ACTOR

Wendy Richard

1943 - 2009

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Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was a British actress, known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985, and Pauline Fowler on the soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 2006. Despite being known for her Cockney accent, Richard was born in Middlesbrough. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wendy Richard has received more than 2,850,048 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Wendy Richard is the 9,142nd most popular actor (down from 7,996th in 2019), the 6,102nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,403rd in 2019) and the 1,015th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Wendy Richards by language

Over the past year Wendy Richard has had the most page views in the with 308,433 views, followed by Dutch (12,467), and German (2,077). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (83.50%), Afrikaans (81.82%), and Simple English (66.16%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wendy Richard ranks 9,142 out of 13,578. Before her are Adele Jergens, Peter Serafinowicz, Michael O'Keefe, Jerry Paris, Stacy Martin, and Yoshimasa Hosoya. After her are Kate Flannery, Melody Thomas Scott, Riz Ahmed, Nicholas Parsons, Simu Liu, and Deidre Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Wendy Richard ranks 693. Before her are Béla Bollobás, Herman Rouwé, Vince Cable, John Bryson, Dick Van Arsdale, and Mike Barrett. After her are Alan Rollinson, Howard Wilkinson, Mickey Hart, Phil Bredesen, Valerie Thomas, and Barry Evans. Among people deceased in 2009, Wendy Richard ranks 399. Before her are Billy Mays, Sitara Achakzai, Vic Crowe, Johnny Kerr, Vishnuvardhan, and William Safire. After her are Jane Randolph, Bina Rai, Sulim Yamadayev, Horton Foote, Stanley Middleton, and George Perle.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wendy Richard ranks 6,102 out of 8,785. Before her are Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Clemence Dane (1888), Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Leslie Benzies (1971), Thomas Shadwell (1642), and Peter Serafinowicz (1972). After her are Riz Ahmed (1982), Paolo Nutini (1987), Nicholas Parsons (1923), Nick Fry (1956), Eoin MacNeill (1867), and Ben Miles (1966).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Wendy Richard ranks 1,015. Before her are Carlo Rota (1961), Nick Moran (1969), Max Irons (1985), George MacKay (1992), Freya Allan (2001), and Peter Serafinowicz (1972). After her are Riz Ahmed (1982), Nicholas Parsons (1923), Ben Miles (1966), Ricky Whittle (1981), Felicity Kendal (1946), and Martin Clunes (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Drama Student/Lady Macbeth
An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard, and a beautiful but dead-eyed assassin all have their own plans for the Fab Four.
Jul 29o 19656.861 / 10
Are You Being Served?
Miss Shirley Brahms
In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution.
Jun 10o 19774.6 / 10