Mary Vivian Pearce

Mary Vivian Pearce (born November 9, 1947) is an American actress. She has worked primarily in the films of John Waters.

Life and career

Pearce is a childhood best friend of Waters and has appeared as an actress in all of his films. Because of her work with Waters, she is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters's ensemble of regular cast and crew members. Along with Mink Stole and Pat Moran, she is one of only three actors to appear in all of his feature films to date. She holds the additional distinction of having appeared in all of Waters's early short films, making her the only performer to appear in every film Waters has ever made. Pearce is always credited by her real name, but in her personal life, she is known as Bonnie. Her first film with Waters, in 1964, was a 17-minute independent short film called Hag in a Black Leather Jacket.

Pearce's alma mater is Goucher College. She has a graduate degree in creative writing. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with her sister and brother-in-law.

Filmography

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964) as Bodie green dancer Roman Candles (1966) Woman Attacked by Fan Eat Your Makeup (1968) as a Kidnapped model Mondo Trasho (1969) as The Bombshell The Diane Linkletter Story (1969) as Mrs. Linkletter Multiple Maniacs (1970) as Bonnie/Cavalcade Patron Pink Flamingos (1972) as Cotton Female Trouble (1974) as Donna Dasher Desperate Living (1977) as Princess Coo Coo Polyester (1981) as Nun in unwed mothers home Hairspray (1988) as Hairhopper Mother Cry-Baby (1990) as Picnic Mother (scene later removed) Serial Mom (1994) as Book Buyer Pecker (1998) as Homophobe Divine Trash (1998) as herself Cecil B. DeMented (2000) as Family Lady A Dirty Shame (2004) as Non-judgmental sex addict at meeting I Am Divine (2013) as herself Squirrel (2017) as Mrs. Mueller an evil high school principal