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Corinne Griffith

1894 - 1979

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Corinne Griffith (née Griffin; November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of the silent film era. In addition to her beauty, Griffith achieved critical recognition for her performance in Frank Lloyd's The Divine Lady (1929), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Originally from Texas, Griffith pursued a film career after winning a beauty contest in Southern California. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Corinne Griffith is the 4,954th most popular actor (down from 4,231st in 2019), the 7,777th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,234th in 2019) and the 2,259th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Corinne Griffith ranks 4,954 out of 13,578. Before her are Kim Nam-gil, Alice Drummond, Go Hyun-jung, Gheorghe Mureșan, Semyon Farada, and Chandra Wilson. After her are Tess Harper, Pierre Coffin, Kim Hee-sun, Michael McElhatton, Amanda Bearse, and Molly Ringwald.

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Among people born in 1894, Corinne Griffith ranks 210. Before her are Pelageya Shajn, Estelle Taylor, Paul Peter Meouchi, Henry Daniell, Nikolai Chebotaryov, and Hermanis Matisons. After her are Ben Nicholson, Mahmud Taymur, Albert Préjean, James P. Johnson, Renzo De Vecchi, and Georgy Ivanov. Among people deceased in 1979, Corinne Griffith ranks 208. Before her are Nikolai Tikhonov, Margaret Harwood, Maurizio Arena, Dorothy Arzner, Les Clark, and Yervand Kochar. After her are Jim Hutton, Jacob L. Devers, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, Albert Préjean, Bernt Evensen, and Ethel Lackie.

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Among people born in United States, Corinne Griffith ranks 7,779 out of 20,380. Before her are Alice Drummond (1928), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Kirsten Price (1981), Ramsey Clark (1927), Chandra Wilson (1969), and Michael Marsh (1967). After her are Holcombe Ward (1878), Ben Bova (1932), Kathleen Battle (1948), John E. Blaha (1942), Tess Harper (1950), and John Jeffries (1745).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Corinne Griffith ranks 2,260. Before her are Billie Dove (1903), Andrew McCarthy (1962), Val Avery (1924), Camille Keaton (1947), Alice Drummond (1928), and Chandra Wilson (1969). After her are Tess Harper (1950), Amanda Bearse (1958), Molly Ringwald (1968), Rosalind Chao (1957), Alexa PenaVega (1988), and Bernadette Peters (1948).

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