Personal Info
Ada Brand Thomson
Vivien Merchant
Acting
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 repertory actress and married in 1956. Their son, Daniel, was born in 1958. Having performed the role o…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Reine Maria Theresa
The Maids
as Madame
The Offence
as Maureen Johnson
The Homecoming
as Ruth
The Common
as Jane Noble
Frenzy
as Mrs Oxford
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Pugh
A War of Children
Alfred the Great
as Freda
Funeral Games
as Tessa
TV Shows
Breakaway
as Isabel Black · 3 ep.
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross · 8 ep.
Secret Army
as Mlle. Gunet · 1 ep.
ITV Playhouse
as Tessa · 1 ep.
NBC Experiment in Television
as (voice) · 1 ep.
BBC Play of the Month
as Jane Noble · 1 ep.
Theatre 625
as Natalia Petrovna · 1 ep.
Studio 4
as Olivia Curtis · 1 ep.
Studio 4
as Olivia · 1 ep.