ACTOR

Sybil Thorndike

1882 - 1976

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Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson, (24 October 1882 – 9 June 1976) was an English actress whose stage career lasted from 1904 to 1969. Trained in her youth as a concert pianist, Thorndike turned to the stage when a medical problem with her hands ruled out a musical career. She began her professional acting career with the company of the actor-manager Ben Greet, with whom she toured the US from 1904 to 1908. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sybil Thorndike has received more than 498,002 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sybil Thorndike is the 7,004th most popular actor (up from 7,046th in 2019), the 5,067th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,978th in 2019) and the 788th most popular British Actor.

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  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sybil Thorndike ranks 7,004 out of 13,578. Before her are Don Gordon, Magda Gabor, Johanna ter Steege, Takahiro Sakurai, George Nichols, and Stanley Anderson. After her are James Morrison, Olivier Gourmet, Michał Żebrowski, Valery Garkalin, Adèle Haenel, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Sybil Thorndike ranks 265. Before her are Paul Günther, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Felix Frankfurter, Edward Van Sloan, Ricardo J. Alfaro, and Mary Boland. After her are N. C. Wyeth, Milton Sills, Robert G. Vignola, Joseph Wedderburn, Louis Wilkins, and Ethel Clayton. Among people deceased in 1976, Sybil Thorndike ranks 251. Before her are Toni Ulmen, Tibor Csík, Alfredo Porzio, Lucie Mannheim, Rupert Davies, and Achille Souchard. After her are Piero Scotti, Justin McCarthy, Hans Theilig, Hisakichi Toyoda, August Heim, and Nikolai Ekk.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sybil Thorndike ranks 5,067 out of 8,785. Before her are Thomas Brisbane (1773), Richard Tandy (1948), Albert Oldman (1883), George Butterworth (1885), Darren Shan (1972), and Dannie Abse (1923). After her are Noni Madueke (2002), Danny Kirwan (1950), Benjamin Wilson (1721), David Abulafia (1949), Alex James (1901), and Lionel Atwill (1885).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sybil Thorndike ranks 788. Before her are Olivia d'Abo (1969), Michael Hordern (1911), Charlie Cox (1982), Bruce Robinson (1946), Clive Standen (1981), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (1990). After her are Lionel Atwill (1885), Keith Allen (1953), Steve Toussaint (1965), Archie Panjabi (1972), Louise Lombard (1970), and Sam Heughan (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Prince and the Showgirl
The Queen Dowager
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
Jun 13o 19576.3 / 10
Stage Fright
Mrs. Gill
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Feb 23o 19506.785 / 10
Gone to Earth
Mrs. Marston
Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her even after her marriage to the local pastor.
Nov 6o 19506.1 / 10