
Alec Guinness is a film actor, autobiographer, character actor born in Paddington (United Kingdom).
Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. In the British Film Institute listing of 1999 of the 100 most important British films of the 20th century, he was the single most noted actor, represented across nine films — six in starring roles and three in supporting roles — including five directed by David Lean and four from Ealing Studios. He won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. In 1959, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in 1980 and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1989. Guinness began his stage career in 1934. Two years later, at the age of 22, he played the role of Osric in Hamlet in the West End and joined the Old Vic.
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| Born | 2 April 1914, Paddington |
| Profession | film actor, autobiographer, character actor |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Merula Salaman |
| Children | Matthew Guinness |
| Awards | Society of London Theatre Special Award, Academy Award for Best Actor, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Shake |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Gemini |
| Nakshatra | Mrigashira (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Pisces |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 666 Hollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 49 of them (7%) have the Moon in Gemini, like Alec Guinness, and 27 (4%) share the Mrigashira Nakshatra — the #8 most common Moon Nakshatra among Hollywood personalities, where Dhanishta leads with 31 (5%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Alec Guinness was born on 2 April 1914 in Paddington. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Alec Guinness's Moon sign (Rashi) is Gemini and the Nakshatra is Mrigashira, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Alec Guinness's Ascendant is Pisces, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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