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Fay Wray

1907 - 2004

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Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film King Kong. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attained international recognition as an actress in horror films. She has been dubbed the first "scream queen". She had minor film roles, and gained media attention as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars" in 1926. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fay Wray is the 1,933rd most popular actor (up from 1,982nd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Canada (down from 156th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Fay Wray ranks 1,933 out of 13,578. Before her are Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour, Natalia Makarova, Will Patton, Lena Nyman, and Mary Astor. After her are Joanna Lumley, Martine Carol, Laura Betti, Josh Charles, Inna Churikova, and Linda Cristal.

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Among people born in 1907, Fay Wray ranks 130. Before her are Pierre Pflimlin, Tino Rossi, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Helmuth James von Moltke, Walter Frentz, and Konstantin Rodzaevsky. After her are August Eigruber, Roberto Cherro, Enrique Líster, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Yasushi Inoue, and Bruno Munari. Among people deceased in 2004, Fay Wray ranks 108. Before her are Walter Frentz, Artie Shaw, Vasili Mitrokhin, Carlos Lacoste, Jerry Orbach, and Hussein al-Houthi. After her are Laura Betti, Bill Pickering, José López Portillo y Pacheco, Anthony Steffen, Michael Grant, and Kalevi Sorsa.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Fay Wray ranks 166 out of 1,622. Before her are Shania Twain (1965), Michael Ontkean (1946), Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), Joshua Slocum (1844), and Brian Mulroney (1939). After her are Jacques Villeneuve (1953), André Bessette (1845), Reginald Fessenden (1866), Jane Bell (1910), Deanna Durbin (1921), and David Foster (1949).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Fay Wray ranks 43. Before her are Rachel McAdams (1978), Rick Moranis (1953), Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Tom Cavanagh (1963), and Michael Ontkean (1946). After her are Deanna Durbin (1921), Joanna Shimkus (1943), William B. Davis (1938), Lorne Greene (1915), Evangeline Lilly (1979), and Vanity (1959).

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