ACTOR

Joan Leslie

1925 - 2015

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Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress and vaudevillian, who during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra (1941), Sergeant York (1941), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Leslie has received more than 1,336,413 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Joan Leslie is the 6,547th most popular actor (down from 5,932nd in 2019), the 9,640th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,852nd in 2019) and the 3,013th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Leslie ranks 6,547 out of 13,578. Before her are Kristy Swanson, Valerie Mahaffey, Arthur Hill, John Hoyt, Parker Stevenson, and Édouard Baer. After her are Will Poulter, Jang Hye-jin, Heinrich Schroth, Prunella Scales, Shin Ha-kyun, and Tina Louise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Joan Leslie ranks 459. Before her are Wahiduddin Khan, Atilio López, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Otto Arosemena, Antonio Spallino, and Axel Schandorff. After her are Gene Ammons, Janet Rowley, Heinz Ulzheimer, Ravindra Kelekar, Václav Machek, and Betty McKinnon. Among people deceased in 2015, Joan Leslie ranks 406. Before her are Dobrosav Krstić, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Rakhat Aliyev, Mária Gulácsy, Paride Tumburus, and Lyubov Kozyreva. After her are Haskell Wexler, Alberto Nisman, Zhivko Gospodinov, Shirley Stelfox, Andy Fraser, and Patricia Canning Todd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Leslie ranks 9,640 out of 20,380. Before her are Kristy Swanson (1969), Joe Lovano (1952), John Hoyt (1905), Parker Stevenson (1952), John Carroll (1735), and Michael Parenti (1933). After her are Ben Harper (1969), Joseph Nicolosi (1947), Tom Brokaw (1940), Willie Brown (1900), Jeff Stryker (1962), and Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Joan Leslie ranks 3,013. Before her are Kevin Chapman (1962), Wallace Langham (1965), Pauline Starke (1901), Kristy Swanson (1969), John Hoyt (1905), and Parker Stevenson (1952). After her are Tina Louise (1934), Edward Brophy (1895), Joey King (1999), Desmond Harrington (1976), Sam Robards (1961), and Wilmer Valderrama (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Mary
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
May 29o 19427 / 10
Sergeant York
Gracie Williams
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Sep 27o 19417.2 / 10
High Sierra
Velma
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
Jan 23o 19417 / 10