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Helen Gallagher

1926 - 2024

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Helen Gallagher (July 19, 1926 – November 24, 2024) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She received three Daytime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Donaldson Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Gallagher's work on the New York stages spanned seven decades, with her big break coming in the role of Nancy in the 1947 musical High Button Shoes. Gallagher won her first Tony Award and a Donaldson Award for her role as Gladys Bumps in the 1952 revival of Pal Joey, and earned her first leading role on the Broadway stage in 1953, starring in Hazel Flagg. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Helen Gallagher is the 5,258th most popular actor (up from 5,385th in 2024), the 8,181st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,837th in 2019) and the 2,406th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Helen Gallagher ranks 5,258 out of 13,578. Before her are Osvaldo Ríos, Alina Janowska, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wenche Foss, Mia Wasikowska, and Gavin MacLeod. After her are Pavel Kadochnikov, Charles Berling, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Kevin Conroy, and Joe Seneca.

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Among people born in 1926, Helen Gallagher ranks 388. Before her are Arne Bendiksen, Anahit Tsitsikian, Helene Ahrweiler, Dietmar Schönherr, Zig Ziglar, and Angus Scrimm. After her are David Malet Armstrong, Alfonso Sastre, Mustafa Ertan, Gu Chaohao, Gottfried Diener, and Miguel León-Portilla. Among people deceased in 2024, Helen Gallagher ranks 385. Before her are Arvo Valton, Domingo Pérez, Brian Lumley, Jadwiga Barańska, Duane Eddy, and Bill Walton. After her are Vasile Dîba, Mokhtar Hasni, Terry Bisson, Joe Bryant, Steve Lawrence, and Robert H. Dennard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Gallagher ranks 8,183 out of 20,380. Before her are Ina Claire (1893), Bill Condon (1955), Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Zoot Sims (1925), and Gavin MacLeod (1931). After her are Scott Ritter (1961), Johnny Griffin (1928), Joseph Dempsey (1875), Kevin Conroy (1955), Richard Olney (1835), and Neal Schon (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Helen Gallagher ranks 2,407. Before her are Austin Butler (1991), Brenda Bakke (1963), Marguerite Clayton (1891), Ina Claire (1893), Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), and Gavin MacLeod (1931). After her are Kevin Conroy (1955), Joe Seneca (1919), Jeanette Nolan (1911), Burt Ward (1945), Bebe Daniels (1901), and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (1964).

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