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Ella Raines

1920 - 1988

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Ella Wallace Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Described as "sultry" and "mysterious", the green-eyed star appeared frequently in crime pictures and film noir, but also in drama, comedy, Westerns, thrillers, and romance. Among the leading men she starred with were John Wayne, Charles Laughton, William Powell, Randolph Scott, Franchot Tone, Brian Donlevy, George Raft, and Burt Lancaster. When film roles dwindled she turned to television. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2024). Ella Raines is the 6,688th most popular actor (down from 5,754th in 2024), the 10,342nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,414th in 2019) and the 3,078th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Ella Raines ranks 6,688 out of 13,578. Before her are Tony Robinson, Bodil Jørgensen, Mark Ivanir, Aleksandr Baluev, Mitsuko Horie, and Ali Zafar. After her are Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Molly Quinn, William Hope, Icíar Bollaín, Peta Wilson, and Sophie Winkleman.

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Among people born in 1920, Ella Raines ranks 401. Before her are Kenneth McAlpine, Zully Moreno, Adolph Dubs, Luisa Cuesta, Václav Havel, and Jack Rowley. After her are Arthur Wint, Lamberto Dalla Costa, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Man Mohan Adhikari, Simon Pimenta, and Michael Bates. Among people deceased in 1988, Ella Raines ranks 241. Before her are Roy Kinnear, Ove Arup, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Lyman Lemnitzer, Nora Astorga, and Greta Nissen. After her are Lin Carter, John M. Allegro, István Klimek, Eric A. Havelock, Lois Wilson, and John N. Mitchell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ella Raines ranks 10,345 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert Schwartzman (1982), Una Merkel (1903), Mark Esper (1964), Tim O'Brien (1946), F. Albert Cotton (1930), Norman Taber (1891), and Steve Wynn (1942). After her are Jurnee Smollett-Bell (1986), John Prine (1946), Molly Quinn (1993), Samuel King Allison (1900), and Joe Verdeur (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ella Raines ranks 3,079. Before her are Dan Fogler (1976), Stephanie Hsu (1990), Robin Givens (1964), Madge Bellamy (1899), Robert Schwartzman (1982), and Una Merkel (1903). After her are Jurnee Smollett-Bell (1986), Molly Quinn (1993), Carmine Caridi (1934), Norman Alden (1924), Jon Tenney (1961), and Laz Alonso (1974).

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