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Rosalind Russell

1907 - 1976

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Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and Rose in Gypsy (1962). A noted comedienne, she won all five Golden Globes for which she was nominated. Russell won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1953 for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town (a musical based on the film My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rosalind Russell has received more than 2,827,680 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Rosalind Russell is the 2,493rd most popular actor (down from 2,334th in 2019), the 3,926th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,789th in 2019) and the 1,138th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.8M

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  • 52.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rosalind Russell ranks 2,493 out of 13,578. Before her are Anita Berber, J. Y. Park, Virginia Madsen, William Forsythe, Ferdinand Marian, and Erik Estrada. After her are Georgia Hale, Derek de Lint, Blake Clark, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Arkady Raikin, and Lando Buzzanca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Rosalind Russell ranks 163. Before her are Shiro Teshima, Ita Rina, Miguel Torga, Mariam Aslamazian, Blagoje Marjanović, and John Marley. After her are Alfred Delp, Raymond Braine, Gunnar Ekelöf, Annabella, Jean Carzou, and Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer. Among people deceased in 1976, Rosalind Russell ranks 114. Before her are Werner March, Boris Iofan, Nam Il, Nikolay Nosov, Jean Servais, and José Lezama Lima. After her are Wan Waithayakon, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Angelo Iachino, Pinhas Lavon, Zdeněk Fierlinger, and Helmut Kunz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rosalind Russell ranks 3,926 out of 20,380. Before her are Anthony Franciosa (1928), Robert Evans (1930), Virginia Madsen (1961), Vincent Richards (1903), William Forsythe (1955), and Erik Estrada (1949). After her are Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), Milton George Henschel (1920), Tommy Morrison (1969), Billy Vaughn (1919), and Chris Gardner (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rosalind Russell ranks 1,138. Before her are Hope Lange (1933), Carol Potter (1948), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Virginia Madsen (1961), William Forsythe (1955), and Erik Estrada (1949). After her are Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), Lauren Holly (1963), Dabney Coleman (1932), Bob Balaban (1945), and David Boreanaz (1969).

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