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Moira Lister

1923 - 2007

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Moira Lister Gachassin-Lafite, Viscountess of Orthez (6 August 1923 – 27 October 2007) was a South African-British film, stage and television actress and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moira Lister has received more than 322,497 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Moira Lister is the 9,130th most popular actor (down from 8,710th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 217th in 2019) and the 25th most popular South African Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Moira Lister ranks 9,130 out of 13,578. Before her are Noah Beery, Uee, Fred Melamed, Brit Marling, Jessica Schwarz, and Park So-jin. After her are Vishnuvardhan, Lisa Jakub, Louis Mandylor, Drake Bell, Raymond Hatton, and Adele Jergens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Moira Lister ranks 479. Before her are Jean Wallace, Eugene Wright, Kuldip Nayar, Ed McMahon, Hugh Shearer, and V. N. Janaki. After her are Nicholas Parsons, Ted Knight, Gene Reynolds, Norman Kirk, Dora Bryan, and Kenny Rollins. Among people deceased in 2007, Moira Lister ranks 410. Before her are John Woodruff, Ian Porterfield, Phil O'Donnell, Janet Blair, Joe Rantz, and Burkhard Gantenbein. After her are Jeroen Boere, Jack Valenti, Sherri Martel, John Inman, Natasja Saad, and Craig L. Thomas.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Moira Lister ranks 250 out of 454. Before her are Naledi Pandor (1953), Ernie Pieterse (1938), Beyers Naudé (1915), Lindiwe Sisulu (1954), Wayne Ferreira (1971), and Theo de Raadt (1968). After her are Lillian Ngoyi (1911), Amanda Coetzer (1971), Theuns Jordaan (1971), Joost van der Westhuizen (1971), Zola Budd (1966), and Stanley Skewes (1899).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Moira Lister ranks 25. Before her are Troye Sivan (1995), Louis Hayward (1909), Musetta Vander (1963), Linda Mvusi (1955), Antony Sher (1949), and Jodi Balfour (1987). After her are Sasha Pieterse (1996), David Bateson (1960), Kandyse McClure (1980), Johnny Flynn (1983), Justine Waddell (1976), and Tammin Sursok (1983).

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Television and Movie Roles

Trouble in Store
Peggy Drew
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.
Dec 14o 19536 / 10
The Limping Man
Pauline French
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.
Dec 11o 19535.2 / 10
Pool of London
Maisie
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Feb 20o 19516.4 / 10