ACTOR

Barbara Stanwyck

1907 - 1990

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Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility. She was a favorite of directors, including Cecil B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Stanwyck has received more than 8,915,068 page views. Her biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Barbara Stanwyck is the 523rd most popular actor (down from 481st in 2019), the 964th most popular biography from United States (down from 904th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Actor.

Barbara Stanwyck is most famous for her role as the tough-as-nails, no-nonsense, "femme fatale" in the film Double Indemnity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

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  • 62.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barbara Stanwyck ranks 523 out of 13,578. Before her are Jane Wyman, Natalie Portman, Edward G. Robinson, Melanie Griffith, Geena Davis, and Michel Galabru. After her are Claudia Mori, Desmond Llewelyn, Sean Bean, Mickey Rooney, Michèle Morgan, and Richard E. Grant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Barbara Stanwyck ranks 51. Before her are Lê Duẩn, Varlam Shalamov, W. H. Auden, Solomon Asch, Pujie, and Henri-Georges Clouzot. After her are U Nu, Alexander R. Todd, Zarah Leander, Yoshiko Kawashima, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, and H. L. A. Hart. Among people deceased in 1990, Barbara Stanwyck ranks 30. Before her are Robert Hofstadter, Sandro Pertini, Jacques Demy, Keith Haring, Boris Shcherbina, and Oldřich Nejedlý. After her are Bruno Kreisky, Sergio Corbucci, Luigi Nono, Patrick White, Meir Kahane, and Robert Noyce.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Stanwyck ranks 964 out of 20,380. Before her are John Fante (1909), Ambrose Bierce (1842), Steve Reich (1936), Melanie Griffith (1957), Arthur Kornberg (1918), and Geena Davis (1956). After her are Mickey Rooney (1920), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913), Dashiell Hammett (1894), John Cassavetes (1929), and Lynn Margulis (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Barbara Stanwyck ranks 258. Before her are James Earl Jones (1931), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Jonathan Banks (1947), Jane Wyman (1917), Melanie Griffith (1957), and Geena Davis (1956). After her are Mickey Rooney (1920), John Cassavetes (1929), Bette Midler (1945), Mildred Harris (1901), Tom Waits (1949), and Richard Dreyfuss (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

Double Indemnity
Phyllis Dietrichson
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy.
Jul 6th 19448.1 / 10
The Lady Eve
Jean Harrington
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Feb 25th 19417.2 / 10
Sorry, Wrong Number
Leona Cotterell Stevenson
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
Sep 24th 19486.7 / 10