ACTOR

Beryl Reid

1919 - 1996

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Beryl Elizabeth Reid (17 June 1919 – 13 October 1996) was a British actress. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Killing of Sister George, the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens, and the 1982 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Smiley's People. Her film appearances included The Belles of St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beryl Reid has received more than 585,163 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Beryl Reid is the 10,633rd most popular actor (down from 9,642nd in 2019), the 6,666th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,011th in 2019) and the 1,176th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Beryl Reids by language

Over the past year Beryl Reid has had the most page views in the with 74,246 views, followed by Chinese (1,644), and Italian (1,095). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (72.82%), Catalan (45.89%), and Serbo-Croatian (26.84%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Beryl Reid ranks 10,633 out of 13,578. Before her are Sasha Calle, Maya Diab, Mark Patton, Lee Gi-kwang, Diana Amft, and Ana Gasteyer. After her are Dylan Moran, Stanley Andrews, Chris Lowell, Samantha Ferris, Soleil Moon Frye, and Miriam Shor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Beryl Reid ranks 357. Before her are Wally Hickel, Chuck Stevenson, Howard Morris, Beatrice Hicks, Steve Brodie, and Andy Rooney. After her are Wilfred Jacobs, Es'kia Mphahlele, and Doris Singleton. Among people deceased in 1996, Beryl Reid ranks 355. Before her are Lyle Talbot, Ralph Yarborough, Lucille Bremer, Yevgeny Rodionov, Jack Ragland, and Audrey Patterson. After her are Gene Nelson, Yaki Kadafi, Beverley Whitfield, Howard Rollins, and Fearless Nadia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Beryl Reid ranks 6,666 out of 8,785. Before her are Frank McLintock (1939), Stephen Campbell Moore (1979), Barry Hawkins (1979), Ronnie Carroll (1934), Robert Aramayo (1992), and Ian Woosnam (1958). After her are Burial (2000), Eddie Clamp (1934), Maurice Setters (1936), Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (1950), Edwin Morgan (1920), and Hallucinogen (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Beryl Reid ranks 1,176. Before her are Gemma Whelan (1981), Bella Ramsey (2003), Neil Jackson (1976), Heather Sears (1935), Stephen Campbell Moore (1979), and Robert Aramayo (1992). After her are Richard Ayoade (1977), Ed Speleers (1988), Sophie Cookson (1990), Joseph Quinn (1994), John Hopkins (1975), and Matt Ryan (1981).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Killing of Sister George
June 'George' Buckridge
When June Buckridge arrives at her London flat and announces 'They are going to murder me', her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice 'Childie' McNaught realizes that things are going to change. For June is referring to her character 'Sister George', a lovable nurse she portrays in a popular daytime serial. To make matters worse, the widowed executive at the BBC responsible for the decision to kill off Sister George - Mercy Croft is also a predatory lesbian who is after Childie and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Sep 1o 19686.3 / 10
The Beast in the Cellar
Ellie Ballantyne
Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ...
Aug 1o 19704.7 / 10
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Kath
A woman and her closeted brother meet a man sunbathing on a gravestone and invite him to be their lodger. Their elderly father, however, recognises him as the killer of his old boss. Past sins could be forgiven if he agrees to the siblings' demands.
Apr 8o 19705.6 / 10