Vivien Merchant
Birthday
1929/07/22
Day of death
1982/10/03 (53 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Also know as
Ada Brand Thomson
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...Read more
Acting
(1972) Frenzy
as Mrs. Oxford
(1966) A Month in the Country
as ---
(1977) The Man in the Iron Mask
as Reine Maria Theresa
(1973) The Offence
as Maureen Johnson
(1972) Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Pugh
(1966) Alfie
as Lily Clamacraft
(1969) Alfred the Great
as Freda
(1967) Accident
as Rosalind
(1973) The Homecoming
as Ruth
(1965) Tea Party
as ---
(1963) The Lover
as Sarah
(1975) The Maids
as Madame
(1968) Funeral Games
as Tessa
(1973) The Common
as Jane Noble
(1960) A Night Out
as Girl
(1972) A War of Children
as ---
The Collection
as Stella
(1960) Night School
as Sally Gibbs
(1967) Opus
as Ruth (The Homecoming)
(1966) Ella
as Ella
(1962) Studio 4
as Olivia
(1962) Studio Four
as Olivia
(1977) Secret Army
as Mlle. Gunet
(1967) NBC Experiment in Television
as (voice)
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Evelyn Daly
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Dona Ana
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Jane Noble
(1980) Breakaway
as Isabel Black
(1980) A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
(1964) Theatre 625
as Gertrude
(1964) Theatre 625
as Natalia Petrovna