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Ann Todd

1907 - 1993

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Dorothy Ann Todd (24 January 1907 – 6 May 1993) was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in The Seventh Veil (1945). From 1949 to 1957 she was married to David Lean who directed her in The Passionate Friends (1949), Madeleine (1950), and The Sound Barrier (1952). She was a member of The Old Vic theatre company and in 1957 starred in a Broadway play. In her later years she wrote, produced and directed travel documentaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 22 in 2024). Ann Todd is the 7,108th most popular actor (down from 4,996th in 2024), the 5,319th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,793rd in 2019) and the 796th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ann Todd ranks 7,108 out of 13,578. Before her are Adele Astaire, Mozhan Marnò, Tawny Kitaen, Fann Wong, Tabu, and Şevval Sam. After her are Rachael Leigh Cook, Oleg Zhakov, Jang Seo-hee, Asa Butterfield, Louis Wolheim, and Julia Fox.

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Among people born in 1907, Ann Todd ranks 367. Before her are Alfred Schmitt, Quiterio Olmedo, Kate Smith, Frank Saker, Charles Korvin, and Ruth Patrick. After her are Christopher Fry, Ross Alexander, Robert John Braidwood, Tranquilino Garcete, Dorrit Hoffleit, and Sheldon Leonard. Among people deceased in 1993, Ann Todd ranks 275. Before her are Wallace Stegner, Sammy Cahn, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Jim Pollard, Kenneth Burke, and Arthur Alexander. After her are Evelyn Venable, Harvey Kurtzman, Mia Zapata, Penaia Ganilau, Evelyne Hall, and Glenn Corbett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ann Todd ranks 5,321 out of 8,785. Before her are Andy Rourke (1964), Danny Ward (1993), Les Ferdinand (1966), Julia Donaldson (1948), Clive Bunker (1946), and Eddie Jobson (1955). After her are John James (1914), Asa Butterfield (1997), Tommy Flowers (1905), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), Jan Morris (1926), and Nigella Lawson (1960).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ann Todd ranks 796. Before her are Mark Lester (1958), Muriel Pavlow (1921), Eleanor Bron (1938), Scott Speedman (1975), Alan Mowbray (1896), and Lashana Lynch (1987). After her are Asa Butterfield (1997), Sheila Hancock (1933), Maisie Williams (1997), DeObia Oparei (1971), Ed Westwick (1987), and Montagu Love (1877).

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