ACTOR

Joan Sims

1930 - 2001

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Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 27 June 2001) was an English actress, best remembered for her roles in the Carry On franchise, appearing in 24 of the films (the most for any actress). On television, she is known for playing Gran in Till Death Us Do Part (1967–1975), Madge Kettlewell in Sykes (1972–1978), Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton in Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981), an eccentric youth hostel owner in Victoria Wood (1990), Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry, in On the Up (1990–1992), and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1994–1998). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Sims has received more than 2,270,790 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Sims is the 8,937th most popular actor (down from 6,933rd in 2019), the 6,024th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,923rd in 2019) and the 998th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Sims ranks 8,937 out of 13,578. Before her are Josie Bissett, Chris Rankin, Nadia Hilker, Brooke Burns, Laure Calamy, and Amir Arison. After her are Joyce Redman, Steve Valentine, Gigi Leung, Zoe Caldwell, Jsu Garcia, and Raphael Sbarge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Joan Sims ranks 620. Before her are Don Edmunds, Al Lawrence, Paul Horn, Robert Ashley, Sally Ann Howes, and Stuart Williams. After her are Bill Lienhard, Charles Correa, Indrani Rahman, Joan Mondale, Ronnie Corbett, and Dave Sexton. Among people deceased in 2001, Joan Sims ranks 344. Before her are Jim Baxter, Kamal Ranadive, Dale Evans, Ken Green, Viktor Yakushev, and Renée Schuurman. After her are Tom Kilburn, G. N. Ramachandran, Stan Cullis, Wail al-Shehri, King Moody, and Bobby Johnstone.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joan Sims ranks 6,024 out of 8,785. Before her are Francis Lewis (1713), Mick Mills (1949), Gary Bailey (1958), Gordon McQueen (1952), Roy Chipolina (1983), and Peter Christopherson (1955). After her are Joyce Redman (1915), Steve Valentine (1966), Lara Pulver (1980), Simon Woods (1980), Peter Ebdon (1970), and Paterson Joseph (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Joan Sims ranks 998. Before her are Jefferson Hall (1977), Peter Bowles (1936), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Tamzin Merchant (1987), Tom Burke (1981), and Colin Morgan (1986). After her are Joyce Redman (1915), Steve Valentine (1966), Lara Pulver (1980), Simon Woods (1980), Paterson Joseph (1964), and Dorothy Mackaill (1903).

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