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Janet Suzman

1939 - Today

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Dame Janet Suzman (born 9 February 1939) is a South African-born British actress who had a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles on television. In her first film, Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), her performance as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna earned her several honours, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Suzman later starred in a wide range of classical and modern drama as well as directing many productions in the UK and South Africa. Suzman appeared in A Dry White Season (1989), a film that examined apartheid. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janet Suzman is the 3,464th most popular actor (up from 5,467th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular South African Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Janet Suzman ranks 3,464 out of 13,578. Before her are Patti LuPone, Joe E. Tata, Trine Dyrholm, Nina Dobrev, Marion Davies, and Liu Yifei. After her are Gordon Thomson, Hermione Baddeley, Katherine Kelly Lang, Gérard Lanvin, Jun Ji-hyun, and Bill Byrge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Janet Suzman ranks 305. Before her are Marie-Claire Blais, José Emilio Pacheco, Len Cariou, Nông Đức Mạnh, Yury Glazkov, and Robert Darnton. After her are Peter Revson, Gila Almagor, James Burton, Sushil Koirala, Claudette Colvin, and Paolo Salvati.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Janet Suzman ranks 92 out of 454. Before her are Laurens van der Post (1906), Joan Harrison (1935), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), Athol Fugard (1932), Chris Heunis (1927), and Trevor Jones (1949). After her are Frances Ames (1920), Evelyn Mase (1922), Lawrence Stevens (1913), John Cranko (1927), Piet Retief (1780), and Koos de la Rey (1847).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Janet Suzman ranks 8. Before her are Angelique Rockas (1951), Glynis Johns (1923), Basil Rathbone (1892), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Cyril Cusack (1910), and Alice Krige (1954). After her are John Kani (1943), David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), Cecil Kellaway (1890), Glynis Barber (1955), and Johnny Flynn (1983).

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