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Jane Russell

1921 - 2011

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Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress, model, and singer. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s and starred in more than 20 films. Russell was known for her beauty, silhouette, and a great presence that combined charisma and seriousness. She moved from the Midwest to California, where she had her first film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jane Russell is the 471st most popular actor (down from 376th in 2019), the 1,012th most popular biography from United States (down from 683rd in 2019) and the 246th most popular American Actor.

Jane Russell was most famous for her voluptuous figure and her acting in the movie The Outlaw.

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Among actors, Jane Russell ranks 471 out of 13,578. Before her are Helena Bonham Carter, Mel Ferrer, Jane Seymour, Vincent Cassel, Pat Morita, and Jean Harlow. After her are Richard Barthelmess, Joan Collins, Bill Bixby, Magda Schneider, Lillian Gish, and Chow Yun-fat.

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Among people born in 1921, Jane Russell ranks 42. Before her are Ralph Asher Alpher, Lana Turner, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Amin al-Hafiz, Satyajit Ray, and Deborah Kerr. After her are Marija Gimbutas, Vasily Stalin, Jean-Marie Balestre, Alida Valli, Lotfi A. Zadeh, and Georges Brassens. Among people deceased in 2011, Jane Russell ranks 37. Before her are Sidney Lumet, Maria Schneider, Necmettin Erbakan, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Manfred Gerlach, and Christa Wolf. After her are Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, Willard Boyle, Baruj Benacerraf, John Barry, Amy Winehouse, and Lynn Margulis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jane Russell ranks 1,012 out of 20,380. Before her are Mel Ferrer (1917), Pat Morita (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Gary Gygax (1938), Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887), and Joseph Barbera (1911). After her are Richard Barthelmess (1895), George Eastman (1854), Babe Ruth (1895), Bill Bixby (1934), William Hanna (1910), and Dorothea Lange (1895).

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Among actors born in United States, Jane Russell ranks 246. Before her are Douglas Fairbanks (1883), William H. Macy (1950), Frances Farmer (1913), Mel Ferrer (1917), Pat Morita (1932), and Jean Harlow (1911). After her are Richard Barthelmess (1895), Bill Bixby (1934), Lillian Gish (1893), Karl Malden (1912), Harold Ramis (1944), and Walter Matthau (1920).

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