Judy Holliday – 171
Judy Holliday is an iconic American actress, comedian, and performer who redefined the dumb blonde stereotype into what we know as the “smart dumb blonde.” She started her journey in the industry as a performer in nightclubs before being given the opportunity to work on Broadway. She rose to stardom after her credit role as Billie Dawn in the 1950 film Born Yesterday, for which she won the coveted Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
She also won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway show Bells Are Ringing. Aside from being the talented performer that she is, Holliday was also an avid Scrabble player and crossword-puzzle enthusiast, who is reputed to have a genius IQ of 171. That’s 11 points higher than Albert Einstein’s IQ, which is truly mind-blowing!