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Reta Shaw

1912 - 1982

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Reta Shaw (September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982) was an American character actress known for playing strong, hard-edged, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. She may be best remembered as the housekeeper, Martha Grant, on the television series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and as the cook, Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reta Shaw has received more than 842,572 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Reta Shaw is the 5,624th most popular actor (down from 5,351st in 2019), the 8,219th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,954th in 2019) and the 2,557th most popular American Actor.

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  • 840k

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  • 45.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Reta Shaw ranks 5,624 out of 13,578. Before her are David Bennent, Gene Anthony Ray, Frank Whaley, Giuliana Calandra, John Richardson, and Paul Fix. After her are Clive Dunn, Zachary Levi, Michaela Schaffrath, Pino Caruso, Lynn Bari, and Rodrigo de la Serna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Reta Shaw ranks 324. Before her are Wilhelm Baumann, Eleanor Powell, Federico Saiz, Carl Raddatz, Masao Harada, and Segundo Durandal. After her are Barry Sullivan, Matthias Heidemann, David Raksin, Abdelkader Ben Bouali, Cliff Bastin, and Alfredo Pián. Among people deceased in 1982, Reta Shaw ranks 231. Before her are Tauno Palo, Eleanor Powell, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Max de Terra, Salvador Sánchez, and Iryna Vilde. After her are Arturo Rodríguez, Lamberto Dalla Costa, William Primrose, Ben Nicholson, Phyllis Covell, and Ruth First.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Reta Shaw ranks 8,219 out of 20,380. Before her are Harry DeBaecke (1879), Carl Johnson (1898), Gene Anthony Ray (1962), Frank Whaley (1963), Garrett Birkhoff (1911), and Paul Fix (1901). After her are Matthew Henson (1866), James Stafford (1932), Zachary Levi (1980), Lynn Bari (1913), Katherine Dunham (1909), and Patton Oswalt (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Reta Shaw ranks 2,557. Before her are Russi Taylor (1944), Diana Lynn (1926), C. Thomas Howell (1966), Gene Anthony Ray (1962), Frank Whaley (1963), and Paul Fix (1901). After her are Zachary Levi (1980), Lynn Bari (1913), Tim Conway (1933), Megan Boone (1983), Jim Siedow (1920), and Robert Costanzo (1942).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mary Poppins
Mrs. Brill
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in their lives but also spreads happiness.
Dec 17th 19647.6 / 10
Escape to Witch Mountain
Mrs. Grindley
Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.
Mar 21st 19756.411 / 10
Pollyanna
Tillie Lagerlof
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
May 19th 19607.011 / 10