ACTOR

Ruth Gordon

1896 - 1985

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Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She began her career performing on Broadway at age 19. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, Gordon gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her 70s and 80s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Gordon has received more than 2,950,901 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Ruth Gordon is the 1,193rd most popular actor (down from 1,128th in 2019), the 2,064th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,020th in 2019) and the 559th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ruth Gordons by language

Over the past year Ruth Gordon has had the most page views in the with 396,611 views, followed by German (26,871), and French (21,567). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (118.66%), Danish (51.18%), and French (43.70%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruth Gordon ranks 1,193 out of 13,578. Before her are Tim Allen, Rajesh Khanna, Marisa Tomei, Ashley Judd, Lin Shaye, and Concha Velasco. After her are Eduardo De Filippo, Daniel Stern, Michael Massee, Claude Brasseur, Casey Affleck, and Rami Malek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ruth Gordon ranks 83. Before her are Mark W. Clark, Fayzulla Khodzhayev, Boris Skossyreff, Morarji Desai, Aspasia Manos, and Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After her are Mao Dun, Ludwik Fleck, Pavel Alexandrov, Iona Yakir, Hinrich Lohse, and Wilhelm Ackermann. Among people deceased in 1985, Ruth Gordon ranks 57. Before her are Wellington Koo, Zarifa Aliyeva, Axel Springer, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Alexander Pokryshkin, and Theodore Sturgeon. After her are David Byron, Herbert Bayer, Cus D'Amato, Ricky Nelson, Afet İnan, and Jean-Marie Loret.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Gordon ranks 2,064 out of 20,380. Before her are Marisa Tomei (1964), Ashley Judd (1968), Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), Lin Shaye (1943), and Robert F. Engle (1942). After her are Linda Ronstadt (1946), Daniel Stern (1957), Prescott Bush (1895), Michael Massee (1952), Julius Erving (1950), and Casey Affleck (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ruth Gordon ranks 559. Before her are Eleanor Parker (1922), Tina Aumont (1946), Tim Allen (1953), Marisa Tomei (1964), Ashley Judd (1968), and Lin Shaye (1943). After her are Daniel Stern (1957), Michael Massee (1952), Casey Affleck (1975), Rami Malek (1981), Richard Basehart (1914), and Paul Rudd (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Jun 12o 19687.825 / 10
Harold and Maude
Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardin
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.
Dec 20o 19717.591 / 10
Any Which Way You Can
Ma Boggs
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Dec 17o 19805.8 / 10