ACTOR

Gilda Radner

1946 - 1989

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Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian. She was one of the seven original cast members of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980. In her routines on SNL, she specialized in parodies of television stereotypes, such as advice specialists and news anchors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilda Radner has received more than 9,214,168 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gilda Radner is the 4,415th most popular actor (up from 5,314th in 2019), the 6,475th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,899th in 2019) and the 1,980th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gilda Radner ranks 4,415 out of 13,578. Before her are Henry B. Walthall, Mukesh, Tara Reid, Morgana King, Buddy Ebsen, and Lev Durov. After her are Maria Andreyeva, Ayşen Gruda, Ron Leibman, Rostislav Plyatt, Dilraba Dilmurat, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Gilda Radner ranks 478. Before her are Randal Kleiser, Andy Bown, Paavo Väyrynen, Charles Bolden, Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, and Blair Brown. After her are Zinaida Turchyna, Maureen Starkey Tigrett, Jasna Diklić, Suze Randall, Thomas Nordahl, and Hrvoje Horvat. Among people deceased in 1989, Gilda Radner ranks 202. Before her are Manlio Di Rosa, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, Mary McCarthy, Alfredo Zitarrosa, José Augusto Brandão, and Asbjørn Ruud. After her are Rostislav Plyatt, Manuel Rosas, George Robledo, Fred Agabashian, Roy Eldridge, and Oscar Alfredo Gálvez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gilda Radner ranks 6,475 out of 20,380. Before her are Timothy Pickering (1745), Dominic Sena (1949), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Buddy Ebsen (1908), and Milton S. Hershey (1857). After her are James Salter (1925), Robert Ettinger (1918), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), Mike Kelley (1954), Bill Frisell (1951), and Abigail Fillmore (1798).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gilda Radner ranks 1,980. Before her are Phyllis Allen (1861), Michael Flatley (1958), Henry B. Walthall (1878), Tara Reid (1975), Morgana King (1930), and Buddy Ebsen (1908). After her are Ron Leibman (1937), Estelle Parsons (1927), Sarah Rafferty (1972), Sid Caesar (1922), Jeff Corey (1914), and Mildred Davis (1901).

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Television and Movie Roles

Haunted Honeymoon
Vickie Pearl
Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.
Jul 25th 19865.378 / 10
The Woman in Red
Ms. Milner
When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.
Aug 15th 19846.2 / 10
Love, Gilda
Self (archive footage)
Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on Saturday Night Live.
Apr 18th 20187.2 / 10