Super rare interview with Actress Vivian Pickles (Celebrity Interview)

The Movie Memories Club is delighted to share another episode of our “Whatever Happened To…” celebrity interview series. In this exclusive, in-depth conversation, we sit down with English Actress Vivian Pickles just before she celebrated her 94th birthday! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to see more celebrity interviews, rare stories, and tributes to the legends of classic film, TV, and theatre. Click here to subscribe: 👉   / @themoviememoriesclub   Step back into the golden age of British entertainment with this super rare celebrity interview featuring veteran actress Vivian Pickles. In this fascinating and nostalgic conversation, Vivian looks back on her remarkable career in film, television, theatre and radio, sharing memories, stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from a lifetime spent in the entertainment industry. Best known for her acclaimed performance in Ken Russell's ‘Isadora’ (1966), as well as other film appearances in ‘Harold and Maude’ (1971); ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ (1971); ‘Nicholas and Alexandra’ (1971); ‘Candleshoe’ (1977); and ‘Britannia Hospital’ (1982). Vivian Pickles has also appeared in numerous stage and television productions, most notably as Mrs. Bennet in all six episodes of the 1967 TV series ‘Pride and Prejudice’, alongside Michael Gough, Polly James, Celia Bannerman and Lewis Fiander. In this interview, Vivian Pickles discusses her early years as a child actress, training at the famous Aida Foster stage school, working during the pioneering days of British television at Alexandra Palace, and her experiences performing on stage and screen throughout the twentieth century. Fans of classic British television, vintage cinema, theatre history, and entertainment nostalgia will love hearing Vivian's memories of legendary figures including Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Peter O'Toole, Leo McKern, Nigel Stock and Ken Russell. She also reflects on her favourite roles, life behind the camera, autograph hunters, theatre workshops, and what it was really like to build a career during the golden era of British acting. This exclusive interview is part of an ongoing series celebrating the actors, actresses, directors, writers and technicians who helped create some of Britain's most beloved films, television programmes and stage productions. If you enjoy classic TV interviews, celebrity memories, British film history, theatre history, vintage television, classic cinema, Doctor Who, Hammer Horror, James Bond, Carry On films, The Avengers, The Saint, The Sweeney, and other cult British entertainment, this channel is dedicated to preserving and celebrating those wonderful memories for future generations. Timecodes 00:01 - Intro 00:32 - Q1. Full name given at birth? 00:44 - Q2. Birthday, and year of birth? 01:35 - Q3. Any brothers or sisters? 02:50 - Q4. Earliest memory of going to the cinema or theatre? 03:54 - Q5. Favourite Actor or Actress growing up? 04:14 - Q6. Event or trigger, that first prompted acting to be considered as a profession? 05:25 - Q7. Formal acting training or stage school attended? 07:04 - Q8. First ever paid acting performance/professional debut? 12:25 - Q9. Any other jobs, other than acting? 14:13 - Q10. First request to sign an autograph? 15:20 - Q11. Ever been starstruck and asked for an autograph? 15:55 - Q12. Have you collected any memorabilia? 16:39 - Q13. Do you prefer theatre, television, cinema, or radio? 17:41 - Q14. Parts, performances, or characters most remembered for? 17:52 - Q15. Proudest individual stage or screen performance? 18:37 - Q16. Any part or role auditioned for or really wanted but didn't get? 18:59 - Q17. Any regrets for ever having to turn down an acting role? 20:25 - Q18. Name a co-star that you liked/ disliked working with the most? 22:10 - Q19. What a Director needs to do to get the best performance from you? 22:41 - Q20. Three guests you’d invite to an intimate dinner party? 23:02 - Q21. Re-live one moment from your career? 23:33 - Q22. Something about you or your career that most people would not already know? 24:05 - Q23. Overarching memories of career and any regrets? 24:44 - Q24. Whatever happened to the Actress Vivian Pickles? 25:27 - Signed photographs 25:41 - The End Please like, comment and subscribe for more rare celebrity interviews, classic television history, film nostalgia and exclusive conversations with the stars of Britain's golden age of entertainment. #celebrityinterviews, #VivianPickles, #Films, #Theatre, #Television, #Autographs, #AutographCollecting, #Memorabilia, #Actress, #WhatHappenedTo, #ClassicTV, #BritishCinema, #TheatreHistory #FilmHistory, #ClassicFilm, #VintageTelevision, #BritishActress, #EntertainmentHistory, #nostalgia, #TheAvengers The Movie Memories Club will be adding a lot more content over the coming weeks, so click here to subscribe: 👉    / @themoviememoriesclub