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Fannie Ward

1872 - 1952

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Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952), also credited as Fanny Ward, was an American actress of stage and screen. Known for performing in both comedic and dramatic roles, she was cast in The Cheat, a sexually charged 1915 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Reportedly, Ward's ageless appearance helped her to achieve and maintain her celebrity. In its obituary for her, The New York Times describes her as "an actress who never quite reached the top in her profession ... Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Fannie Ward is the 9,195th most popular actor (up from 9,948th in 2024), the 13,850th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,543rd in 2019) and the 4,278th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fannie Ward ranks 9,195 out of 13,578Before her are Katie Price, Shira Haas, Brooke Burns, Robin Lord Taylor, Yeon Jung-hoon, and Madhur Jaffrey. After her are Alice Evans, Jorge Blanco, Kim Min-jung, Peter Serafinowicz, Caleb Landry Jones, and Mamta Kulkarni.

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Among people born in 1872, Fannie Ward ranks 202Before her are William Nicholson, Ralph Lewis, Michael Joseph Savage, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and George Dern.  Among people deceased in 1952, Fannie Ward ranks 184Before her are Alice Austen, Elizabeth Kenny, Philip G. Epstein, Harold L. Ickes, J. Farrell MacDonald, and C. H. Douglas. After her is Polly Moran.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fannie Ward ranks 13,854 out of 20,380Before her are Anne Henning (1955), Brooke Burns (1978), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), Wayne Allard (1943), Eugenie Clark (1922), and Jessica Diggins (1991). After her are Alice Evans (1971), Charlie Rich (1932), Jack Smith (1932), Caleb Landry Jones (1989), Joshua Waitzkin (1976), and Jason Williams (1975).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fannie Ward ranks 4,280Before her are Michael O'Keefe (1955), Sandy Duncan (1946), George "Gabby" Hayes (1885), Jennifer Gareis (1970), Brooke Burns (1978), and Robin Lord Taylor (1978). After her are Alice Evans (1971), Caleb Landry Jones (1989), Wendy Moniz (1969), Mark Metcalf (1946), Archie Kao (1969), and Ashley Scott (1977).