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Gilda Radner

1946 - 1989

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Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian. Radner was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980. In her sketches on SNL, she played various original characters on the show's Weekend Update segment, such as the elderly, hard-of-hearing Emily Litella and the advice specialist Roseanne Roseannadanna, who rarely offered advice but often provided disgusting, off-topic stories. Radner won an Emmy Award for her performances on the show in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Gilda Radner is the 5,067th most popular actor (down from 4,411th in 2024), the 7,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,474th in 2019) and the 2,311th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Gilda Radner ranks 5,066 out of 13,578. Before her are Ted Raimi, Eriq La Salle, Sydney Lassick, Carey Mulligan, and Henry Darrow. After her are Demet Özdemir, Portia de Rossi, Jimmy Sheirgill, Emma Mackey, Wendie Malick, Matthew Cowles, and Krysten Ritter.

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Among people born in 1946, Gilda Radner ranks 558. Before her are Daša Drndić, Helen Shapiro, Erich Beer, Dori Ghezzi, Daniel Carnevali, and Stephen Hunter. After her are Jimmy Buffett, Rudy Rucker, Robert Jarvik, Hrvoje Horvat, Ramazan Abdulatipov, and Hadi Dahane. Among people deceased in 1989, Gilda Radner ranks 232. Before her are Harald Edelstam, Gilles Andriamahazo, George Robledo, Rostislav Plyatt, Peter Scott, and Cláudio Santoro. After her are Aleksanteri Saarvala, Oleksiy Fedorov, Friederich Franzl, Lee Calhoun, King Tubby, and Frank Sullivan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gilda Radner ranks 7,926 out of 20,380. Before her are Lawrence Summers (1954), Sydney Lassick (1922), Brendan O'Brien (1960), John King Fairbank (1907), Henry Darrow (1933), and George Winston (1949). After her are Jimmy Buffett (1946), Edwin H. Land (1909), David Crane (1957), Koko Taylor (1928), Wendie Malick (1950), and Matthew Cowles (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gilda Radner ranks 2,312. Before her are Alice Faye (1915), Silas Weir Mitchell (1969), Ted Raimi (1965), Eriq La Salle (1962), Sydney Lassick (1922), and Henry Darrow (1933). After her are Wendie Malick (1950), Matthew Cowles (1944), Krysten Ritter (1981), Wendie Jo Sperber (1958), Armie Hammer (1986), and Annette Charles (1948).

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