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Gail Fisher

1935 - 2000

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Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) was an American actress who was one of the first black women to play substantive roles in American television. She was best known for playing the role of secretary Peggy Fair on the television detective series Mannix from 1968 through 1975, a role for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award; she was the first African-American woman to win those prestigious awards. She also won an NAACP Image Award in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gail Fisher has received more than 1,216,644 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gail Fisher is the 8,987th most popular actor (down from 8,465th in 2019), the 13,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,400th in 2019) and the 4,212th most popular American Actor.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gail Fisher ranks 8,987 out of 13,578. Before her are Mylène Jampanoï, Marion Martin, Michael Ealy, Asami Imai, Lesley Sharp, and Ayana Taketatsu. After her are Paul Schulze, Jimmi Simpson, John Pankow, Angus T. Jones, John Laurie, and Charles Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Gail Fisher ranks 529. Before her are Billy Boy Arnold, Alex Karras, Phil Donahue, Albert Heath, Lyle Waggoner, and Rajmohan Gandhi. After her are Mel Charles, Jane Dee Hull, Bobby Bare, John Spencer, Manuel Aaron, and Harry B. Gray. Among people deceased in 2000, Gail Fisher ranks 364. Before her are R. S. Thomas, Joan Marsh, A. H. Albut, Tex Beneke, Robert R. Gilruth, and Frances Drake. After her are Vincent Canby, Marguerite Churchill, George Armstrong, David Dukes, Rosemarie Frankland, and James Grogan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gail Fisher ranks 13,189 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Bulfinch (1763), Bill Lienhard (1930), Tim Witherspoon (1957), Michael Ealy (1973), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), and Sam Rivers (1977). After her are George Dern (1872), Paul Schulze (1962), Jimmi Simpson (1975), John Pankow (1954), Angus T. Jones (1993), and John Tobias (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gail Fisher ranks 4,212. Before her are Jake Abel (1987), John Ventimiglia (1963), Rob Riggle (1970), Sean Paul Lockhart (1986), Marion Martin (1909), and Michael Ealy (1973). After her are Paul Schulze (1962), Jimmi Simpson (1975), John Pankow (1954), Angus T. Jones (1993), Charles Baker (1971), and Rain Phoenix (1972).

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