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Mary Beth Peil

1940 - Today

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Mary Beth Peil (; born June 25, 1940) is an American actress and soprano. She began her career as an opera singer in 1962 with the Goldovsky Opera Theater. In 1964 she won two major singing competitions, the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; the latter of which earned her a contract with the Metropolitan Opera National Company with whom she performed in two seasons of national tours as a leading soprano from 1965 to 1967. She continued to perform in operas through the 1970s, notably creating the role of Alma in the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's Summer and Smoke at the Minnesota Opera in 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Mary Beth Peil is the 5,380th most popular actor (down from 4,986th in 2024), the 8,364th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,275th in 2019) and the 2,464th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Mary Beth Peil ranks 5,380 out of 13,578. Before her are Greta Gerwig, Kathryn Grayson, Robert Harron, Claudia Gerini, Catherine McCormack, and Billy Campbell. After her are Mike Farrell, Kenyu Horiuchi, Kevin Conway, Caroline Cellier, Curt Lowens, and Fanny Brice.

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Among people born in 1940, Mary Beth Peil ranks 437. Before her are Richard D. Ryder, Wolfgang Clement, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Michael Herr, Fred Hansen, and Mary Ellen Mark. After her are Sotsha Dlamini, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, James Brady, Whitney Smith, Reinhard Furrer, and Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Beth Peil ranks 8,366 out of 20,380. Before her are Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Fred Hansen (1940), John Van Ryn (1905), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), Billy Campbell (1959), and Thomas Mifflin (1744). After her are Sidney Franklin (1893), Mike Farrell (1939), Lorenz Hart (1895), Bo Goldman (1932), Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965), and Ted DiBiase Jr. (1982).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mary Beth Peil ranks 2,465. Before her are Roscoe Lee Browne (1922), Jennifer Ehle (1969), Greta Gerwig (1983), Kathryn Grayson (1922), Robert Harron (1893), and Billy Campbell (1959). After her are Mike Farrell (1939), Kevin Conway (1942), Fanny Brice (1891), Eva LaRue (1966), Barbara Feldon (1933), and Laraine Day (1920).

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