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Fairuza Balk

1974 - Today

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Fairuza Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American actress, musician, and visual artist. Known for her portrayals of distinctive characters—often with a dark edge and "goth-girl" persona—she has appeared in numerous independent films and blockbuster features. Following a series of television roles, Balk made her feature film debut as Dorothy Gale in Return to Oz (1985), for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Starring Performance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fairuza Balk has received more than 9,878,932 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Fairuza Balk is the 7,726th most popular actor (down from 7,361st in 2019), the 11,420th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,927th in 2019) and the 3,584th most popular American Actor.

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  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fairuza Balk ranks 7,726 out of 13,578. Before her are Nikolai Khmelyov, Ann Reinking, Scoot McNairy, Shari Headley, Charles Rocket, and William Demarest. After her are Angie Everhart, Nicholas Brendon, Yui Aragaki, Lauren Tom, Michael Harney, and Josh Charles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Fairuza Balk ranks 301. Before her are Sven Hannawald, Noriaki Sugiyama, Adriano Gerlin da Silva, Eason Chan, Krisztina Egerszegi, and Rolando Fonseca. After her are Big L, Meg White, Nolberto Solano, Kari Byron, Dragoslav Jevrić, and Saku Koivu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fairuza Balk ranks 11,420 out of 20,380. Before her are Bob Love (1942), James Barbour (1775), Shari Headley (1964), Charles Rocket (1949), Richard Wilbur (1921), and William Demarest (1892). After her are Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Liz Cheney (1966), Angie Everhart (1969), Jonathan Dayton (1760), Dennis Kucinich (1946), and Big L (1974).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fairuza Balk ranks 3,584. Before her are Richard Denning (1914), Ann Reinking (1949), Scoot McNairy (1977), Shari Headley (1964), Charles Rocket (1949), and William Demarest (1892). After her are Angie Everhart (1969), Nicholas Brendon (1971), Lauren Tom (1961), Michael Harney (1956), Josh Charles (1971), and Doris Belack (1926).

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