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Viva

American actress

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Also known as Susan Hoffman · Viva Auder · Viva Hoffman

Born: August 23, 1938
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-02
2.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2020-05-30
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Birthplace: Syracuse
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-15
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, Thousand Islands
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1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2020-06-10
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2020-06-10
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, film actor
, writer
Spouse: Anthony Herrera
, Michel Auder(since 1969)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann, known professionally as Viva, is an American actress, writer, and artist. She is best known for being a Warhol superstar in the 1960s. Before joining Andy Warhol's Factory scene, she was a model and painter. She starred in several of Warhol's underground films, including Tub Girls (1967), The Nude Restaurant (1967), and Blue Movie (1969). She also wrote for various publications, including The Village Voice and New York Woman.

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Pseudonym: Viva
Given name: Susan
Child: Gaby Hoffmann
Residence: Palm Springs
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-15
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Start of work period: 1967
Birth name: Janet Susan Mary Hoffman
Family name: Hoffman
Significant person: Andy Warhol
Native language: English
Writing language: English

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