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
(1963) The Lover
as Sarah
(1965) Tea Party
as ---
(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 ---
(1960) Night School
as Sally Gibbs
The Collection
as Stella
(1967) Opus
as Ruth (The Homecoming)
(1962) Studio 4
as Olivia
(1962) Studio Four
as Olivia
(1977) Secret Army
as Mlle. Gunet
(1980) A Tale of Two Cities
as ---
(1967) NBC Experiment in Television
as (voice)