ACTOR

Barbara Hershey

1948 - Today

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Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948), is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including westerns and comedies. She began acting at age 17 in 1965 but did not achieve widespread critical acclaim until the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Hershey has received more than 6,819,220 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Barbara Hershey is the 901st most popular actor (up from 1,371st in 2019), the 1,604th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,397th in 2019) and the 432nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Barbara Hersheys by language

Over the past year Barbara Hershey has had the most page views in the with 889,653 views, followed by Spanish (56,388), and German (56,036). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (290.98%), Hungarian (232.10%), and Uzbek (141.20%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barbara Hershey ranks 901 out of 13,578. Before her are Halit Ergenç, Jill Ireland, Mario Adorf, Colin Farrell, Michel Serrault, and Karen Grassle. After her are Lotte Lenya, James Mason, Cliff Robertson, Edward James Olmos, Karen Allen, and Anita Pallenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Barbara Hershey ranks 96. Before her are Lars Lagerbäck, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Giovanni Angelo Becciu, John Noble, Dominique Sanda, and Mischa Maisky. After her are Nicolae Timofti, Jesper Christensen, Toshio Suzuki, Stevie Nicks, Ichirou Mizuki, and Shaul Mofaz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Hershey ranks 1,604 out of 20,380. Before her are Norman Reedus (1969), Michael Moore (1954), James Ivory (1928), Beyoncé (1981), Steve Ditko (1927), and Karen Grassle (1942). After her are Edgar Mitchell (1930), Bill Haley (1925), James McKeen Cattell (1860), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), Dudley R. Herschbach (1932), and John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Barbara Hershey ranks 432. Before her are Brad Dourif (1950), Barbara Bach (1947), Louise Brooks (1906), Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Norman Reedus (1969), and Karen Grassle (1942). After her are Cliff Robertson (1923), Edward James Olmos (1947), Karen Allen (1951), Helen Hayes (1900), George C. Scott (1927), and Luke Perry (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Falling Down
Beth
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Feb 26o 19937.381 / 10
Black Swan
Erica Sayers / The Queen
A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.
Dec 3o 20107.68 / 10
Insidious
Lorraine Lambert
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
Mar 31o 20116.946 / 10