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Lois Smith

1930 - Today

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Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American character actress whose career spans eight decades. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Falling Down (1993), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking (1995), Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016), Lady Bird (2017), and The French Dispatch (2021). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and won a Satellite Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lois Smith has received more than 2,008,869 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lois Smith is the 2,690th most popular actor (down from 2,262nd in 2019), the 4,200th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,698th in 2019) and the 1,224th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lois Smiths by language

Over the past year Lois Smith has had the most page views in the with 279,888 views, followed by German (23,151), and French (13,804). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovak (148.00%), Asturian (103.11%), and Afrikaans (101.62%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lois Smith ranks 2,690 out of 13,578. Before her are Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Cooney, Jüri Järvet, Harrison Ford, Anne Francis, and Alexandra Daddario. After her are Sandrine Bonnaire, Rainn Wilson, Jon Bernthal, John Astin, Jack Nance, and Marguerite Durand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lois Smith ranks 268. Before her are Jan P. Syse, Thomas Sowell, Frank Carlucci, June Almeida, Jesús Garay, and Anne Francis. After her are Kalevi Sorsa, John Astin, Nino Cerruti, Guy Béart, Vilmos Zsigmond, and Egon Klepsch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lois Smith ranks 4,200 out of 20,380. Before her are Frank Serpico (1936), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Anne Francis (1930), Lindsey Graham (1955), Alexandra Daddario (1986), and Huey Long (1893). After her are Charlie Logg (1931), Berry Gordy (1929), Andrew Blake (1947), Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Rainn Wilson (1966), and Jon Bernthal (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lois Smith ranks 1,224. Before her are Don Adams (1923), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Harrison Ford (1884), Anne Francis (1930), and Alexandra Daddario (1986). After her are Rainn Wilson (1966), Jon Bernthal (1976), John Astin (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Jennifer Morrison (1979), and Dakota Johnson (1989).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Nice Guys
Mrs. Glenn
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
May 15o 20167.112 / 10
Minority Report
Dr. Iris Hineman [The Greenhouse]
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
Jun 20o 20027.343 / 10
Lady Bird
Sister Sarah Joan
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Sep 1o 20177.3 / 10