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Nancy Kelly

1921 - 1995

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Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress in film, theater, and television. A child actress and model, she was a repertory cast member of CBS Radio's The March of Time, and appeared in several films in the late 1920s. She became a leading lady upon returning to the screen in the late 1930s, while still in her teens, and made two dozen movies between 1938 and 1946, including portraying Tyrone Power's love interest in the classic Jesse James (1939), which also featured Henry Fonda, and playing opposite Spencer Tracy in Stanley and Livingstone, later that same year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nancy Kelly has received more than 653,035 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Nancy Kelly is the 5,202nd most popular actor (down from 2,434th in 2019), the 7,589th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,934th in 2019) and the 2,346th most popular American Actor.

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  • 650k

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  • 46.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nancy Kelly ranks 5,202 out of 13,578. Before her are Chris Elliott, Arliss Howard, Christie Brinkley, Harry Liedtke, Corey Feldman, and Ahn Bo-hyun. After her are Jerry Hardin, Maria Yermolova, Alessandro Nivola, Barbara Loden, Rita Renoir, and Alley Mills.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Nancy Kelly ranks 340. Before her are János Pilinszky, Per Berlin, Čestmír Vycpálek, Víctor Balaguer, Vera-Ellen, and Edmondo Fabbri. After her are Ingvar Gärd, Jan Sterling, Hal David, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Aldo Gordini, and Cyrille Adoula. Among people deceased in 1995, Nancy Kelly ranks 247. Before her are Nicolás Lindley López, Edmondo Fabbri, Osvald Käpp, María Luisa Bemberg, Franco Bertinetti, and George W. Romney. After her are Martha Genenger, Prawitz Öberg, Erich Hof, Warren E. Burger, Karl Warner, and Aldo Gordini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nancy Kelly ranks 7,589 out of 20,380. Before her are Christie Brinkley (1954), Elliot Goldenthal (1954), Milton Babbitt (1916), Katherine Neville (1945), Corey Feldman (1971), and Thomas Ligotti (1953). After her are Jerry Hardin (1929), Alessandro Nivola (1972), William Cullen Bryant (1794), Bob Welch (1945), Barbara Loden (1932), and Bernard Hopkins (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nancy Kelly ranks 2,346. Before her are Jennifer Hudson (1981), Barbara Feldon (1933), Chris Elliott (1960), Arliss Howard (1954), Christie Brinkley (1954), and Corey Feldman (1971). After her are Jerry Hardin (1929), Alessandro Nivola (1972), Barbara Loden (1932), Alley Mills (1951), Paige Turco (1965), and Andrew McCarthy (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Bad Seed
Christine Penmark
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
Sep 12th 19567.1 / 10
Jesse James
Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Jan 14th 19396.4 / 10
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Connie Bryce
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.
Dec 26th 19436.1 / 10