ACTOR

Pearl Bailey

1918 - 1990

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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pearl Bailey has received more than 1,814,664 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Pearl Bailey is the 6,860th most popular actor (down from 6,423rd in 2019), the 10,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,583rd in 2019) and the 3,163rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pearl Bailey ranks 6,860 out of 13,578. Before her are Élodie Yung, Milo O'Shea, Janice Rule, David Costabile, Tracy Scoggins, and Gilda Gray. After her are Wang Yibo, Zheng Junli, Gladys Egan, Johnny Sheffield, Jeanne Bates, and Anna Chlumsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Pearl Bailey ranks 289. Before her are Lohengrin Filipello, Dick Esser, Duncan White, Avery Dulles, Thelma Coyne Long, and Diana Serra Cary. After her are Jeanne Bates, Said Mohamed Jaffar, Elaine de Kooning, Eddy Arnold, Alberto Héber Usher, and Norman Granz. Among people deceased in 1990, Pearl Bailey ranks 281. Before her are Bob Gerard, Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnnie Ray, Spark Matsunaga, Ryan White, and Susan Oliver. After her are Mike Mazurki, David Rose, Jadwiga Wajs, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Norman Malcolm, and Juan Manuel Bordeu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pearl Bailey ranks 10,116 out of 20,380. Before her are Lee Strobel (1952), Janice Rule (1931), David Costabile (1967), Bob Kerrey (1943), Sydnee Steele (1968), and Tracy Scoggins (1953). After her are Robin Morgan (1941), Zebulon Pike (1779), Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Katie Couric (1957), Gladys Egan (1900), and Rakim (1968).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Pearl Bailey ranks 3,163. Before her are Teri Polo (1969), Joe Lo Truglio (1970), Sydney Sweeney (1997), Janice Rule (1931), David Costabile (1967), and Tracy Scoggins (1953). After her are Gladys Egan (1900), Johnny Sheffield (1931), Jeanne Bates (1918), Anna Chlumsky (1980), Riley Keough (1989), and Adele Astaire (1896).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Fox and the Hound
Big Mama (voice)
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Jul 10th 19817.1 / 10
Carmen Jones
Frankie
Carmen, a seductive woman, seduces a young soldier, Joe, in order to avoid imprisonment. However, when she leaves Joe for another man, he seeks revenge.
Oct 28th 19545.905 / 10
The Landlord
Marge
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.
May 20th 19705.8 / 10