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Linda Bassett

1950 - Today

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Linda Bassett (born 4 February 1950) is an English actress. Her television credits include Victoria Wood's dinnerladies (1999), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–11), Grandma's House (2010–12) and Call the Midwife (2015–present). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1999 film East Is East and for the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for the 2013 revival of the play Roots at the Donmar Warehouse. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Linda Bassett is the 10,438th most popular actor (down from 10,229th in 2024), the 6,723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,522nd in 2019) and the 1,135th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Linda Bassett ranks 10,438 out of 13,578. Before her are Miyu Matsuki, Alexandra Jiménez, Yanic Truesdale, Gedde Watanabe, Anna Sawai, and Nathalie Poza. After her are Natalia Reyes, Nona Gaye, Portia Doubleday, Miranda Hart, Farooq Sheikh, and Lyle Talbot.

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Among people born in 1950, Linda Bassett ranks 737. Before her are Tom Robinson, David Ignatius, Phoebe Snow, Charles Frazier, Pawan Kumar Chamling, and Dave Freudenthal. After her are Mary Tamm, Megumi Ogawa, Edward P. Jones, Charlie George, Howard Finkel, and Howard Rollins.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Linda Bassett ranks 6,725 out of 8,785. Before her are Ian Crook (1963), Joe Gilgun (1984), Paolo Nutini (1987), Maggie O'Farrell (1972), John Sessions (1953), and Zeki Fryers (1992). After her are Kevin Campbell (1970), Miranda Hart (1972), David Slade (1969), Mary Tamm (1950), Sebastian de Souza (1993), and Luke Campbell (1987).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Linda Bassett ranks 1,135. Before her are Andrew Airlie (1961), Lucy Griffiths (1986), Augustus Prew (1987), Carlo Rota (1961), Joe Gilgun (1984), and John Sessions (1953). After her are Miranda Hart (1972), Mary Tamm (1950), Sebastian de Souza (1993), Robson Green (1964), Steven Mackintosh (1967), and Faye Marsay (1986).

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