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Anita Garvin (February 11, 1907 – July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedian who appeared in both silent and sound films. She is best known for her work with comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase.
Garvin was born in New York City.] Her two sisters who danced in vaudeville encouraged her talents. At age 12, she lied to an agent saying she was "almost sixteen" and got a job being a bathing beauty for one of Mack Sennett's stage shows. The following year she joined the Ziegfeld Follies. She took pride in being the only woman allowed to touch Will Rogers's ropes. She also appeared in Earl Carroll Vanities.
Garvin went on tour with the musical Sally staying with the show for two seasons, then decided to stay in California when the tour left that stop in 1924. In Hollywood, Garvin began working for Christie Film Company's comedies. She recalled her co-star Bobby Vernon dropping butter on the floor onto which she stepped and tumbled, cementing her career as a comedian. Charles Lamont brought her over to work for Educational Pictures. In 1926, Hal Roach took her under contract, where she appeared in many silent films with Charley Chase, James Finlayson, and Max Davidson as well as playing occasional supporting roles in feature films. Standing around 6 feet tall, "her regal countenance and deadpan expression" made her the perfect comic foil.
Roach later considered her "one of his finest actresses." Reflecting upon her frequent co-star Stan Laurel, Garvin observed: "One thing about Stan--with apologies to a lot of directors--they thought they were directing him. And they thought they were directing the picture. But Stan was the one...He was very clever about it. The director was never cognizant of the fact that he was not doing all the directing. Stan's mind was going all the time, always thinking of gags and things to do. The script didn't mean a thing." Garvin appeared in a total of eleven Laurel and Hardy films. In 1928, she was teamed with Marion Byron as a short-lived female version of Laurel and Hardy. Along with Edgar Kennedy, Byron and Garvin appeared in A Pair of Tights, an "acknowledged masterpiece."
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Filmography (Movies)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/2024
He Asked for It
Character:
Release Date:27/09/1940
Sunk by the Census
Character:
Release Date:06/08/1940
Bested by a Beard
Character:Mrs. Vivian Errol
Release Date:16/07/1940
A Chump at Oxford
Character:Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1940
Truth Aches
Character:Mrs. Errol
Release Date:03/11/1939
Home Boner
Character:
Release Date:10/03/1939
Swiss Miss
Character:Tradesman's wife
Release Date:20/05/1938
Topper
Character:
Release Date:16/07/1937
Sleepless Hollow
Character:Harry's Wife
Release Date:08/05/1936
While the Cat's Away
Character:Emma
Release Date:04/01/1936
Merry Wives of Reno
Character:Male-Seeking Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1934
His Silent Racket
Character:Mrs. Finlayson
Release Date:29/04/1933
Asleep in the Feet
Character:Dance Hall Hostess
Release Date:21/01/1933
The Millionaire Cat
Character:Natalie
Release Date:21/10/1932
Yoo-Hoo
Character:Anita
Release Date:04/10/1932
Show Business
Character:Anita Garvin
Release Date:20/08/1932
The Hollywood Handicap
Character:
Release Date:10/08/1932
Murder at Midnight
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1931
The Skulls
Character:Señora Laurel
Release Date:18/04/1931
Be Big!
Character:Mrs. Laurel
Release Date:07/02/1931
The Chiselers
Character:Mme. Laurel
Release Date:07/02/1931
Whispering Whoopee
Character:Miss Garvin
Release Date:08/03/1930
Blotto
Character:Mrs. Laurel
Release Date:08/02/1930
Sally
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:12/01/1930
Dynamite
Character:Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1929
Red Hot Rhythm
Character:Mable
Release Date:23/11/1929
Stepping Out
Character:The Date
Release Date:02/11/1929
Hunting the Hunter
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1929
Our Modern Maidens
Character:Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1929
The Single Standard
Character:Packy's Jealous Girlfriend at Art Exhibition (uncredited)
Release Date:27/07/1929
Modern Love
Character:Mrs. Weston - the Brunette
Release Date:21/07/1929
On With the Show!
Character:Chorine (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1929
Movie Night
Character:
Release Date:11/05/1929
The Charlatan
Character:Mrs. Paynter
Release Date:13/04/1929
Trent's Last Case
Character:Ottilie Dunois
Release Date:31/03/1929
Off to Buffalo
Character:Mrs. Brown
Release Date:16/02/1929
A Pair of Tights
Character:Anita
Release Date:03/02/1929
Going Ga-Ga
Character:Anita
Release Date:05/01/1929
Feed 'em and Weep
Character:
Release Date:08/12/1928
Imagine My Embarrassment
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1928
Roaming Romeo
Character:The Princess
Release Date:29/07/1928
Their Purple Moment
Character:Oliver's Girlfriend
Release Date:19/05/1928
Fandango
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1928
The Play Girl
Character:Millie
Release Date:22/04/1928
From Soup to Nuts
Character:Mrs. Culpepper
Release Date:24/03/1928
The Battle of the Century
Character:Slips on pie (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1927
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Character:Edna's Sister
Release Date:24/12/1927
Fighting Fathers
Character:Mrs. Sniffleblaster
Release Date:10/12/1927
Assistant Wives
Character:Gwendolyn - the Flapjack Queen
Release Date:04/12/1927
Hats Off
Character:Customer at top of stairs
Release Date:05/11/1927
Sailors, Beware!
Character:Madame Ritz
Release Date:25/09/1927
With Love and Hisses
Character:Captain Bustle's 1st girlfriend
Release Date:28/08/1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
Character:Captain's Wife
Release Date:17/07/1927
Baby Brother
Character:Amorous nursemaid
Release Date:26/06/1927
Forgotten Sweeties
Character:
Release Date:10/04/1927
Upstream
Character:Theatre Audience Admirer at Stage Door
Release Date:30/01/1927
Two-Time Mama
Character:Mrs. Dazzle
Release Date:29/01/1927
Many Scrappy Returns
Character:Wellington's Wife
Release Date:09/01/1927
The Motor Boat Demon
Character:Colleen
Release Date:02/01/1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
Character:Flo Mason
Release Date:19/12/1926
Raggedy Rose
Character:Janice
Release Date:06/11/1926
Move Along
Character:Rich girl with roses
Release Date:24/07/1926
Creeps
Character:
Release Date:30/05/1926
For Sadie's Sake
Character:
Release Date:24/01/1926
My Swedie
Character:Ethel Lorraine
Release Date:13/12/1925
Fair But Foolish
Character:
Release Date:29/11/1925
A Taxi War
Character:
Release Date:11/11/1925
Book Bozo
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1925
The Sleuth
Character:The other woman
Release Date:30/06/1925
In the Grease
Character:Physical Culture teacher
Release Date:20/06/1925
A Dangerous Peach
Character:Mrs. Wilson
Release Date:18/02/1925
The Last Man on Earth
Character:A Millionairess (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1924
Bright Lights
Character:
Release Date:14/09/1924
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