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Viva

Viva

Actor · Born August 23, 1938 (88) · Syracuse, New York, USA

Viva, born Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann, is an American actress, writer and a former Warhol superstar.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 23, 1938 (88)
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Viva's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
26%
Morality
25%
Self
22%
Bonds
18%
Ideas
9%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Tense
2
Warm
2
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Viva's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Viva's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I Shot Andy Warhol: SCUM Manifesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Andy Warhol's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 1967 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Memória da memória (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • News from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Feature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 1/20/01 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Man Without a Face(1993)

    as Mrs. Cooper

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Texas(1984)

    as Woman on TV

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Chasing the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The State of Things(1982)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Zone(1980)

    as Ex-Queen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon(1980)

    as Cytherian Girl

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Beats: An Existential Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • New Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Swap(1979)

    as Girl with the hourglass (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Ciao! Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Diana - Vogue editor

  • Play It Again, Sam(1972)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Cisco Pike(1971)

    as Merna

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Chronicles: Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Necropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Countess Bathory

  • Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Cleopatra

  • The Stone Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Keeping Busy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Lions Love (... and Lies)(1969)

    as Viva

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sam's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Girl with the Hourglass

  • Midnight Cowboy(1969)

    as Gretel McAlbertson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Transplantation, Consumption and Death of Franco Brocani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Lonesome Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ramona D'Alvarez

  • San Diego Surf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Susan Hoffman

  • The Loves of Ondine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Girl in Bed

  • Home Movies: NYC to San Diego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Four Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Girl in Bed

  • The Nude Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as The Waitress

  • Bike Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Girl on couch

  • Tub Girls(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1967 to 2024; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

Paris, Texas (1984)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Paris, Texas (1984)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19672024

Peak 1983 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1969Screen debut· Lions Love
  • 1969First top-billed film· Lions Love

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1960s13 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Viva's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Tub Girls (1967)

95th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Paris, Texas (1984)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Viva's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Viva work with?

People who share at least 2 of Viva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Warhol shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers