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Vivien Merchant (Ada Brand Thomson) was born on 22 July, 1929 in Manchester, England, UK, is an actress. Discover Vivien Merchant's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As Ada Brand Thomson
Occupation actress
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 22 July, 1929
Birthday 22 July
Birthplace Manchester, England, UK
Date of death 3 October, 1982
Died Place London, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Vivien Merchant Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Vivien Merchant's Husband?

Her husband is Harold Pinter (1956 - 1980) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Vivien Merchant Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vivien Merchant worth at the age of 53 years old? Vivien Merchant’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Vivien Merchant's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actress

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1913

"Vivien" in reference to actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), and "Merchant" reportedly in reference to her brother who was a seaman.

1929

Vivien Merchant was an English actress, primarily known for dramatic roles on stage and on film. She was born in Manchester, Lancashire in 1929 as Ada Brand Thomson. Her stage name 'Vivien Merchant' was chosen by Ada herself.

1930

She had a romantic relationship with fellow actor Harold Pinter (1930-2008), and they were married in 1956.

1940

She appeared regularly on repertory theatre in the 1940s, and had progressed to appearing in leading roles by the early 1950s.

1942

She started her acting career in 1942, as an adolescent.

1958

In 1958, she gave birth to their only child, Daniel Pinter. As Pinter became a celebrated playwright, Merchant was regularly cast in productions of his plays.

1962

From 1962 to 1969, Pinter maintained a long-term relationship with fellow writer and journalist Joan Bakewell (1933-).

1966

She made her film debut in the comedy-drama "Alfie" (1966), an adaptation of a play by Bill Naughton. For her role as "Lily Clamacraft", she received a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress but lost to Sandy Dennis. While continuing her successful theatrical career, Merchant appeared in few subsequent films.

1967

Was nominated for Broadway's 1967 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Homecoming."

1969

She has a prominent role in Alfred the Great (1969), but utters not one single word throughout. The critic Pauline Kael, panning the film savagely, suggested sarcastically that she had probably refused to say her lines as the dialogue in the film was so unspeakable. It turned out that this was, in fact, the truth.

1972

Among the best remembered of them is the thriller "Frenzy" (1972), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She essentially appeared in a comic relief role, as the wife of Chief Inspector Oxford.

1973

Married to and divorced from playwright Harold Pinter, in many of whose works she appeared, most unforgettably as Ruth in The Homecoming (1973)

1975

Her final film role was as the Madame in "The Maids" (1975). In the film, two housemaids constantly fantasize about killing their employer (the Madame), but are reluctant to perform the actual murder. While Merchant's career was relatively successful, her marriage was not. Pinter was an unfaithful husband.

In 1975, Pinter started a new affair with historian and novelist Antonia Fraser (1932-). He told his wife about the affair, and Merchant started verbally attacking Fraser both in private and in public.

1977

Pinter divorced Merchant in 1977, and married Fraser in 1980. Merchant was left depressed by her divorce, and started heavily drinking in an attempt to drown her sorrows.