ACTOR

Olivia Cole

1942 - 2018

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Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries Roots. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olivia Cole has received more than 505,595 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Olivia Cole is the 8,110th most popular actor (down from 7,950th in 2019), the 12,017th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,732nd in 2019) and the 3,775th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Olivia Coles by language

Over the past year Olivia Cole has had the most page views in the with 49,373 views, followed by German (3,690), and French (1,634). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (151.01%), Egyptian Arabic (23.64%), and Hungarian (21.79%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Olivia Cole ranks 8,110 out of 13,578. Before her are Zohra Sehgal, Jeremy Sisto, Mike Epps, Bill Macy, Iqbal Theba, and May Calamawy. After her are Sean Biggerstaff, Lucas Till, Eddie Griffin, Mekhi Phifer, Dale Robertson, and Christopher Cousins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Olivia Cole ranks 672. Before her are Gene Okerlund, Bob Gaudio, Kenas Aroi, Judy Sheindlin, Örjan Persson, and Dan McKenzie. After her are Paul Churchland, David J. Griffiths, Bobby Rydell, František Ševčík, Pertti Purhonen, and Jan Halvarsson. Among people deceased in 2018, Olivia Cole ranks 528. Before her are Mark Salling, Brigitte Ahrenholz, Vibeke Skofterud, Henri Dirickx, Iraj Danaeifard, and Frank Havens. After her are Rafael Amador, Aleksandr Kurlovich, Tim O'Connor, Renate Dorrestein, João W. Nery, and Jean Porter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Olivia Cole ranks 12,017 out of 20,380. Before her are Fontella Bass (1940), Gervonta Davis (1994), Bill Macy (1922), Joe Medicine Crow (1913), Earl Van Dorn (1820), and John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886). After her are Terence Crawford (1987), Mitch Richmond (1965), Tabitha Stevens (1970), Mark Parkinson (1957), Lucas Till (1990), and Eddie Griffin (1968).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Olivia Cole ranks 3,775. Before her are Wood Harris (1969), J. Smith-Cameron (1957), Natasha Gregson Wagner (1970), Jeremy Sisto (1974), Mike Epps (1970), and Bill Macy (1922). After her are Lucas Till (1990), Eddie Griffin (1968), Mekhi Phifer (1974), Dale Robertson (1923), Christopher Cousins (1960), and Jay Harrington (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

First Sunday
Momma T
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
Jan 11o 20085.649 / 10
Roots
Mathilda
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
7.4 / 10
Coming Home
Corrine
The wife of a Marine serving in Vietnam, Sally Hyde decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time. There she meets Luke Martin, a frustrated wheelchair-bound vet who has become disillusioned with the war. Sally and Luke develop a friendship that soon turns into a romance.
Feb 15o 19787.011 / 10