ACTOR

Judy Garland

1922 - 1969

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Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian. She attained international stardom and critical acclaim as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judy Garland has received more than 46,572,091 page views. Her biography is available in 125 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 123 in 2019). Judy Garland is the 86th most popular actor (down from 72nd in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from United States (down from 146th in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Actor.

Judy Garland is most famous for her role as Dorothy in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz."

Memorability Metrics

  • 47M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 125

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Judy Garland ranks 86 out of 13,578. Before her are Hedy Lamarr, Michael Caine, Sharon Tate, Toshiro Mifune, Paul Newman, and Yves Montand. After her are Samuel L. Jackson, Jane Birkin, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Rowan Atkinson, and Helen Mirren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Judy Garland ranks 8. Before her are José Saramago, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Joan Fuster, Christopher Lee, Stan Lee, and Norodom Sihanouk. After her are Franjo Tuđman, Pierre Cardin, Thomas Kuhn, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Erich Hartmann, and Gérard Philipe. Among people deceased in 1969, Judy Garland ranks 8. Before her are Ho Chi Minh, Karl Jaspers, Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Gropius, Franz von Papen, and Sharon Tate. After her are Rocky Marciano, Otto Stern, Kliment Voroshilov, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, C. F. Powell, and Jan Palach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judy Garland ranks 170 out of 20,380. Before her are Olympias (-375), Barry Barish (1936), Sharon Tate (1943), Amelia Earhart (1897), Paul Newman (1925), and William James Sidis (1898). After her are Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Sitting Bull (1831), Tom Cruise (1962), John Travolta (1954), Linus Pauling (1901), and James Watson (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Judy Garland ranks 39. Before her are Steven Seagal (1952), Tom Selleck (1945), John Wayne (1907), Denzel Washington (1954), Sharon Tate (1943), and Paul Newman (1925). After her are Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Tom Cruise (1962), John Travolta (1954), Clark Gable (1901), Jane Fonda (1937), and Sigourney Weaver (1949).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy Gale
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Aug 15th 19397.586 / 10
Meet Me in St. Louis
Esther Smith
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Nov 28th 19446.984 / 10
A Star Is Born
Vicki Lester
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Oct 1st 19547.1 / 10