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name: "Viva"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/viva"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 August 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:01.442151+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Viva

Actor. Born 23 August 1938 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1938, Syracuse, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Viva Auder, Віва

## Biography

Viva, born Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann, is an American actress and writer. She is also credited as Viva Auder. Born on 23 August 1938 in Syracuse, New York, she began her career as a model and painter before becoming associated with Andy Warhol's Factory scene in the late 1960s.

She appeared in numerous films, including *Midnight Cowboy* (1969) as Gretel McAlbertson, *Lions Love* (1969), *Play It Again, Sam* (1972) as Jennifer, *Cisco Pike* (1972), *Forbidden Zone* (1980) as Ex-Queen, *The State of Things* (1982) as Kate, and *Paris, Texas* (1984) as Woman on TV. Later credits include *The Man Without a Face* (1993) and archive footage in *The Beaches of Agnès* (2008). She has also written books, including the novel *Superstar* (1970).

Viva was married to video artist Michel Auder.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Paris, Texas* (1984), Fi1m 88, as Woman on TV — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)

## Also known for

- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Gretel McAlbertson
- *Flash Gordon* (1980), Cytherian Girl
- *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), Jennifer
- *The Man Without a Face* (1993), Mrs. Cooper
- *The Beaches of Agnès* (2008), Self (archive footage)
- *Forbidden Zone* (1982), Ex-Queen
- *The State of Things* (1982), Kate
- *Lions Love* (1969), Viva

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