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ZaSu Pitts

1894 - 1963

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ZaSu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who, in a career spanning nearly five decades, starred in many silent film dramas, such as Erich von Stroheim's 1924 epic Greed, and comedies, before transitioning successfully to mostly comedy roles with the advent of sound films. She also appeared on numerous radio shows and, later, made her mark on television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of ZaSu Pitts has received more than 1,184,316 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). ZaSu Pitts is the 5,883rd most popular actor (down from 5,809th in 2019), the 8,620th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,660th in 2019) and the 2,679th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, ZaSu Pitts ranks 5,883 out of 13,578. Before her are Inés Sastre, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Richard Lewis, Adrian Pasdar, Dack Rambo, and Matt Czuchry. After her are Gemma Chan, Leslie Bibb, Ruth Chatterton, Tina Arena, Sharman Joshi, and Bruce Payne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, ZaSu Pitts ranks 229. Before her are James P. Johnson, Abram Room, Oliver Leese, Ben Nicholson, Agnes von Krusenstjerna, and Francisco Pagazaurtundúa. After her are August Dvorak, Kazimierz Wierzyński, Robert Benson, Boris Shchukin, Alexander Hall, and Anatoly Blagonravov. Among people deceased in 1963, ZaSu Pitts ranks 192. Before her are María Guadalupe García Zavala, Jack Carson, Artur Lemba, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Ernie Davis, and Jorge Daponte. After her are Eric Carlberg, Ivan Brown, Lloyd Fredendall, Louis Ségura, Rogers Hornsby, and Georgy Ushakov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, ZaSu Pitts ranks 8,620 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Lewis (1947), David Patterson (1947), Adrian Pasdar (1965), Dack Rambo (1941), Matt Czuchry (1977), and Jack Shea (1910). After her are Bernie Leadon (1947), Teddy Mayer (1935), Leslie Bibb (1974), Ruth Chatterton (1892), RZA (1969), and Pinto Colvig (1892).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, ZaSu Pitts ranks 2,679. Before her are Richard LeParmentier (1946), Jamie Farr (1934), Richard Lewis (1947), Adrian Pasdar (1965), Dack Rambo (1941), and Matt Czuchry (1977). After her are Leslie Bibb (1974), Ruth Chatterton (1892), Pinto Colvig (1892), Boyd Holbrook (1981), Forrest Tucker (1919), and Jerry O'Connell (1974).

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Television and Movie Roles

Greed
Trina
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
Dec 4o 19247.4 / 10
Ruggles of Red Gap
Mrs. Judson
In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles, a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron. Ruggles' life is turned upside down as he's taken to the USA, is gradually assimilated into American life, accidentally becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way.
Mar 8o 19357 / 10
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Gertie - Switchboard Operator
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Nov 7o 19637 / 10