ACTOR

Marni Nixon

1930 - 2016

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Margaret Nixon McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She was the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of several musicals, including Deborah Kerr in The King and I, Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, although her roles were concealed from audiences when the films were released. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marni Nixon has received more than 2,033,174 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Marni Nixon is the 5,037th most popular actor (down from 3,819th in 2019), the 7,344th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,826th in 2019) and the 2,264th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Marni Nixons by language

Over the past year Marni Nixon has had the most page views in the with 177,138 views, followed by Japanese (8,327), and German (5,633). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (113.76%), Ukrainian (51.90%), and Welsh (37.12%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marni Nixon ranks 5,037 out of 13,578. Before her are Farida Jalal, Michael Bowen, Paprika Steen, Coleen Gray, Tony Lo Bianco, and Freddie Jones. After her are Stubby Kaye, Bella Thorne, Anton Walbrook, Ben Chaplin, Dorothy Provine, and Kane Hodder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Marni Nixon ranks 432. Before her are Edoardo Sanguineti, Tony Trabert, Tsutomu Seki, Alan Oppenheimer, Mate Trojanović, and Jacques Parizeau. After her are Antonio Cubillo, Leonid Abalkin, Vladimir Kesarev, Richard Davalos, Carmelo Cedrún, and Michael J. Adams. Among people deceased in 2016, Marni Nixon ranks 365. Before her are Ottavio Bugatti, Ursula Franklin, Pauline Oliveros, Kurt Svensson, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and Henning Enoksen. After her are Vera Henriksen, Anthony D. Smith, Eri Klas, Joe Sutter, Marcel Artelesa, and James Stacy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marni Nixon ranks 7,344 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Bowen (1957), Wally Pfister (1961), Coleen Gray (1922), Phil Heath (1979), Tony Lo Bianco (1936), and David Tudor (1926). After her are Ralph Metcalfe (1910), Eve Ensler (1953), George Underwood (1884), Christina Milian (1981), Stubby Kaye (1918), and Riley Reid (1991).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Marni Nixon ranks 2,264. Before her are Harry Lennix (1964), Theodore Roberts (1861), Wallace Reid (1891), Michael Bowen (1957), Coleen Gray (1922), and Tony Lo Bianco (1936). After her are Stubby Kaye (1918), Bella Thorne (1997), Dorothy Provine (1935), Kane Hodder (1955), Kevin Gage (1959), and Pat Crawford Brown (1929).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mulan
Grandmother Fa (singing voice)
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
Jun 18o 19987.913 / 10
Alice in Wonderland
Singing Flowers (voice) (uncredited)
On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice's journey, which culminates in a madcap encounter with the Queen of Hearts - and her army of playing cards!
Jul 28o 19517.192 / 10
The Sound of Music
Sister Sophia
In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Mar 29o 19657.722 / 10