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Beatrice Lillie

1894 - 1989

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Beatrice Gladys Lillie, Lady Peel (29 May 1894 – 20 January 1989), known as Bea Lillie, was a Canadian-born British actress, singer and comedic performer. She began to perform as a child with her mother and sister. She made her West End debut in 1914 and soon gained notice in revues and light comedies, becoming known for her parodies of old-fashioned, flowery performing styles and absurd songs and sketches. She debuted in New York in 1924 and two years later starred in her first film, continuing to perform in both the US and UK. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beatrice Lillie has received more than 415,673 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Beatrice Lillie is the 8,323rd most popular actor (down from 7,903rd in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from Canada (down from 677th in 2019) and the 227th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Beatrice Lillies by language

Over the past year Beatrice Lillie has had the most page views in the with 45,053 views, followed by Spanish (2,186), and Russian (1,671). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (206.67%), Afrikaans (129.83%), and Finnish (74.83%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Beatrice Lillie ranks 8,323 out of 13,578. Before her are Kari Wuhrer, Suresh Oberoi, Amanda Schull, Christian Chávez, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Romane Bohringer. After her are Candela Peña, Nan Martin, Noel Neill, Alec B. Francis, Edurne, and Robert Sheehan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Beatrice Lillie ranks 261. Before her are Earl Eby, Alfred Probst, Jean Gachet, Walter Byron, Jimmy McHugh, and Warren William. After her are Fred Allen, Bud Jamison, Mark Van Doren, H. V. Evatt, and Harry B. Liversedge. Among people deceased in 1989, Beatrice Lillie ranks 293. Before her are Willi Horn, Frank Sullivan, Ludwig Schuberth, Aristid Lindenmayer, Jack Smith, and Duncan Gregg. After her are Frank Adams, Nilufer Hanımsultan, Shamil Serikov, Thomas Sopwith, Andrey Prokofyev, and Frances Bavier.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Beatrice Lillie ranks 714 out of 1,622. Before her are Harold McMunn (1902), Finn Wolfhard (2002), Aaron Ashmore (1979), Jonathan de Guzmán (1987), Torri Higginson (1969), and Daniel Negreanu (1974). After her are Monty Hall (1921), Molly Parker (1972), Jeon So-mi (2001), Laura Vandervoort (1984), Beattie Ramsay (1895), and Kate McGarrigle (1946).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Beatrice Lillie ranks 227. Before her are Lexa Doig (1973), Donald Woods (1906), Ruby Keeler (1909), Finn Wolfhard (2002), Aaron Ashmore (1979), and Torri Higginson (1969). After her are Molly Parker (1972), Laura Vandervoort (1984), Missy Peregrym (1982), Tatiana Maslany (1985), Serinda Swan (1984), and Keegan Connor Tracy (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

Around the World in Eighty Days
London Revivalist Group Leader
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
Oct 17o 19566.66 / 10
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mrs. Meers
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
Mar 22o 19676.884 / 10
On Approval
Maria Wislack
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
May 22o 19447.1 / 10