ACTOR

Judy Holliday

1921 - 1965

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Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer.She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals. Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of Born Yesterday led to her being cast in the 1950 film version for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judy Holliday has received more than 2,426,583 page views. Her biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Judy Holliday is the 2,784th most popular actor (down from 2,513th in 2019), the 4,318th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,038th in 2019) and the 1,257th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Judy Hollidays by language

Over the past year Judy Holliday has had the most page views in the with 373,467 views, followed by Spanish (12,419), and Italian (6,458). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (111.06%), Southern Azerbaijani (105.58%), and Georgian (79.29%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Judy Holliday ranks 2,784 out of 13,578. Before her are Lynn Cohen, Tyne Daly, Mildred Natwick, Lazar Ristovski, Jean Yanne, and Johnny Dorelli. After her are Tsuru Aoki, Frank Morgan, Joanna Shimkus, Amedeo Nazzari, Chieko Baisho, and Sven Wollter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Judy Holliday ranks 205. Before her are Harry Schell, Viktor Chukarin, Carmen Laforet, Joseph A. Walker, Jacques Lecoq, and Rashid Karami. After her are Ziya Bunyadov, Pierre Bec, Max Noether, Kurt Adolff, Søren Kam, and Frédéric Dard. Among people deceased in 1965, Judy Holliday ranks 108. Before her are Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues, Jānis Balodis, Edward R. Murrow, Clemente Micara, John Kitzmiller, and Georges Vantongerloo. After her are Laureano Gómez, Roger Vailland, Ludwik Rajchman, Edgar Ende, Ramón Gil, and Johannes Bobrowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judy Holliday ranks 4,318 out of 20,380. Before her are Lynn Cohen (1933), Andrew Cunanan (1969), Aaron Russo (1943), Tyne Daly (1946), Jackie Gleason (1916), and Mildred Natwick (1905). After her are Patti LaBelle (1944), Frank Morgan (1890), Schuyler Colfax (1823), Pitbull (1981), Little Walter (1930), and Tommy Dorsey (1905).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Judy Holliday ranks 1,257. Before her are Kristanna Loken (1979), Eve Meyer (1928), Cathy O'Donnell (1923), Lynn Cohen (1933), Tyne Daly (1946), and Mildred Natwick (1905). After her are Frank Morgan (1890), Phylicia Rashad (1948), Lara Flynn Boyle (1970), Charles Bickford (1891), Movita Castaneda (1916), and Dyan Cannon (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

Born Yesterday
Billie Dawn
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
Dec 26o 19507.2 / 10
Adam's Rib
Doris Attinger
When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.
Nov 18o 19497.1 / 10
It Should Happen to You
Gladys Glover
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
Jan 15o 19546.9 / 10