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Patricia Neal

1926 - 2010

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Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is well known for, among other roles, playing World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), radio journalist Marcia Jeffries in A Face in the Crowd (1957), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963) (for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress). She also featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patricia Neal is the 1,139th most popular actor (down from 971st in 2019), the 2,178th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,715th in 2019) and the 565th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Patricia Neal ranks 1,139 out of 13,578. Before her are Paul L. Smith, Olga Knipper, David Warner, Stacy Keach, Priscilla Lane, and Victor Garber. After her are Dean Cain, Ciarán Hinds, Clive Owen, Libuše Šafránková, Ving Rhames, and Theda Bara.

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Among people born in 1926, Patricia Neal ranks 114. Before her are John Berger, Joachim Fest, Poul Anderson, Roger Corman, Karl Richter, and Thorbjörn Fälldin. After her are Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Siegfried Lenz, Verner Panton, Jean-Marie Lustiger, Jimmy Savile, and Youssef Chahine. Among people deceased in 2010, Patricia Neal ranks 64. Before her are Ryszard Kaczorowski, Milka Planinc, Martin Gardner, Carlos Andrés Pérez, John du Pont, and Anton Geesink. After her are Alexander Haig, Erich Segal, Wolfgang Wagner, Johan Ferrier, Guido de Marco, and Adriaan Blaauw.

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Among people born in United States, Patricia Neal ranks 2,178 out of 20,380. Before her are John du Pont (1938), Alan Bean (1932), Lepke Buchalter (1897), Priscilla Lane (1915), Robert Atkins (1930), and Pete Sampras (1971). After her are Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Dean Cain (1966), Hugh McDonald (1950), Isaac Hayes (1942), Robert N. Bellah (1927), and Alex Jones (1974).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Patricia Neal ranks 565. Before her are Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Adam West (1928), Mary Steenburgen (1953), Paul L. Smith (1936), Stacy Keach (1941), and Priscilla Lane (1915). After her are Dean Cain (1966), Ving Rhames (1959), Theda Bara (1885), Michael Massee (1952), Hilary Swank (1974), and Alan Alda (1936).

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