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Anita Garvin
Actor · Crew· New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
29 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Swiss Miss | Tradesman's wife | Film |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno | Male-Seeking Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | The Chiselers | Mme. Laurel | Film |
| 1931 | Be Big! | Mrs. Laurel (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Murder at Midnight | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film |
| 1930 | Blotto | Mrs. Laurel | Film |
| 1930 | Sally | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film |
| 1930 | Whispering Whoopee | Miss Garvin | Film |
| 1929 | The Single Standard | Packy's Jealous Girlfriend at Art Exhibition (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | On With the Show! | Chorine (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Trent's Last Case | Ottilie Dunois | Film |
| 1929 | Our Modern Maidens | Bridesmaid (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Dynamite | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | Film |
| 1928 | Roaming Romeo | The Princess | Film |
| 1928 | Fandango | Film | |
| 1928 | Their Purple Moment | Oliver's Girlfriend | Film |
| 1928 | From Soup to Nuts | Mrs. Culpepper | Film |
| 1927 | Forgotten Sweeties | Film | |
| 1927 | With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle's 1st girlfriend | Film |
| 1927 | The Battle of the Century | Slips on pie (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | Sailors, Beware! | Madame Ritz | Film |
| 1927 | Upstream | Theatre Audience Admirer at Stage Door | Film |
| 1927 | Why Girls Love Sailors | Captain's Wife | Film |
| 1926 | Move Along | Rich girl with roses | Film |
| 1926 | Raggedy Rose | Janice | Film |
| 1925 | Fair But Foolish | Film | |
| 1925 | In the Grease | Physical Culture teacher | Film |
| 1924 | The Last Man on Earth | A Millionairess (uncredited) | Film |
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