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Natalie Wood

1938 - 1981

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Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natalie Wood has received more than 21,869,715 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Natalie Wood is the 223rd most popular actor (down from 176th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from United States (down from 320th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Actor.

Natalie Wood was an American actress who was most famous for her role in Miracle on 34th Street.

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  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Natalie Woods by language

Over the past year Natalie Wood has had the most page views in the with 2,265,418 views, followed by German (240,436), and Spanish (170,496). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Western Punjabi (312.31%), Czech (264.62%), and Belarusian (191.64%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Natalie Wood ranks 223 out of 13,578. Before her are James Hong, Maximilian Schell, Jacqueline Bisset, John Hurt, Laura Antonelli, and Kim Basinger. After her are Jessica Lange, Peter Fonda, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Shirley MacLaine, and Robbie Coltrane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Natalie Wood ranks 24. Before her are Jerry Brown, Anthony Giddens, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Verhoeven, Mireille Darc, and Vladimir Vysotsky. After her are Liv Ullmann, Bernie Madoff, Rod Laver, Giuliano Gemma, Jean Seberg, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Among people deceased in 1981, Natalie Wood ranks 8. Before her are Anwar Sadat, Moshe Dayan, Jacques Lacan, Albert Speer, Soong Ching-ling, and Max Euwe. After her are Frederica of Hanover, Hideki Yukawa, William Holden, William Wyler, Hans Adolf Krebs, and Odd Hassel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Natalie Wood ranks 421 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Francis Richter (1900), Herman Hollerith (1860), Melvin Calvin (1911), Jesse James (1847), William McKinley (1843), and Kim Basinger (1953). After her are Ed Gein (1906), Jessica Lange (1949), Peter Fonda (1940), John R. Bolton (1948), George Clooney (1961), and Ed Harris (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Natalie Wood ranks 105. Before her are Mickey Rourke (1952), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Martin Sheen (1940), Michelle Pfeiffer (1958), James Hong (1929), and Kim Basinger (1953). After her are Jessica Lange (1949), Peter Fonda (1940), George Clooney (1961), Ed Harris (1950), Shirley MacLaine (1934), and Richard Widmark (1914).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Searchers
Deborah "Debbie" Edwards
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
May 16o 19567.711 / 10
Rebel Without a Cause
Judy
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Oct 27o 19557.5 / 10
West Side Story
Maria
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Dec 13o 19617.259 / 10