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Una Merkel

1903 - 1986

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Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film actress. Two of her best-known performances are in the films 42nd Street and Destry Rides Again. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Una Merkel is the 6,678th most popular actor (down from 6,350th in 2024), the 10,334th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,321st in 2019) and the 3,077th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Una Merkel ranks 6,678 out of 13,578. Before her are Robin Givens, Uhm Ji-won, Charles Kent, Seo Ji-hye, Madge Bellamy, and Robert Schwartzman. After her are Tony Robinson, Bodil Jørgensen, Mark Ivanir, Aleksandr Baluev, Mitsuko Horie, and Ali Zafar.

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Among people born in 1903, Una Merkel ranks 332. Before her are Raymond Flacher, Grethe Weiser, Daphne Akhurst, Malcolm Muggeridge, Bob Skelton, and Willi Multhaup. After her are John Heysham Gibbon, Erik Svensson, DeHart Hubbard, Eric A. Havelock, Jaipal Singh Munda, and Mikhail Svetlov. Among people deceased in 1986, Una Merkel ranks 276. Before her are Yaşar Erkan, Chuck McKinley, Bessie Head, Alan Jay Lerner, Forrest Tucker, and Emil Jónsson. After her are Erik Svensson, Neerja Bhanot, Heather Angel, Kate Smith, Paul Stewart, and Edmund Rubbra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Una Merkel ranks 10,336 out of 20,380. Before her are Robin Givens (1964), Richard Rush (1780), Flavor Flav (1959), Madge Bellamy (1899), Steve Albini (1962), and Robert Schwartzman (1982). After her are Mark Esper (1964), Tim O'Brien (1946), F. Albert Cotton (1930), Norman Taber (1891), Steve Wynn (1942), and Ella Raines (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Una Merkel ranks 3,078. Before her are Patrick Warburton (1964), Dan Fogler (1976), Stephanie Hsu (1990), Robin Givens (1964), Madge Bellamy (1899), and Robert Schwartzman (1982). After her are Ella Raines (1920), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (1986), Molly Quinn (1993), Carmine Caridi (1934), Norman Alden (1924), and Jon Tenney (1961).

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