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Marni Nixon

1930 - 2016

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Margaret Nixon McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She was the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of several musicals, including Deborah Kerr in The King and I and An Affair to Remember, Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, although her roles were concealed from audiences when the films were released. Several of the songs she dubbed appeared on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. Besides her voice work in films, Nixon's career included roles of her own in film, television, opera and musicals on Broadway and elsewhere throughout the United States, performances in concerts with major symphony orchestras, and recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Marni Nixon is the 5,164th most popular actor (down from 5,037th in 2024), the 8,066th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,343rd in 2019) and the 2,356th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Marni Nixon ranks 5,164 out of 13,578. Before her are Albert Dekker, Yoo In-na, Akira Ishida, Anthony Wong, Paola Pitagora, and Dick Van Patten. After her are Norman Foster, Garret Dillahunt, Amber Valletta, Michele Morrone, Tamlyn Tomita, and Tamara Taylor.

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Among people born in 1930, Marni Nixon ranks 454. Before her are Matt Monro, Jacques Parizeau, Eladio Herrera, Robert Mouynet, Regīna Ezera, and James Coco. After her are Adolf Born, Célestin Oliver, Carmelo Cedrún, Renato Ruggiero, David Piper, and Monique Mercure. Among people deceased in 2016, Marni Nixon ranks 386. Before her are Larry Drake, Gotlib, Janet Reno, Erol Keskin, Liz Smith, and Ken Howard. After her are Natalya Krachkovskaya, Amelia Bence, Adolf Born, Angus Scrimm, Vera Henriksen, and Raúl Cárdenas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marni Nixon ranks 8,068 out of 20,380. Before her are Edward Burns (1968), Albert Dekker (1905), Bill Walton (1952), Steve Miller (1943), Chuck Feeney (1931), and Dick Van Patten (1928). After her are David Hungate (1948), Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Donald H. Peterson (1933), Norman Foster (1903), Garret Dillahunt (1964), and Amber Valletta (1974).

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Among actors born in United States, Marni Nixon ranks 2,357. Before her are Loni Anderson (1945), Marshall Allman (1984), Michael J. Anderson (1953), Edward Burns (1968), Albert Dekker (1905), and Dick Van Patten (1928). After her are Norman Foster (1903), Garret Dillahunt (1964), Amber Valletta (1974), Mikey Madison (1999), Jim Siedow (1920), and Beah Richards (1920).

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