ACTOR

Thelma Ritter

1902 - 1969

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Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American character actress who, known for her strong New York City accent, diminutive size, and plain look, favored working-class roles. She earned a Tony Award and six Academy Award nominations, more than any other actress in the Best Supporting Actress category. These nominations were for her performances in All About Eve (1950), The Mating Season (1951), With a Song in My Heart (1952), Pickup on South Street (1953), Pillow Talk (1959), and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thelma Ritter has received more than 2,112,736 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Thelma Ritter is the 1,665th most popular actor (down from 1,448th in 2019), the 2,779th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,506th in 2019) and the 776th most popular American Actor.

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  • 61.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Thelma Ritter ranks 1,665 out of 13,578. Before her are Melissa Gilbert, Chus Lampreave, Lina Cavalieri, Gloria Guida, Paul Reubens, and Marton Csokas. After her are Elizabeth McGovern, Eileen Atkins, Sam Waterston, Lee Young-ae, Sebastian Koch, and Joseph Wiseman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Thelma Ritter ranks 113. Before her are Giorgio Pessina, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Ernst von Salomon, Josep Lluís Sert, Fuad Chehab, and Karl Menger. After her are Ralph Richardson, Alexander Mach, Heinz Rühmann, Albert Anastasia, Hans von Dohnanyi, and Mortimer J. Adler. Among people deceased in 1969, Thelma Ritter ranks 79. Before her are Claude Dornier, John Kennedy Toole, He Long, C. N. Annadurai, Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, and Rómulo Gallegos. After her are Domingo Tejera, Coleman Hawkins, Ivar Ballangrud, Josef Blösche, Leonard Woolf, and Carlos Marighella.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thelma Ritter ranks 2,779 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert Serber (1909), Robert Garrett (1875), Paul Reubens (1952), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Don Simpson (1943), and Melanie (1947). After her are Joseph Heller (1923), Wayne Dyer (1940), Harry Porter (1882), Edie Sedgwick (1943), Basil Poledouris (1945), and Murray Perahia (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Thelma Ritter ranks 776. Before her are Patrick Wilson (1973), Cheech Marin (1946), Ed Asner (1929), John Savage (1949), Melissa Gilbert (1964), and Paul Reubens (1952). After her are Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Sam Waterston (1940), Estelle Getty (1923), Melissa McBride (1965), Monica Potter (1971), and Marilyn Chambers (1952).

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