Vivian Pickles
Biography
Vivian Pickles is an English actress who started as a child performer after Mary Field selected her for a run of Saturday morning children's films, among them leads in The Adventures of Peter Joe and Jean's Plan. At 14 she played Alice in a live BBC production of Alice in Wonderland, and she later acted in repertory and West End revues. Ken Russell cast her in Diary of a Nobody, then gave her the title role in Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966), which brought her awards, among them the Best Actress prize at the Monte Carlo International Festival. That performance helped her land Mrs. Chasen in Harold and Maude (1971), and she appeared in Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Play Dirty (1969), The Looking Glass War (1970), Hello-Goodbye (1970) and Candleshoe (1977), plus television work such as Elizabeth R and the role of Aunt Sylvie in Birds of a Feather from 1990 to 1992.
95years old
Turns 96 on October 21in 344 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 11 years1966 to 1977
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First role
Mary Field selected Pickles for Saturday morning children's films, and she became a child star. Her lead roles included the serial The Adventures of Peter Joe (1945) and Jean's Plan (1946).
First role
Pickles was 14 when she took the part of Alice in a BBC production of Alice in Wonderland. George More O'Ferrall directed it, and it went out live from Alexandra Palace in London.
Big break
Ken Russell cast Pickles in a supporting part in his BBC film Diary of a Nobody, and she later moved up to the lead in his film about Isadora Duncan, Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World.
First role
Pickles played Wee Willie Winkie in Land of the Xmas Stocking at the Duke of York's Theatre, which was her West End debut, appearing alongside Richard Goolden.
Behind the camera
In 2014, Pickles worked with the writer Paul Sutton on Six English Filmmakers, a book in which she talks about her career, especially her part in Ken Russell's Isadora Duncan film.
Vivian Pickles movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Vivian Pickles made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Hal Ashby
All films by John Schlesinger
Norman TokarDirector, 1 film, 1977
All films by Norman Tokar
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