ACTOR

Wenche Foss

1917 - 2011

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Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better known as Wenche Foss (Norwegian: [ˈvɛ̂ŋkə ˈfɔsː]), was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wenche Foss has received more than 51,676 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wenche Foss is the 5,764th most popular actor (down from 5,185th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 338th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wenche Foss ranks 5,764 out of 13,578. Before her are Laraine Day, Rica Matsumoto, Helena Bergström, Song Ji-hyo, Chang Chen, and Lars Eidinger. After her are Feroz Khan, Brian Aherne, Irena Kwiatkowska, Debi Mazar, David Paymer, and Justin Bartha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Wenche Foss ranks 282. Before her are Arne Sucksdorff, Francis Parker Yockey, Barbro Kollberg, Gonzalo Rojas, Tetsuo Hamuro, and Amelia Piccinini. After her are Jack Lynch, Władysław Rubin, Eugen Walaschek, Gwendolyn Brooks, Melville Shavelson, and Jo Stafford. Among people deceased in 2011, Wenche Foss ranks 376. Before her are Kuno Klötzer, Hans Kalt, Elisabeth Sladen, Célestin Oliver, Waldemar Baszanowski, and Žarko Nikolić. After her are Irena Kwiatkowska, Sun Axelsson, Annette Charles, David Hess, Kjell Johansson, and Juliano Mer-Khamis.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Wenche Foss ranks 393 out of 1,039. Before her are Sture Sivertsen (1966), Audun Boysen (1929), Finn Kalvik (1947), Frank Hansen (1945), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), and Åsne Seierstad (1970). After her are Alexia Bryn (1889), Tore Berger (1944), Fartein Valen (1887), Per Ivar Moe (1944), Tarjei Bø (1988), and Jan Johansen (1944).

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Among ACTORS In Norway

Among actors born in Norway, Wenche Foss ranks 6. Before her are Sonja Wigert (1913), Harriet Bosse (1878), Kristofer Hivju (1978), Anita Thallaug (1938), and Aksel Hennie (1975). After her are Greta Nissen (1906), Ane Dahl Torp (1975), Nicolai Cleve Broch (1975), Natassia Malthe (1974), Pål Sverre Hagen (1980), and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (1980).

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