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Jacqueline Hill

1929 - 1993

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Grace Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993) was a British actress known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who. As the history teacher of Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, Barbara was the first Doctor Who companion to appear on-screen in 1963, with Hill speaking the series' first words. She played the role for nearly two years. Hill returned to Doctor Who in 1980 for an appearance in the serial Meglos, as the Tigellan priestess Lexa. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacqueline Hill is the 9,560th most popular actor (up from 9,669th in 2024), the 6,436th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,321st in 2019) and the 1,056th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Jacqueline Hill ranks 9,560 out of 13,578. Before her are Álvaro Rico, Helen Wagner, Chandler Riggs, Emily Beecham, Jason Wiles, and Masami Nagasawa. After her are Ann Magnuson, Kevin Doyle, Julie Ege, Matthew Daddario, Danna Paola, and Yolanthe Cabau.

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Among people born in 1929, Jacqueline Hill ranks 545. Before her are Ian Stewart, George Clayton Johnson, King Moody, Ronnie Barker, Sylvia Cheeseman, and Noor Alam. After her are Jack Kelsey, William Safire, Al Alvarez, Joan Taylor, Sartaj Aziz, and Yash Johar. Among people deceased in 1993, Jacqueline Hill ranks 313. Before her are Leslie Thorne, Agnes de Mille, Divya Bharti, Bob Crosby, Charles Adkins, and Don Barksdale. After her are Joe Fortenberry, Archie Williams, Richard Webb, Claire Du Brey, Adelaide Hall, and Nan Grey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jacqueline Hill ranks 6,438 out of 8,785. Before her are Laura Kenny (1992), Danny Drinkwater (1990), Stevie Smith (1902), Emily Beecham (1984), Wilf Mannion (1918), and Miguel Sapochnik (1974). After her are Kevin Doyle (1960), Jack Kelsey (1929), Carol Ann Duffy (1955), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), Natasha Bedingfield (1981), and John Inman (1935).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jacqueline Hill ranks 1,056. Before her are Jeff Rawle (1951), John Simm (1970), Paul Eddington (1927), Lalla Ward (1951), Harris Dickinson (1996), and Emily Beecham (1984). After her are Kevin Doyle (1960), John Inman (1935), Lara Pulver (1980), Dominic Sherwood (1990), Lenny Henry (1958), and Wendy Richard (1943).

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