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Fay Wray

Actress (1907-2004)

  • Fame59.6
  • Momentum15.6
  • Wikipedia20.8K
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Lived 1907–2004, aged 97Canada
CanadaCanadaActorsActor
  • Wikipedia
    44 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1907–2004
    Aged 97
  • Known for
    King Kong
    1933
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

Fay Wray was a Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film King Kong. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attained international recognition as an actress in horror films. She has been dubbed the first "scream queen".

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  • Canada's Walk of Fame
  • Crystal Award
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • The George Pal Memorial Award
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59.6
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Momentum15.6
Historical24.5
Now attention83.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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  • MusicBrainz
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  • Fay Wray
    wikipedia · de.wikipedia.org
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  • Fay Wray
    wikipedia · af.wikipedia.org
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