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Martha Scott

1912 - 2003

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Martha Ellen Scott (September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959). Martha played the mother of Charlton Heston's character in both films. She originated the role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder's Our Town on Broadway in 1938, and later recreated the role in the 1940 film version. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martha Scott is the 1,613th most popular actor (up from 1,792nd in 2019), the 2,985th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,945th in 2019) and the 787th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Martha Scott ranks 1,613 out of 13,578. Before her are Simone Simon, Oscar Homolka, Lea Thompson, Miguel Ferrer, Valeria Golino, and Vera Farmiga. After her are Karen Allen, Prabhas, Erdoğan Atalay, Michael C. Hall, Franco Citti, and Leon Ames.

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Among people born in 1912, Martha Scott ranks 119. Before her are Aymoré Moreira, Marcel Camus, Muriel Humphrey Brown, Perry Como, Richard Brooks, and Marta Eggerth. After her are Juan Carlos Aramburu, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, Martin Schwarzschild, Wendy Hiller, Thorbjørn Egner, and Moses Finley. Among people deceased in 2003, Martha Scott ranks 90. Before her are Prince Carl Bernadotte, Rik Van Steenbergen, Michael Kamen, Kinji Fukasaku, Michael P. Anderson, and Janko Bobetko. After her are Jacques Deray, Valeriy Brumel, William Steig, Wendy Hiller, Sébastien Japrisot, and Uday Hussein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Scott ranks 2,985 out of 20,380. Before her are Martin Davis (1928), Jane Jacobs (1916), Alexander Shulgin (1925), Lea Thompson (1961), Miguel Ferrer (1955), and Vera Farmiga (1973). After her are Karen Allen (1951), Stormy Daniels (1979), Don Walsh (1931), Carmen Dell'Orefice (1931), James Baker (1930), and Michael C. Hall (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Martha Scott ranks 787. Before her are Tony Sirico (1942), Ralph Waite (1928), Ben Johnson (1918), Lea Thompson (1961), Miguel Ferrer (1955), and Vera Farmiga (1973). After her are Karen Allen (1951), Michael C. Hall (1971), Leon Ames (1902), Thomas F. Wilson (1959), Anne Heche (1969), and Michelle Trachtenberg (1985).

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