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Carole Shelley

1939 - 2018

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Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018) was an English actress who made her career in the United States and United Kingdom. Her many stage roles included originating the roles of Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple and Madame Morrible in Wicked. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Elephant Man (1979) and received additional nominations for her work on Absurd Person Singular (1975), Stepping Out (1987), and Billy Elliot (2009). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Carole Shelley is the 7,534th most popular actor (up from 8,559th in 2024), the 5,547th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,859th in 2019) and the 855th most popular British Actor.

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Among people born in 1939, Carole Shelley ranks 584. Before her are Pilar Roldán, Paul Winter, Terry Kiser, Humberto Cruz, Subramanian Swamy, and Richard Zare. After her are Viktor Shustikov, Marit Paulsen, Terry Paine, Neil Sloane, David Hobbs, and Sonny Fortune. Among people deceased in 2018, Carole Shelley ranks 518. Before her are Paolo Ferrari, Mort Walker, Ennio Fantastichini, Bassano Staffieri, Alberto Fouilloux, and Iraj Danaeifard. After her are Edwin Hawkins, Horace Ashenfelter, Tulsi Giri, Dipali Barthakur, Tim O'Connor, and Vibeke Skofterud.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Carole Shelley ranks 5,549 out of 8,785. Before her are Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Lodge (1558), James Thornhill (1675), Vivien Merchant (1929), Adrian Biddle (1952), and Anna Neagle (1904). After her are Thomas Norton (1532), Stevie Chalmers (1935), Tom Whittaker (1898), William Nicholson (1872), J. G. Farrell (1935), and Sarah Lancashire (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Carole Shelley ranks 854. Before her are Toby Kebbell (1982), Molly Peters (1942), Ben Daniels (1964), Vivien Merchant (1929), and Anna Neagle (1904). After her are Sarah Lancashire (1964), Julian Morris (1983), Bella Ramsey (2003), Michaela Coel (1987), Tulisa (1988), Gracie Fields (1898), and Lucy Gordon (1980).

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