Actor
Anita Garvin
February 11, 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Often works with
Stan Laurel
11 titles together
A Chump at Oxford, Swiss Miss, The Battle of the Century
Oliver Hardy
11 titles together
A Chump at Oxford, Swiss Miss, The Battle of the Century
Charlie Hall
7 titles together
A Chump at Oxford, The Battle of the Century, Blotto
Dorothy Coburn
4 titles together
The Battle of the Century, From Soup to Nuts, Their Purple Moment
Tiny Sandford
4 titles together
Blotto, From Soup to Nuts, Their Purple Moment
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Jack Hill
4 titles together
The Battle of the Century, Blotto, Be Big!
Full filmography · 72
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024He Asked for It
cast
1940Sunk by the Census
cast
1940
Bested by a Beard
as Mrs. Vivian Errol
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)
19406.9Truth Aches
as Mrs. Errol
1939Home Boner
cast
1939
Swiss Miss
as Tradesman's wife
19386.3
Topper
cast
19376.7Sleepless Hollow
as Harry's Wife
1936
While the Cat's Away
as Emma
1936
Merry Wives of Reno
as Male-Seeking Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1934