Vivien Merchant
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vivien Merchant (born Ada Thompson 22 July 1929 – 3 October 1982) was a British actress. She performed in many stage productions and several films, including Alfie (1966) and Frenzy (1972). Her performance in Alfie earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was the first wife of the playwright Harold Pinter, whom she met when working as a rep...
Known For
Filmography
Breakaway
1980
as Isabel Black
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
as Miss Pross
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Reine Maria Theresa
Secret Army
1977
as Mlle. Gunet
The Velvet Glove
1977
as Elizabeth Fry
The Maids
1975
as Madame
The Offence
1973
as Maureen Johnson
The Homecoming
1973
as Ruth
The Common
1973
as Jane Noble
Frenzy
1972
as Mrs Oxford
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Mrs. Pugh
A War of Children
1972
Wicked Women
1970
as Augusta Fullam
Alfred the Great
1969
as Freda
Funeral Games
1968
as Tessa
Accident
1967
as Rosalind
Opus
1967
as Ruth (The Homecoming)
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Tessa
A Month in the Country
1966
Alfie
1966
as Lily Clamacraft
Ella
1966
as Ella
Tea Party
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Evelyn Daly
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Dona Ana
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Jane Noble
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Ella
The Summer in Gossensass
1964
as Hedda Gabler
Theatre 625
1964
as Gertrude
Theatre 625
1964
as Natalia Petrovna
The Lover
1963
as Sarah
Studio 4
1962
as Olivia
Studio 4
1962
as Olivia Curtis
A Night Out
1960
as Girl
Night School
1960
as Sally Gibbs