Vivian Schilling (born February 15, 1968) is an American novelist, screenwriter, actress, and independent filmmaker.
Born and raised in Kansas, Schilling studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and also under Stella Adler before embarking upon careers in literature and film.
The novels take place in a supernatural setting and center on themes of immortality, existentialism, and religious conflict.
In Niemcy, Schilling portrays heroine Ruth Sonnenbruch, a German nightclub singer, who comes to the aid of a Jewish refugee.
In 2012, Schilling provided the voice of Buttercup in Toys in the Attic alongside co-stars Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, and Cary Elwes.