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Vivian Alamain is a villainous character from Days of Our Lives, most recognizably portrayed by actress Louise Sorel. In addition to the actress, the role has also been portrayed by people like Marj Dusay, Robin Strasser and Linda Dano.
Vivian was introduced to the soap in 1992 as the aunt of Lawrence Alamain. While her age or year of birth has not been directly revealed on the soap, she is assumed to be as old as her real-life counterpart Louise Sorel. This means that Vivian is currently around 80-84 years old in the storyline.
Vivian's most recent storyline on the soap was her brief return to Salem. She came to kidnap Stefan DiMera and keep him away from Gabi so he could find a "suitable" relationship for himself instead. She was assisted on this by her trusty sidekick and partner-in-crime Ivan.
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Vivian was initially introduced as the aunt of Lawrence Alamain in 1992 on Days of Our Lives. She initially planned to take over Alamain Corporation in her name but was foiled when the organisation was inherited by John Black. Vivian's next plan was to destroy Carly Manning and her career. She started targeting and killing Carly's patients, and later even gave Carly a morphine dose before burying her alive.
However, Vivian soon realised her brutality and dug Carly back out. She was arrested and sent to the Pine Haven Sanitarium for her actions. After her release, Vivian decided to go after her former love Victor Kiriakis and ruin his marriage. She took up a job at his company Titan, seduced him, got pregnant with his child and gave birth to Philip Kiriakis.
Later, Vivian and her right-hand man Ivan started taking on odd jobs to earn their living. Ivan luckily got his hands on a winning lottery ticket and the two left Salem to spend their winnings.
Vivian returned to Salem in 2009 and immediately began to target Carly and her daughter Melanie. A kidnapping and a shootout even led to Melanie falling into a coma. Even though Melanie survived, Victor was shaken by the incident and promised to marry Vivian if she stayed away from Melanie. They did so, but Victor remained cynical and Vivian still tried to look for ways to attack Carly.
This, and Vivian's undying belief that all women around her would snatch Victor away from her, led to many more troubling incidents. Finally, Ivan returned to Salem and took Vivian to India where he promised to make her a Bollywood star.
In 2017, Vivian returned again and crashed a DiMera New Year's party. During an out of control shootout, she was even presumed to be dead but returned alive on screen in 2019. Later, she participated in the kidnapping of Eli and Lani's twin babies, which resulted in her arrest and incarceration. She was briefly heard in 2023, making a phone call to Stefan from prison. Later that year, she even showed up at a wake after Victor Kiriakis' death, claiming her right over him.
In 2024, Vivian returned to the screen to play a role in the storyline. She orchestrated the kidnapping of Stefan DiMera along with Ivan. Later, it was also revealed that she was helping her son Philip. She forged an alliance with him against his half-brother Xander, in a bid for control over the Kiriakis legacy Titan.
Audiences can watch Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives streaming online via Peacock. New episodes of the soap are released all weekdays.
