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Natalie Wood

1938 - 1981

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Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress. She began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). Wood starred in the musical films West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962) and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Natalie Wood is the 356th most popular actor (down from 223rd in 2019), the 767th most popular biography from United States (down from 421st in 2019) and the 187th most popular American Actor.

Natalie Wood was an American actress who was most famous for her role in Miracle on 34th Street.

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Among actors, Natalie Wood ranks 356 out of 13,578. Before her are Oona O'Neill, Pola Negri, Jeff Goldblum, Helmut Berger, Fernanda Montenegro, and Cate Blanchett. After her are Sam Neill, Christopher Lambert, Joanne Woodward, Mila Kunis, Michèle Mercier, and Carrie Fisher.

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Among people born in 1938, Natalie Wood ranks 36. Before her are Mireille Darc, Jim Simons, Heinz Fischer, Frederick Forsyth, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Kurt Wüthrich. After her are Rod Laver, Bounnhang Vorachith, Liv Ullmann, Abulfaz Elchibey, Fuad Masum, and Oliver Reed. Among people deceased in 1981, Natalie Wood ranks 21. Before her are Harold Urey, Béla Guttmann, William Holden, Marcel Breuer, Max Delbrück, and Karl Böhm. After her are A. J. Cronin, Eugenio Montale, René Clair, Joseph Murphy, Joe Louis, and Omar Bradley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Natalie Wood ranks 767 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeff Goldblum (1952), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Frank Marshall (1877), Billy Graham (1918), George Minot (1885), and Frank Sheeran (1920). After her are Ellen G. White (1827), Darren Young (1983), Christopher Lambert (1957), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), Joanne Woodward (1930), and Roy Sullivan (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Natalie Wood ranks 187. Before her are Doris Day (1922), Alec Baldwin (1958), Kim Novak (1933), James Earl Jones (1931), John Cazale (1935), and Jeff Goldblum (1952). After her are Christopher Lambert (1957), Joanne Woodward (1930), Carrie Fisher (1956), Rod Steiger (1925), James Woods (1947), and Larry Hagman (1931).

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