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Marion Ramsey

1947 - 2021

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Marion Ramsey (May 10, 1947 – January 7, 2021) was an American actress and singer. She was a regular on the series Cos but is best known for her role as the soft-spoken Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marion Ramsey has received more than 1,373,130 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Marion Ramsey is the 1,162nd most popular actor (down from 1,009th in 2019), the 2,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,822nd in 2019) and the 540th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marion Ramsey ranks 1,162 out of 13,578. Before her are Lyubov Orlova, Bill Paxton, Amber Heard, Andie MacDowell, Candice Bergen, and Rhea Perlman. After her are James Avery, Oleg Yankovsky, Gunnel Lindblom, Jennifer Garner, François Périer, and Thomas Mitchell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Marion Ramsey ranks 133. Before her are Nancy Fraser, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Michael Levitt, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Roger De Vlaeminck, and Glenn Tipton. After her are Nina Matviienko, Ry Cooder, Alexander Rutskoy, Oliver Dragojević, David Byron, and H. Robert Horvitz. Among people deceased in 2021, Marion Ramsey ranks 107. Before her are Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Viktor Bryukhanov, Christian Boltanski, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Luis del Sol, and Kim Yong-ju. After her are Gunnel Lindblom, Olympia Dukakis, Frank Williams, Tarcisio Burgnich, Christa Ludwig, and Thomas Cavalier-Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marion Ramsey ranks 2,007 out of 20,380. Before her are James Heckman (1944), Jeff Koons (1955), Rhea Perlman (1948), Archie Hahn (1880), Alice Walker (1944), and Alan Menken (1949). After her are James Avery (1945), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Jennifer Garner (1972), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Kim Peek (1951), and Thomas Mitchell (1892).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Marion Ramsey ranks 540. Before her are John Carradine (1906), Bill Paxton (1955), Amber Heard (1986), Andie MacDowell (1958), Candice Bergen (1946), and Rhea Perlman (1948). After her are James Avery (1945), Jennifer Garner (1972), Thomas Mitchell (1892), Olympia Dukakis (1931), Jessica Alba (1981), and Suzanne Somers (1946).

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Television and Movie Roles

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Laverne Hooks
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.
Mar 28o 19856.1 / 10
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Laverne Hooks
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...
Mar 20o 19865.8 / 10
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Hooks
The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a jewel heist.
Mar 17o 19885.183 / 10