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Edith Massey

1918 - 1984

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Edith Massey (born Edith Y. Dornfeld; May 28, 1918 – October 24, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters. She was one of the Dreamlanders, Waters's stable of regular cast and crew members. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edith Massey is the 1,941st most popular actor (up from 7,167th in 2019), the 3,491st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,569th in 2019) and the 950th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Edith Massey ranks 1,941 out of 13,578. Before her are Martine Carol, Laura Betti, Josh Charles, Inna Churikova, Linda Cristal, and Ray Winstone. After her are Dominic Chianese, Tobias Moretti, Paul Michael Glaser, Anatoli Papanov, Barry Sullivan, and Roger Hanin.

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Among people born in 1918, Edith Massey ranks 114. Before her are Ajahn Chah, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Adolfo Pedernera, Massimo Girotti, Jerome Robbins, and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse. After her are Theodore Sturgeon, Helmut Lent, Alfréd Wetzler, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Bebo Valdés, and George Lincoln Rockwell. Among people deceased in 1984, Edith Massey ranks 93. Before her are William Powell, Vladimir Chelomey, Richard Basehart, Lee Krasner, Andy Kaufman, and Karl-August Fagerholm. After her are Roland Penrose, Peter Lawford, Cigerxwîn, Adam Malik, Kevin A. Lynch, and Jorge Guillén.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edith Massey ranks 3,491 out of 20,380. Before her are James Turrell (1943), Walker Evans (1903), Oliver Winchester (1810), Norman Taurog (1899), Josh Charles (1971), and Beatrice Wood (1893). After her are Linda Nochlin (1931), Dominic Chianese (1931), A.J. Styles (1977), Diana Nyad (1949), Paul Michael Glaser (1943), and Barry Sullivan (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edith Massey ranks 950. Before her are Alicia Rhett (1915), Anne Ramsey (1929), Jennifer Beals (1963), Will Patton (1954), Mary Astor (1906), and Josh Charles (1971). After her are Dominic Chianese (1931), Paul Michael Glaser (1943), Barry Sullivan (1912), Robert Conrad (1935), David Doyle (1929), and Billie Burke (1884).

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