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Vivienne Viv Hope (previously Windsor and Dawson) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Portrayed by Deena Payne the character first appeared on 10 August 1993 and remained until 13 January 2011 becoming one of the longest serving characters after nearly 18 years in the show. Viv currently serves as the seventeenth longest running character in the history of the show.In November 2007 it was confirmed that Payne had asked for a break.