ACTOR

Edith Massey

1918 - 1984

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Edith Massey (born Edith Y. Dornfeld; May 28, 1918 – October 24, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edith Massey has received more than 268,310 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edith Massey is the 7,167th most popular actor (down from 6,686th in 2019), the 10,565th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,952nd in 2019) and the 3,311th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edith Massey ranks 7,167 out of 13,578. Before her are Robert G. Vignola, Cody Fern, Hope Emerson, Sophia Di Martino, Alan Curtis, and Terry Kiser. After her are Juan Soler, Sonya Walger, Courtney Eaton, Nicki Aycox, Eva Grimaldi, and Suzanne Clément.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Edith Massey ranks 299. Before her are Eddy Arnold, Alberto Héber Usher, Norman Granz, Adolph Kiefer, Kenneth Connor, and Jafar Salmasi. After her are Virginia Davis, Guillermo Lovell, Albertina Sisulu, Ben Klassen, Dusty Anderson, and Penaia Ganilau. Among people deceased in 1984, Edith Massey ranks 255. Before her are Margaret Livingston, Bill Holland, John Betjeman, José Humberto Quintero Parra, Luther Adler, and Ross Taylor. After her are Frank Church, Jon-Erik Hexum, José María Lavalle, Felix Sobolev, Rosa Kellner, and Virgil Jacomini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edith Massey ranks 10,565 out of 20,380. Before her are Audrey Hollander (1979), Hope Emerson (1897), Hasim Rahman (1972), Alan Curtis (1909), Terry Kiser (1939), and Tony Thompson (1954). After her are Bob Lanier (1948), David Dixon Porter (1813), Shirley Stobs (1942), Timothy Weah (2000), Bobby Rahal (1953), and Nicki Aycox (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edith Massey ranks 3,311. Before her are Lona Andre (1915), John James (1956), Steve Howey (1977), Hope Emerson (1897), Alan Curtis (1909), and Terry Kiser (1939). After her are Nicki Aycox (1975), Ron Eldard (1965), Jon-Erik Hexum (1957), Virginia Davis (1918), Fred Clark (1914), and Bridgette Wilson (1973).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pink Flamingos
Edie
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
Mar 17o 19726.2 / 10
Polyester
Cuddles Kovinsky
Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.
May 29o 19816.897 / 10
Female Trouble
Ida Nelson
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
Oct 4o 19747 / 10