ACTOR

Carol Lynley

1942 - 2019

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Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress known for her roles in the films Blue Denim (1959) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Lynley began her career as a child model before taking up acting. She won the Theatre World Award as "one of the most promising personalities for 1956–57" for her performance in The Potting Shed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carol Lynley has received more than 2,304,015 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Carol Lynley is the 2,846th most popular actor (down from 2,616th in 2019), the 4,405th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,204th in 2019) and the 1,290th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Carol Lynleys by language

Over the past year Carol Lynley has had the most page views in the with 279,407 views, followed by German (20,390), and French (18,679). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (179.12%), German (173.14%), and Polish (126.28%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carol Lynley ranks 2,846 out of 13,578. Before her are Marion Ross, José Wilker, Susan Strasberg, Norman Lloyd, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Lenny Montana. After her are Eric Porter, Michel Aumont, Taheyya Kariokka, Ágnes Esterházy, Cobie Smulders, and Patrick O'Neal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Carol Lynley ranks 301. Before her are John Shrapnel, Wu Ma, Anneke Grönloh, Fatma Girik, B. J. Thomas, and Imran N. Hosein. After her are Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Clarence Clemons, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Taj Mahal, Kent Andersson, and Charles Konan Banny. Among people deceased in 2019, Carol Lynley ranks 212. Before her are Gyoji Matsumoto, Vladimir Etush, María Baxa, Achille Silvestrini, Jan Olszewski, and Kazuo Koike. After her are Michel Aumont, Diahann Carroll, Martin Peters, Yuri Artsutanov, Guillaume Faye, and José Nápoles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Lynley ranks 4,405 out of 20,380. Before her are Jimmy Buffett (1946), Norman Lloyd (1914), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), Walter Tewksbury (1876), Michael Graves (1934), and Lenny Montana (1926). After her are Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Jeralean Talley (1899), Teddy Wilson (1912), Patrick O'Neal (1927), Kent Nagano (1951), and Zora Neale Hurston (1891).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carol Lynley ranks 1,290. Before her are Antonio Fargas (1946), Marion Ross (1928), Susan Strasberg (1938), Norman Lloyd (1914), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), and Lenny Montana (1926). After her are Patrick O'Neal (1927), Jason Alexander (1959), Ted Cassidy (1932), Arthur O'Connell (1908), John Finn (1952), and Claire Danes (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bunny Lake Is Missing
Ann Lake
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Oct 3o 19657.187 / 10
The Poseidon Adventure
Nonnie Parry
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Dec 13o 19727.095 / 10
The Night Stalker
Gail Foster
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
Jan 11o 19726.8 / 10