ACTOR

Kathy Najimy

1957 - Today

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Kathy Ann Najimy ( nə-JIM-ee; Arabic: كاثي أن نجيمي; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney. On film, she is best known for her roles in Soapdish (1991), Sister Act (1992) and its sequel (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), Hope Floats (1998), The Wedding Planner (2001), Rat Race (2001), WALL-E (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), The Guilt Trip (2012), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), Dumplin' (2018), Music (2021), and Single All the Way (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathy Najimy has received more than 6,540,572 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kathy Najimy is the 3,954th most popular actor (up from 4,502nd in 2019), the 5,890th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,727th in 2019) and the 1,779th most popular American Actor.

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  • 6.5M

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  • 49.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kathy Najimy ranks 3,954 out of 13,578. Before her are Sharon Gless, Jean Poiret, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Zena Marshall, Harry Shearer, and Francesco Quinn. After her are Marie-Anne Chazel, Penn Badgley, Una Stubbs, Ed Helms, Kate del Castillo, and Desi Arnaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Kathy Najimy ranks 220. Before her are Kumar Sanu, Filippo Grandi, Steve Porcaro, Florence Arthaud, Khandi Alexander, and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein. After her are Assumpta Serna, Ikuo Takahara, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, Judge Reinhold, Marc Almond, and Ulrich Tukur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathy Najimy ranks 5,890 out of 20,380. Before her are Greg Bear (1951), Karl Lashley (1890), Helen Herron Taft (1861), Harry Shearer (1943), Buddy Rogers (1921), and James Hansen (1941). After her are Penn Badgley (1986), Ernie Terrell (1939), Chuck Close (1940), Eugene Polley (1915), Rachel Jackson (1767), and Samuel Alito (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kathy Najimy ranks 1,779. Before her are Louise Dresser (1878), Yuri Lowenthal (1971), Annabella Sciorra (1960), Michael Stuhlbarg (1968), Sharon Gless (1943), and Harry Shearer (1943). After her are Penn Badgley (1986), Ed Helms (1974), Lizabeth Scott (1922), Chloë Sevigny (1974), Robert Pine (1941), and Phyllis Smith (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

WALL·E
Mary (voice)
What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.
Jun 22nd 20088.1 / 10
Sister Act
Sister Mary Patrick
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
May 28th 19926.8 / 10
Hocus Pocus
Mary Sanderson
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Jul 16th 19937 / 10