ACTOR

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 6,016,559 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Rae Dawn Chong is the 5,931st most popular actor (down from 4,973rd in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Canada (down from 406th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 5,931 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 481 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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