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Vivien Merchant

1929 - 1982

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Ada Brand Thomson (22 July 1929 – 3 October 1982), known professionally as Vivien Merchant, was an English actress. She began her career in 1942, and became known for dramatic roles on stage and in films. In 1956 she married the playwright Harold Pinter and performed in many of his plays. Merchant achieved considerable success from the 1950s to the 1970s, winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vivien Merchant is the 7,471st most popular actor (down from 6,877th in 2019), the 5,534th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,001st in 2019) and the 850th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Vivien Merchant ranks 7,471 out of 13,578. Before her are Katherine MacDonald, Zhang Zilin, Virginia Weidler, Jaime King, Jorge Salinas, and Dustin Farnum. After her are Anna Neagle, Dominique Swain, Carole Shelley, Michael Gaston, Kevin Chamberlin, and Redd Foxx.

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Among people born in 1929, Vivien Merchant ranks 510. Before her are Paolo Ferrari, LaVern Baker, Amanda Blake, Surinder Kaur, Jaime Gómez, and Charles Manring. After her are Joseph Mascolo, Ann Robinson, Lyubov Kozyreva, Keith Gardner, Jules Feiffer, and Clyde Lovellette. Among people deceased in 1982, Vivien Merchant ranks 296. Before her are Philip Hall, Sheikh Abdullah, Otto von Porat, William Cameron Townsend, Erik Larsson, and Rab Butler. After her are Theo Fitzau, Lester Bangs, Hugh Marlowe, Paul Lynde, Eric Brandon, and Big Joe Williams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vivien Merchant ranks 5,536 out of 8,785. Before her are Ben Daniels (1964), Max Hastings (1945), John Wark (1957), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Lodge (1558), and James Thornhill (1675). After her are Adrian Biddle (1952), Anna Neagle (1904), Carole Shelley (1939), Thomas Norton (1532), Stevie Chalmers (1935), and Tom Whittaker (1898).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Vivien Merchant ranks 850. Before her are Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967), Freema Agyeman (1979), Fanny Kemble (1809), Toby Kebbell (1982), Molly Peters (1942), and Ben Daniels (1964). After her are Anna Neagle (1904), Carole Shelley (1939), Sarah Lancashire (1964), Julian Morris (1983), Bella Ramsey (2003), and Michaela Coel (1987).

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