ACTOR

Kelly McGillis

1957 - Today

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Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in Top Gun (1986); Made in Heaven (1987); The House on Carroll Street (1988); and as Katheryn Murphy in The Accused (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kelly McGillis has received more than 14,903,906 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Kelly McGillis is the 658th most popular actor (up from 699th in 2019), the 1,211th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,298th in 2019) and the 324th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kelly McGillis ranks 658 out of 13,578. Before her are Robert Englund, Karin Schubert, Ben Stiller, Loie Fuller, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Carmen Maura. After her are Robert Knepper, Bekim Fehmiu, Tom Hardy, Tom Conti, Lita Grey, and Tobey Maguire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Kelly McGillis ranks 32. Before her are Stefan Löfven, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Dr. Alban, Paul Kagame, Ai Weiwei, and Rinat Dasayev. After her are Theo van Gogh, Rumiko Takahashi, Luis Garavito, Michael Madsen, Marita Koch, and Shane MacGowan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kelly McGillis ranks 1,211 out of 20,380. Before her are Ben Stiller (1965), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Loie Fuller (1862), Paul L. Modrich (1946), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), and Robert Curl (1933). After her are William Standish Knowles (1917), Robert Knepper (1959), Lita Grey (1908), Tobey Maguire (1975), Taylor Swift (1989), and John Payne (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kelly McGillis ranks 324. Before her are Sissy Spacek (1949), Dwayne Johnson (1972), Robert Englund (1947), Ben Stiller (1965), Loie Fuller (1862), and Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967). After her are Robert Knepper (1959), Lita Grey (1908), Tobey Maguire (1975), John Payne (1912), Scarlett Johansson (1984), and Tyrone Power (1914).

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Television and Movie Roles

Top Gun
Charlie
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
May 16o 19867.057 / 10
Witness
Rachel Lapp
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit, and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.
Feb 8o 19857.099 / 10
The Accused
Kathryn Murphy
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Oct 14o 19887.016 / 10