ACTOR

Adrienne Barbeau

1945 - Today

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Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Bea Arthur) on the sitcom Maude (1972–1978). In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Swamp Thing (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrienne Barbeau has received more than 6,060,375 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Adrienne Barbeau is the 2,684th most popular actor (up from 2,973rd in 2019), the 4,188th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,662nd in 2019) and the 1,220th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Adrienne Barbeaus by language

Over the past year Adrienne Barbeau has had the most page views in the with 882,101 views, followed by German (42,240), and French (30,337). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (737.50%), Kashmiri (197.55%), and Simple English (164.81%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Adrienne Barbeau ranks 2,684 out of 13,578. Before her are Sunil Dutt, Tamara Toumanova, Moses Gunn, Don Adams, Jackie Earle Haley, and Patrick Troughton. After her are Ray Cooney, Jüri Järvet, Harrison Ford, Anne Francis, Alexandra Daddario, and Lois Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Adrienne Barbeau ranks 279. Before her are Sylvester Levay, David D. Friedman, Pietro Grasso, Sammy Gravano, Rüdiger Safranski, and Bruno Nuytten. After her are Prawit Wongsuwon, Zdeňka Vávrová, Jim Davis, Ali Akbar Velayati, Leif G. W. Persson, and Jean-Claude Izzo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adrienne Barbeau ranks 4,188 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Walsh (1947), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Alice Coltrane (1937), Black Elk (1863), Robert Sapolsky (1957), and Friz Freleng (1906). After her are Jennifer Warnes (1947), Ona Zee (1951), Harrison Ford (1884), Son House (1902), Charles Jencks (1939), and Frank Serpico (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Adrienne Barbeau ranks 1,220. Before her are Eddie Bracken (1915), James Karen (1923), James Marsden (1973), Moses Gunn (1929), Don Adams (1923), and Jackie Earle Haley (1961). After her are Harrison Ford (1884), Anne Francis (1930), Alexandra Daddario (1986), Lois Smith (1930), Rainn Wilson (1966), and Jon Bernthal (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Fog
Stevie Wayne
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Feb 8o 19806.719 / 10
The Thing
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
A team of American scientists investigate the empty, destroyed base of their Norwegian counterparts in Antarctica, only to discover a terrifying life force that can take the form of its prey.
Jun 25o 19828.051 / 10
Creepshow
Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.
Nov 10o 19826.919 / 10