ACTOR

Lily Pons

1898 - 1976

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Alice Joséphine Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13, 1976), known professionally as Lily Pons, was a French-American operatic lyric coloratura soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer, she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lily Pons has received more than 510,991 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Lily Pons is the 3,218th most popular actor (up from 3,957th in 2019), the 3,759th most popular biography from France (up from 3,908th in 2019) and the 231st most popular French Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lily Pons ranks 3,218 out of 13,578. Before her are Fay Bainter, Roselyn Sánchez, Tarık Akan, Petra Schürmann, Debora Caprioglio, and Jimmy Gardner. After her are Philip Jackson, Benedict Wong, Gregory Itzin, John Stamos, Billy Boyd, and Simon Callow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Lily Pons ranks 158. Before her are Jan Brzechwa, Yitzhak Kaduri, Katarzyna Kobro, Helene Engelmann, Sami al-Hinnawi, and Ninette de Valois. After her are Hal B. Wallis, Jack Haley, Bessie Love, Eero Berg, Arend Heyting, and Eugen Wüster. Among people deceased in 1976, Lily Pons ranks 143. Before her are Jean Martinon, Giorgio Ferrini, Walter Piston, Friedrich Schulz, Ritwik Ghatak, and Haddon Sundblom. After her are Hidetsugu Yagi, Gina Bachauer, Viggo Kampmann, Giuseppe Cavanna, Maurice Dobb, and Pierre Jean Jouve.

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In France

Among people born in France, Lily Pons ranks 3,759 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean-Pierre Changeux (1936), Catherine Frot (1956), Marc Isambard Brunel (1769), Lucien Gaudin (1886), Louis Charles Delescluze (1809), and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont (1801). After her are François Cavanna (1923), Édouard Lartet (1801), Jean Mermoz (1901), Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778), George Cœdès (1886), and Raimu (1883).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Lily Pons ranks 231. Before her are Corinne Marchand (1931), Gisèle Casadesus (1914), Laurent Terzieff (1935), Anémone (1950), Clémence Poésy (1982), and Catherine Frot (1956). After her are Raimu (1883), Jacques Dufilho (1914), Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920), Jean Richard (1921), Mathilda May (1965), and Gérard Lanvin (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

I Dream Too Much
Annette Monard
Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love, Jonathan encourages the talented Annette to sing — yet when his own attempt at an opera fails, Jonathan lashes out at Annette's success. Despite her husband's jealousy, Annette embarks on a successful career that allows her to secretly fund Jonathan's opera, bringing their marriage to a crisis.
Nov 29o 19354.8 / 10
Hitting a New High
Suzette
A Paris cabaret singer dreams of becoming a Metropolitan Opera singer. A press agent arranges her Manhattan debut by way of Africa.
Dec 24o 19375 / 10
That Girl from Paris
Nikki Martin
Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.
Dec 31o 19366.3 / 10