ACTOR

Megan Follows

1968 - Today

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Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows ( MEE-gən; born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Megan Follows has received more than 3,553,080 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Megan Follows is the 6,200th most popular actor (down from 4,721st in 2019), the 508th most popular biography from Canada (down from 380th in 2019) and the 154th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Megan Follows ranks 6,200 out of 13,578. Before her are Karra Elejalde, Nadja Regin, Charles Clary, Dorothy Janis, Alexey Gribov, and Timothy West. After her are Faye Grant, Alex Jennings, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Zully Moreno, Albert Salmi, and Evelyn Brent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Megan Follows ranks 297. Before her are Jason Donovan, Jill Hennessy, Rafael Alkorta, Andriy Kuzmenko, Wu'erkaixi, and Zacarias Moussaoui. After her are Lawrence Makoare, Hikaru Midorikawa, Juan Martín Maldacena, John Ortiz, Kristin Chenoweth, and David Hewlett.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Megan Follows ranks 508 out of 1,622. Before her are Barbara Wagner (1938), John Sparrow David Thompson (1845), Jill Hennessy (1968), Robert Benson (1894), Kenny Wheeler (1930), and Davidson Black (1884). After her are Sven Delblanc (1931), Lorne Michaels (1944), Tara Strong (1973), Gaétan Boucher (1958), Emily VanCamp (1986), and Marc Garneau (1949).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Megan Follows ranks 154. Before her are William Hope (1955), Edison Chen (1980), Joshua Jackson (1978), Monique Mercure (1930), Melissa Roxburgh (1992), and Jill Hennessy (1968). After her are Tara Strong (1973), Emily VanCamp (1986), Stephen Amell (1981), Rachelle Lefevre (1979), Christy Chung (1970), and Nicholas Lea (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Catherine de' Medici
Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
8.062 / 10
Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.
Dec 1st 19858.1 / 10
Silver Bullet
Jane Coslaw
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside, he's preparing the barbecue.
Oct 10th 19856.568 / 10