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Rae Dawn Chong

1961 - Today

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Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress. Chong later starred in films Beat Street (1984), American Flyers (1985), The Color Purple (1985), Commando (1985), Soul Man (1986), The Principal (1987), Tales from the Darkside (1990), Time Runner (1993), and Boulevard (1994). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rae Dawn Chong has received more than 5,508,182 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Rae Dawn Chong is the 5,928th most popular actor (down from 4,973rd in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from Canada (down from 406th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Rae Dawn Chongs by language

Over the past year Rae Dawn Chong has had the most page views in the with 783,747 views, followed by Spanish (39,821), and German (32,506). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (250.00%), Malagasy (110.53%), and Egyptian Arabic (71.33%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 5,928 out of 13,578. Before her are Babyface, Tully Marshall, Evan Handler, Armin Shimerman, Tony Dalton, and Jessica Capshaw. After her are Judith Barsi, Miiko Taka, Patricia Tallman, Bernard Le Coq, Terry Moore, and Hilarie Burton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 344. Before her are Aram Sargsyan, Omar Razzaz, Toni Nadal, Luigi De Agostini, Irfan Smajlagić, and Evan Handler. After her are Richard Garriott, Kent Beck, Unsuk Chin, Corinne Hermès, Arnór Guðjohnsen, and Mike Dunleavy.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 480 out of 1,622. Before her are Myrtle Cook (1902), Viola Myers (1927), Douglas Bennett (1918), Maurice Prendergast (1858), Tamara Taylor (1970), and Lawrence Lambe (1863). After her are Jennifer Granholm (1959), Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), Ernest Hamilton (1883), Kathleen Robertson (1973), Mary Frizzell (1913), and Mia Kirshner (1975).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 141. Before her are Anke Engelke (1965), Daniel Gillies (1976), David James Elliott (1960), Wendy Crewson (1956), Sarah Carter (1980), and Tamara Taylor (1970). After her are Kathleen Robertson (1973), Mia Kirshner (1975), Marie Prevost (1896), Tyler Mane (1966), Michael Hogan (1949), and Justin Chatwin (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Carol
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Sep 13o 20116.178 / 10
The Color Purple
Squeak
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Dec 18o 19857.746 / 10
Commando
Cindy
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Oct 3o 19856.668 / 10