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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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."

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
He Asked for It
Sunk by the Census

Bested by a Beard
as Mrs. Vivian Errol

A Chump at Oxford
as Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)
Truth Aches
as Mrs. Errol
Home Boner

Swiss Miss
as Tradesman's wife

Topper
Sleepless Hollow
as Harry's Wife

While the Cat's Away
as Emma

Merry Wives of Reno
as Male-Seeking Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

His Silent Racket
as Mrs. Finlayson

Asleep in the Feet
as Dance Hall Hostess
The Millionaire Cat
as Natalie
Yoo-Hoo
as Anita

Show Business
as Anita Garvin
The Hollywood Handicap

Murder at Midnight
as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Skulls
as Señora Laurel

Be Big!
as Mrs. Laurel (uncredited)

The Chiselers
as Mme. Laurel

Whispering Whoopee
as Miss Garvin

Blotto
as Mrs. Laurel

Sally
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Dynamite
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Red Hot Rhythm
as Mable

Stepping Out
as The Date
Hunting the Hunter

Our Modern Maidens
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

The Single Standard
as Packy's Jealous Girlfriend at Art Exhibition (uncredited)

Modern Love
as Mrs. Weston - the Brunette

On With the Show!
as Chorine (uncredited)

Movie Night

The Charlatan
as Mrs. Paynter

Trent's Last Case
as Ottilie Dunois
Off to Buffalo
as Mrs. Brown

A Pair of Tights
as Anita
Going Ga-Ga
as Anita

Feed 'em and Weep

Imagine My Embarrassment
Roaming Romeo
as The Princess

Their Purple Moment
as Oliver's Girlfriend
Fandango

The Play Girl
as Millie

From Soup to Nuts
as Mrs. Culpepper

The Battle of the Century
as Slips on pie (uncredited)

Never the Dames Shall Meet
as Edna's Sister
Fighting Fathers
as Mrs. Sniffleblaster

Assistant Wives
as Gwendolyn - the Flapjack Queen

Hats Off
as Customer at top of stairs

Sailors, Beware!
as Madame Ritz

With Love and Hisses
as Captain Bustle's 1st girlfriend

Why Girls Love Sailors
as Captain's Wife

Baby Brother
as Amorous nursemaid

Forgotten Sweeties

Upstream
as Theatre Audience Admirer at Stage Door

Two-Time Mama
as Mrs. Dazzle

Many Scrappy Returns
as Wellington's Wife
The Motor Boat Demon
as Colleen