ACTOR

Lillian Russell

1860 - 1922

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Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard; December 4, 1860 or 1861 – June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. She became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, praised for her beauty and style, as well as for her voice and stage presence. Russell was born in Clinton, Iowa, but raised in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lillian Russell has received more than 437,062 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Lillian Russell is the 8,031st most popular actor (down from 7,233rd in 2019), the 11,903rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,717th in 2019) and the 3,740th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lillian Russell ranks 8,031 out of 13,578. Before her are Jennette McCurdy, Andrew Bryniarski, Arthur Lowe, Arleen Sorkin, Mary MacLaren, and Prem Nazir. After her are Sharon Lawrence, Piotr Adamczyk, Sasha Roiz, Zhang Jingchu, Marina Hands, and Elizabeth Marvel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Lillian Russell ranks 144. Before her are John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Leonard Wood, Ekaterina Karavelova, James Neill, Gregorio Aglipay, and Charles Oman. After her are Juliette Gordon Low, and John W. Weeks. Among people deceased in 1922, Lillian Russell ranks 137. Before her are Tullio Bozza, Erskine Childers, Gösta Runö, Arthur Wesley Dow, Saint-George Ashe, and Charles Thias. After her are Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, and Leslie Ward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lillian Russell ranks 11,903 out of 20,380. Before her are Tim Commerford (1968), Bill Gosper (1943), Arleen Sorkin (1956), Mary MacLaren (1900), Ashley Biden (1981), and Nel Noddings (1929). After her are Sharon Lawrence (1961), John Taylor (1883), Matthew Barney (1967), Alex Kurtzman (1973), Tito Santana (1953), and Charles Sprague Sargent (1841).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lillian Russell ranks 3,740. Before her are Michael Gaston (1962), Elizabeth Allen (1929), Jennette McCurdy (1992), Andrew Bryniarski (1969), Arleen Sorkin (1956), and Mary MacLaren (1900). After her are Sharon Lawrence (1961), Elizabeth Marvel (1969), Lyndsy Fonseca (1987), Madge Kennedy (1891), Wanda Hawley (1895), and Beatrice Rosen (1984).

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Television and Movie Roles

Wildfire
Henrietta Barrington
John Keefe, a gambler, shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game. Keefe steals Barrington's papers and forges a bill of sale to himself for Barrington's stable of race horses back east. The stable includes the prize filly, Wildfire. Meanwhile, Barrington's daughters, Henrietta and Myrtle, are becoming worried about their father's long absence in the West. John Garrison, the sheriff of the town in which Barrington was killed, goes East to investigate. He suspects Keefe (now called John Duffy) and begins to build a case, causing Henrietta to become suspicious. Keefe, realizing that the game is almost up, tries to get Wildfire's jockey to throw the big race, but Henrietta saves the day and Wildfire wins.
Jan 25th 19150 / 10
How to Live 100 Years
Though the majority of the film may be lost, a fragment of its Kinemacolor footage survives.
Mar 13th 19130 / 10