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Sue Lyon

1946 - 2019

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Suellyn Lyon (July 10, 1946 – December 26, 2019) was an American actress who is most famous today for playing the title role in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, for which she was awarded a Golden Globe. Lyon's early career flourished with appearances in such high-profile films as John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964), John Ford's 7 Women (1966), the Frank Sinatra detective film Tony Rome (1967), and the George C. Scott comedy The Flim Flam Man (1967). However, her career diminished in the 1970s and she subsequently retired from acting after making Alligator, which was released in 1980. In 1991, Lyon featured prominently in the artwork for Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers' single "Stay Beautiful". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sue Lyon is the 2,323rd most popular actor (down from 1,647th in 2019), the 4,043rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,736th in 2019) and the 1,126th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Sue Lyon ranks 2,323 out of 13,578. Before her are Bob Anderson, Johnny Galecki, Jean Acker, Carey Lowell, Lisa Gastoni, and Leonid Bykov. After her are Sonja Ziemann, Robert Donat, Eileen Essell, Olivia Williams, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Lamberto Maggiorani.

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Among people born in 1946, Sue Lyon ranks 291. Before her are Nataša Kandić, Jim Hines, Dragutin Šurbek, Miklós Németh, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, and Murray Head. After her are Ibn Warraq, Stephen Rea, Adam Michnik, Ewa Kłobukowska, Carl Wilson, and Dick Wolf. Among people deceased in 2019, Sue Lyon ranks 182. Before her are Eva Mozes Kor, Herman Wouk, Dick Dale, Robert Frank, Waldo Machado, and Ahmad Shah of Pahang. After her are Hussain Muhammad Ershad, José Luis Brown, Marie-José Nat, Momir Bulatović, Ross Perot, and Scott Walker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sue Lyon ranks 4,043 out of 20,380. Before her are George McGovern (1922), Elizabeth Warren (1949), Delmer Daves (1904), Jean Acker (1893), Carey Lowell (1961), and Donn F. Eisele (1930). After her are Monte Melkonian (1957), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), Whitfield Diffie (1944), John Powell (1947), Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), and Gene Deitch (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sue Lyon ranks 1,126. Before her are Jessie Royce Landis (1896), Tallulah Bankhead (1902), Alan Hale Sr. (1892), Chris Tucker (1971), Jean Acker (1893), and Carey Lowell (1961). After her are Dan Castellaneta (1957), Mira Sorvino (1967), Mabel Normand (1892), John McCook (1944), Kate Hudson (1979), and John Krasinski (1979).

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