ACTOR

Lilia Skala

1896 - 1994

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Lilia Skala (née Sofer; 28 November 1896 – 18 December 1994) was an Austrian and American architect and actress known for her role in the film Lilies of the Field (1963), for which she received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. During her career, Skala was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Before Skala decided to be an actress, she practiced architecture as a profession. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lilia Skala has received more than 379,169 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Lilia Skala is the 3,521st most popular actor (up from 3,692nd in 2019), the 761st most popular biography from Austria (down from 730th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Austrian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

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  • 50.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lilia Skala ranks 3,521 out of 13,578. Before her are Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Tim Pigott-Smith, Waheeda Rehman, Richard Berry, Jean Hagen, and Isaach de Bankolé. After her are Ronan Keating, Eva Bartok, Martina Gedeck, Elmo Lincoln, Taraji P. Henson, and Ming-Na Wen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Lilia Skala ranks 164. Before her are George Burns, Robert E. Sherwood, Friedrich Waismann, Ulises Saucedo, Joan Lindsay, and Sao Shwe Thaik. After her are Murray Leinster, Edward Arthur Milne, William Gopallawa, Robert Gerhard, Franz Blücher, and Peter Cheyney. Among people deceased in 1994, Lilia Skala ranks 196. Before her are Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Jānis Krūmiņš, Nicky Hopkins, Ralph Ellison, Grigol Abashidze, and Lili Damita. After her are Norman Read, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Luis Vargas Peña, Rolf Singer, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, and Bruno Pezzey.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Lilia Skala ranks 761 out of 1,424. Before her are Franz Unger (1800), Wilhelm Hahnemann (1914), Josef Abel (1764), Otto Wahle (1879), Lajos Bíró (1880), and Ernst Grünfeld (1893). After her are Aloys Sprenger (1813), Michael Denis (1729), Heinrich Lammasch (1853), Dénes Berinkey (1871), Ignaz von Seyfried (1776), and Maria Lassnig (1919).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Lilia Skala ranks 37. Before her are Heinz Weixelbraun (1963), Eva May (1902), Fritz Kortner (1892), Paula Wessely (1907), Theodore Bikel (1924), and Alexander Pschill (1970). After her are Monica Bleibtreu (1944), Peter Simonischek (1946), Mia May (1884), Liane Haid (1895), Hans Moser (1880), and La Jana (1905).

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Television and Movie Roles

Flashdance
Hanna Long
Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
Apr 14th 19836.495 / 10
Lilies of the Field
Mother Maria
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Jun 4th 19637.2 / 10
House of Games
Dr. Maria Littauer
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Oct 11th 19876.8 / 10