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Olivia Cole

1942 - 2018

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Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries Roots. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Olivia Cole is the 8,174th most popular actor (down from 8,110th in 2024), the 12,555th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,021st in 2019) and the 3,807th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Olivia Cole ranks 8,174 out of 13,578. Before her are Tom Conway, Joy, Dorothy Dalton, Bill Macy, Alicia Machado, and Grant Imahara. After her are Iben Hjejle, Taylor Schilling, Cláudia Ohana, Mona Freeman, Chris Carmack, and Songül Öden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Olivia Cole ranks 687. Before her are Guion Bluford, Gerry Ashworth, Nené, Dan McKenzie, Richard Myers, and Paul Hinder. After her are Adrian Metcalfe, Mario Savio, Dick Butkus, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Gene Okerlund, and Ruben Kun. Among people deceased in 2018, Olivia Cole ranks 540. Before her are Emma Chambers, Aldo Tarlao, Roy Clark, Frank Ramsey, Oliver Knussen, and Ken Flach. After her are Fazlullah, Sigi Schmid, Walter Bahr, João W. Nery, James H. Billington, and Simon Shelton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Olivia Cole ranks 12,559 out of 20,380. Before her are Mike Bookie (1904), Crystal Waters (1964), Grant Imahara (1970), Tom Ridge (1945), Richard LaGravenese (1959), and Bobby Charles (1938). After her are Sim Iness (1930), Byron Beck (1945), Vin Scully (1927), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Taylor Schilling (1984), and Mona Freeman (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Olivia Cole ranks 3,809. Before her are Melissa Benoist (1988), Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Mike Epps (1970), Dorothy Dalton (1893), Bill Macy (1922), and Grant Imahara (1970). After her are Taylor Schilling (1984), Mona Freeman (1926), Chris Carmack (1980), Kim Greist (1958), Will Forte (1970), and Christa Miller (1964).

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