ACTOR

Martha Scott

1912 - 2003

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Martha Ellen Scott (September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959), playing the mother of Charlton Heston's character in both films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martha Scott has received more than 1,022,319 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Martha Scott is the 1,793rd most popular actor (down from 1,496th in 2019), the 2,945th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,574th in 2019) and the 817th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martha Scott ranks 1,793 out of 13,578. Before her are Claude Rich, Anthony Quayle, Laurence Harvey, Donatas Banionis, Tatiana Samoilova, and Jeffrey Tambor. After her are Shera Danese, Katie Holmes, Lisa Edelstein, Jane Kaczmarek, Diana Douglas, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Martha Scott ranks 130. Before her are Võ Chí Công, Folco Lulli, Gil Evans, Kathleen Ferrier, Fritz Klingenberg, and Margaret Scriven. After her are Josef Blösche, Jure Francetić, Jean Françaix, Boris Kidrič, Kristina Söderbaum, and Laurean Rugambwa. Among people deceased in 2003, Martha Scott ranks 102. Before her are Johanna Budwig, Robert Brown, William Steig, Jacques Deray, Marie Trintignant, and Anita Mui. After her are Khieu Ponnary, Jaba Ioseliani, Neil Postman, Donald O'Connor, Charles Berlitz, and Foday Sankoh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Scott ranks 2,945 out of 20,380. Before her are James Henry Breasted (1865), Raymond Damadian (1936), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Ace Frehley (1951), Robert Hanssen (1944), and Jeffrey Tambor (1944). After her are Shera Danese (1949), Katie Holmes (1978), Howlin' Wolf (1910), George W. De Long (1844), Lisa Edelstein (1966), and Jane Kaczmarek (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Martha Scott ranks 817. Before her are Mark Dacascos (1964), Woody Strode (1914), Dean Norris (1963), Karen Black (1939), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), and Jeffrey Tambor (1944). After her are Shera Danese (1949), Katie Holmes (1978), Lisa Edelstein (1966), Jane Kaczmarek (1955), Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), and Anne Meara (1929).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ben-Hur
Miriam
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Nov 18th 19597.883 / 10
The Ten Commandments
Yochabel
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Oct 5th 19567.8 / 10
The Desperate Hours
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Oct 5th 19557 / 10