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Helena Modjeska

1840 - 1909

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Helena Modrzejewska (Polish: [mɔdʐɛˈjɛfska]; born Jadwiga Helena Mizel; October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909), known professionally in the United States as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish-American actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles. She was successful first on the Polish stage. After emigrating to the United States (and despite her poor command of English), she also succeeded on stage in America and London. She is regarded as the greatest actress in the history of theatre in Poland. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helena Modjeska is the 2,746th most popular actor (down from 2,637th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from Poland (up from 710th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Polish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Helena Modjeska ranks 2,746 out of 13,578. Before her are Charles Bickford, John Doman, Sarah Siddons, Jimmy Smits, Kelly Reilly, and Steven Hill. After her are Marilù Tolo, Irrfan Khan, Ken Jenkins, Nick Cravat, Paul Freeman, and Misha Collins.

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Among people born in 1840, Helena Modjeska ranks 55. Before her are Abraham Goldfaden, Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, Edmond Audran, Jeanna Bauck, William Graham Sumner, and Thomas Nast. After her are Gall, Titu Maiorescu, Francišak Bahuševič, Adolf Bernhard Meyer, Aisha Taymur, and Ferdinand Sarrien. Among people deceased in 1909, Helena Modjeska ranks 55. Before her are Catulle Mendès, Manuel Amador Guerrero, Rodolphe Lindt, Emil Christian Hansen, Pascual Cervera y Topete, and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb. After her are Giuseppe Martucci, Paul Ranson, Alessandro Fortis, Futabatei Shimei, Euclides da Cunha, and Carl Bolle.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Helena Modjeska ranks 709 out of 1,694. Before her are Stefan Rowecki (1895), Marek Janowski (1939), August Zaleski (1883), Rutka Laskier (1929), Maria Dąbrowska (1889), and Oskar Kummetz (1891). After her are Bernhard Grzimek (1909), Miliza Korjus (1905), Aleksander Gierymski (1850), Wojciech Gerson (1831), Gustav Adolf von Götzen (1866), and Samuel Eilenberg (1913).

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Among ACTORS In Poland

Among actors born in Poland, Helena Modjeska ranks 20. Before her are Bella Darvi (1928), Peter Berling (1934), Heinrich George (1893), Peter van Eyck (1911), Olga Desmond (1890), and Matthias Habich (1940). After her are Ingrid Pitt (1937), Franciszek Pieczka (1928), Gisela Hahn (1943), Dagmara Domińczyk (1976), Bernhard Goetzke (1884), and Stanisław Mikulski (1929).

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