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Mary Ellen Trainor

1952 - 2015

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Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) was an American character actress best known for her roles as LAPD psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in the Lethal Weapon films, newscaster Gail Wallens in Die Hard and Ricochet, and Irene Walsh in The Goonies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Ellen Trainor has received more than 1,970,430 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Ellen Trainor is the 4,489th most popular actor (up from 4,774th in 2019), the 6,572nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,112th in 2019) and the 2,012th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 4,489 out of 13,578. Before her are Homayoun Ershadi, Natja Brunckhorst, Saul Rubinek, Susanna Thompson, Rory Calhoun, and Mili Avital. After her are Jenny Agutter, Shelley Hack, Christina Schollin, Golshifteh Farahani, Klara Luchko, and Adrienne Corri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 362. Before her are Sybil Danning, Brad Whitford, Bernard Edwards, Antanas Mockus, George Gervin, and Mimi Leder. After her are Jenny Agutter, Gene Haas, André Comte-Sponville, Ketil Bjørnstad, Merrick Garland, and David Weber. Among people deceased in 2015, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 302. Before her are Antonio Betancort, Malcolm Fraser, Eduardo Guerrero, Dolph Schayes, Karel Mejta Sr, and Candida Royalle. After her are Lia van Leer, Ellen Albertini Dow, Mario Cuomo, Keith Michell, Elio Toaff, and Gunther Schuller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 6,572 out of 20,380. Before her are Susanna Thompson (1958), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Rory Calhoun (1922), Mimi Leder (1952), Robert Berdella (1949), and Jack Dongarra (1950). After her are John Pope (1822), Shelley Hack (1947), Florence R. Sabin (1871), Gene Haas (1952), Arthur Samuel (1901), and Richard Bong (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 2,012. Before her are Eva LaRue (1966), Polly Bergen (1930), Chandra Wilson (1969), Julie Bowen (1970), Susanna Thompson (1958), and Rory Calhoun (1922). After her are Shelley Hack (1947), John P. Ryan (1936), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Maury Chaykin (1949), Shailene Woodley (1991), and Tom Byron (1961).

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