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Portrait of Vivien Merchant

Acting

Vivien Merchant

Career

Active from 1960 to 1980, busiest in 1973 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Frenzy
Frenzy
GoodWatch score82/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

    1967 · Won

    Alfie

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Actress

    1964 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    1967 · Nominated · 39th Academy Awards

    Alfie

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vivien Merchant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Intense Performances 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Collection
The Collection

as Stella

1980s

2 titles
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)

TV show · as Miss Pross

Breakaway
Breakaway (1980)

TV show · as Isabel Black

1970s

10 titles · average score 69
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as Reine Maria Theresa

Secret Army
Secret Army (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Mlle. Gunet

The Velvet Glove
The Velvet Glove (1977)

TV show · as Elizabeth Fry

The Maids
The Maids (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

as Madame

The Offence
The Offence (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

as Maureen Johnson

The Homecoming
The Homecoming (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ruth

The Common
The Common (1973)

as Jane Noble

Frenzy
Frenzy (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mrs Oxford

Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Pugh

Wicked Women
Wicked Women (1970)

TV show · as Augusta Fullam

1960s

17 titles · average score 62
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Freda

Accident
Accident (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rosalind

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Tessa

NBC Experiment in Television
NBC Experiment in Television (1967)

TV show · as (voice)

Opus
Opus (1967)

as Ruth (The Homecoming)

Alfie
Alfie (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lily Clamacraft

Ella
Ella (1966)

as Ella

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Jane Noble / Dona Ana

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Ella

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Gertrude / Natalia Petrovna

The Lover
The Lover (1963)

as Sarah

A Night Out
A Night Out (1960)

as Girl