ACTOR

Gracie Fields

1898 - 1979

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Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 1898 – 27 September 1979) was a British actress, singer and comedian. A star of cinema and music hall, she was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937. Fields was known affectionately as Our Gracie and the Lancashire Lass and for never losing her strong, native Lancashire accent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gracie Fields has received more than 1,273,520 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gracie Fields is the 7,208th most popular actor (down from 7,177th in 2019), the 5,161st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,032nd in 2019) and the 808th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gracie Fields ranks 7,208 out of 13,578. Before her are Billy Brown, Erik King, John Lynch, Jun Matsumoto, Jason Earles, and Donny Osmond. After her are Francis X. Bushman, Geeta Dutt, Joanna Going, Currie Graham, Sean Pertwee, and Jérémie Renier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Gracie Fields ranks 294. Before her are Happy Chandler, Roy Harris, Henry Louis Hudson, Rachel Fuller Brown, Albert Kivikas, and Stephen Vincent Benét. After her are Ernő Nagy, Norman Z. McLeod, Wiley Post, Clarence Walker, Molly Picon, and Harry Watson. Among people deceased in 1979, Gracie Fields ranks 268. Before her are Giovanni De Prà, Vivian Vance, Roy Harris, J. G. Farrell, Klaus Egge, and Laurie Bird. After her are Arthur Fiedler, Carl Laemmle Jr., Lowell George, Putte Kock, Carlyle S. Beals, and Jan Pijnenburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gracie Fields ranks 5,161 out of 8,785. Before her are Cyril Burt (1883), Jack Wilshere (1992), John Aston Sr. (1921), Richard Doll (1912), John Lynch (1961), and Bryan Sykes (1947). After her are Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Sean Pertwee (1964), Thomas Baines (1820), Peter Glenville (1913), Charles James Napier (1782), and Annie Lorrain Smith (1854).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Gracie Fields ranks 808. Before her are Simon Shelton (1966), Sophia Di Martino (1983), Sonya Walger (1974), Pip Torrens (1960), Antonia Thomas (1986), and John Lynch (1961). After her are Sean Pertwee (1964), Lynn Fontanne (1887), Matthew Rhys (1974), Joe Cornish (1968), Harry Lloyd (1983), and Vanessa Angel (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Molly and Me
Molly Barry
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
May 25o 19456.2 / 10
Sing As We Go
Gracie Platt
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
Sep 13o 19345.6 / 10
Holy Matrimony
Alice Chalice
An artist returning from years abroad takes the identity of his dead valet and gets married, but then there are complications.
Aug 24o 19436.7 / 10