even though Ethel is older than Lucy. Upon moving to the...
Program Network Best Series Supporting Actress 1954 (6th) Vivian Vance EthelMertz I Love Lucy CBS Bea Benaderet Blanche Morton The George Burns and Gracie...
role of EthelMertz on I Love Lucy, but was passed over, purportedly due to the fact that she had a drinking problem. William Frawley ("Fred Mertz") did...
Program Network Best Series Supporting Actress 1954 (6th) Vivian Vance EthelMertz I Love Lucy CBS Bea Benaderet Blanche Morton The George Burns and Gracie...
to get Lucy involved in adventures different from those that involved EthelMertz (Vivian Vance). Croft had previously guest-starred as Lucy's wealthy...
Lucy titled "Housewarming", which originally aired on April 1, 1957, EthelMertz (Vivian Vance) derisively refers to Betty Ramsey (Mary Jane Croft) as...
7, 2015. Frank Castelluccio & Alvin Walker (1998). The Other Side of EthelMertz. Knowledge, Ideas & Trends. p. 270. ISBN 1-879198-26-6. "The 'SNL' mistake...
was frequently mentioned as a shopping destination of Lucy Ricardo and EthelMertz on the hit 1950s TV series I Love Lucy. The Slinky made its debut at...
of Hilda Crocker (Verna Felton), a close equivalent of I Love Lucy's EthelMertz; she appeared in 23 episodes. Frances Rafferty, another December Bride...
Ball) and EthelMertz (Vivian Vance) argue over whether a certain portrait on a nearby wall is Shelley Winters or Judy Holliday. Lucy urges Ethel to ask...
Love Lucy Characters Lucy and Ricky Ricardo Ricky Ricardo Jr. Fred MertzEthelMertz Episodes "The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub" "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"...
early filmed series. Daniels recommended Vivian Vance for the role of EthelMertz. Daniels, along with cinematographer Karl Freund, has been credited with...
Horton as Mr. Ritter. Benaderet was one of the original choices to play EthelMertz but was unavailable. Note: Neither Vivian Vance nor William Frawley appear...
usually play a supporting pivotal role to the star. Examples include EthelMertz to Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy), Ed Norton to Ralph Kramden (The Honeymooners)...
Assisting her on the program is her best friend EthelMertz (Vivian Vance) as Mary Margaret McMertz. McBride's celebrity was hardly a secret confined...
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