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Mary Vivian Pearce

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Mary Vivian Pearce
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
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Pink Flamingos (1972)
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Mary Vivian Pearce isn't your typical film star. As John Waters' childhood friend in Baltimore, she appeared in every single film he made as either the main character (such as Cotton in Pink Flamingos) or an extra (she appeared in Serial Mom, as a woman who asks Kathleen Turner to sign her book "To a future serial mom.")

Her first film with Waters, in 1964, was a 17-minute short film called Hag In A Black Leather Jacket, in which she played a sexy dancer. In the rest of Waters' films she's played both main and bit parts.

Pearce has also appeared as an extra in the Baltimore-based TV show "Homicide: Life on the Street."

In addition to her acting skills, she also has a college degree in Creative Writing.

Currently, she lives in Baltimore.
BornNovember 9, 1947
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    Known for

    Divine in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Pink Flamingos
    6.0
    • Cotton
    • 1972
    Divine in Female Trouble (1974)
    Female Trouble
    7.1
    • Donna Dasher
    • 1974
    Desperate Living (1977)
    Desperate Living
    7.0
    • Princess Coo-Coo
    • 1977
    Divine in The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
    The Diane Linkletter Story
    5.9
    Short
    • Lois Foerster Linkletter
    • 1970

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Squirrel (2017)
      Squirrel
      8.6
      Short
      • Mrs. Mueller
      • 2017
    • Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, and Suzanne Shepherd in A Dirty Shame (2004)
      A Dirty Shame
      5.1
      • Unjudgemental Ex-Sex Addict
      • 2004
    • Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff in Cecil B. Demented (2000)
      Cecil B. Demented
      6.3
      • Family Lady B
      • 2000
    • Christina Ricci, Edward Furlong, Martha Plimpton, Lili Taylor, Bess Armstrong, Mary Kay Place, Lauren Hulsey, Mark Joy, and Brendan Sexton III in Pecker (1998)
      Pecker
      6.3
      • Homophobic Lady
      • 1998
    • Matthew Lillard, Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, and Sam Waterston in Serial Mom (1994)
      Serial Mom
      6.8
      • Book Buyer
      • 1994
    • Johnny Depp and Amy Locane in Cry-Baby (1990)
      Cry-Baby
      6.5
      • Picnic Mother
      • 1990
    • Hairspray (1988)
      Hairspray
      7.0
      • Hairhopper Mother
      • 1988
    • Polyester (1981)
      Polyester
      7.0
      • Nun A
      • 1981
    • Desperate Living (1977)
      Desperate Living
      7.0
      • Princess Coo-Coo
      • 1977
    • Divine in Female Trouble (1974)
      Female Trouble
      7.1
      • Donna Dasher
      • 1974
    • Divine in Pink Flamingos (1972)
      Pink Flamingos
      6.0
      • Cotton
      • 1972
    • Divine in The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
      The Diane Linkletter Story
      5.9
      Short
      • Lois Foerster Linkletter
      • 1970
    • Divine, David Lochary, Cookie Mueller, and Mink Stole in Multiple Maniacs (1970)
      Multiple Maniacs
      6.5
      • Bonnie
      • Cavalcade Patron
      • 1970
    • Mondo Trasho (1969)
      Mondo Trasho
      5.9
      • The Bombshell
      • Cinderella
      • 1969
    • Eat Your Makeup (1968)
      Eat Your Makeup
      7.3
      • Kidnapped Model
      • 1968

    Writer



    • Divine in The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
      The Diane Linkletter Story
      5.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1970

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    Multiple Maniacs
    Trailer 1:33
    Multiple Maniacs
    1
    Multiple Maniacs
    Trailer 1:33
    Multiple Maniacs
    1

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    • Born
      • November 9, 1947
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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      Works as a bicycle messenger
    • Trademark
        Jean Harlow-esque hairstyle and slinky gowns in 1970s John Waters films.
    • Nickname
      • Bonnie

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