Who Played Me in "Losing Isaiah"? Quiz

Answer: Jessica Lange

Lange, born on April 20th, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota, was cast as Margaret Lewin. Margaret worked as a social worker when she was first seen talking to a boy who required x-rays. She told him and his mother to wait for the x-rays so she could observe an abandoned baby who had just been brought into the emergency room.

The nurse told her the baby had been found in a dumpster and it was while she was at the baby's side that he went into a seizure. Margaret learned from a nurse that the baby's name was Isaiah.

After Margaret got off that night, she went home to be with her husband, Charles Lewin. In a later scene, Margaret spoke to someone on the phone about her spending the past four years looking for a foster home for Isaiah. Lange starred in the films "Cape Fear" (1991), "Big Fish" and "Rob Roy".

In 1995, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film, "Blue Sky". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role that year were Jodie Foster for "Nell", Miranda Richardson for "Tom and Viv", Winona Ryder for "Little Women" and Susan Sarandon for "The Client".

Answer: Halle Berry

Berry, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, played Khalia Richards. Khalia ran out of her apartment in one scene to look for her baby, who was left in a dumpster, and became frightened once she noticed he was not there. Khalia ran throughout the neighborhood to see if she could locate her son.

She then came upon a store and shoplifted from there, resulting in a cop confronting her about her taking the goods. Khalia attempted to run but the cop caught her and put her in handcuffs. Khalia entered a rehab program to cut the amount of time she would have to spend in prison for shoplifting. Berry had roles in the movies "The Flintstones", "Swordfish" and "Frankie and Alice".

In 2002, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Monster's Ball".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role that year were Renee Zellweger for "Bridget Jones' Diary", Sissy Spacek for "In the Bedroom", Judi Dench for "Iris" and Nicole Kidman for "Moulin Rouge!" With this win, Berry became the first African American to win the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar.

Answer: David Strathairn

Strathairn, born in 1949 in San Francisco, California, portrayed Charles Lewin. Charles helped Margaret out with washing dishes in his opening scene. When Margaret asked him if their daughter, Hannah, was home, Charles informed her she was in her room likely doing her History paper and studying for a quiz in French. Charles was next seen resting with Margaret in bed while she voice recorded injuries she noticed on the baby boy that night.

This annoyed Charles so he facetiously asked Margaret if she was a doctor or a correspondent but Margaret insisted she finish recording what happened with the boy.

The following day, Margaret called Charles at work to ask if they could meet up but he denied her request, stating he had a bunch of screwed up wires to fix. Strathairn played characters in the films "The Bourne Ultimatum", "A League of Their Own" and "L.A. Confidential".

In 2006, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "Good Night, and Good Luck" but lost to Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Heath Ledger for "Brokeback Mountain", Terrence Howard for "Hustle and Flow" and Joaquin Phoenix for "Walk the Line".

Answer: Daisy Eagan

Eagan, born on November 4th, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, landed the role of Hannah Lewin. Margaret went into Hannah's room and told her she needed to get off the phone so she could study for her French quiz and write a paper in History. Hannah told her friend she had to go since it was mom's order and then hung up her line. Margaret informed Hannah she would be taking away her phone privileges should she not do well on her quiz tomorrow. Hannah heard her parents discuss the possibility of adopting the baby named Isaiah when Charles told Margaret it was likely the baby would have serious problems down the line. Hannah performed in a play at her high school which her parents and adoptive brother, Isaiah, attended. Isaiah acted up at the event, which disappointed Hannah as evident from her melancholy face. Hannah vented at her father after the play about Isaiah embarrassing her with his tantrum. Eagan guest starred on the TV series "Ghost Whisperer", "The Unit" and "Numb3rs".

Answer: Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Gooding, Jr., a native of The Bronx, New York, was cast as Eddie Hughes. Eddie first ran into Khalia when she was looking after a couple of kids so he asked her if she needed a hand with them as it appeared that she had her hands full. Khalia told Eddie she could handle them just fine on her own even though Eddie insisted he could be a big help since he looked after his cousin a lot.

When Khalia went out to have a smoke, Eddie introduced himself and mentioned that he lived in Tampa as well as worked in the music business.

He started singing a song to Khalia, much to her frustration over his poor vocal talent. She yelled at Eddie to find something he was good at right before she left to get away from him. Gooding, Jr. starred in the movies "Chill Factor", "Pearl Harbor" and "Men of Honor".

In 1997, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Jerry Maguire". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were William H. Macy for "Fargo", Armin Mueller-Stahl for "Shine", Edward Norton for "Primal Fear" and James Woods for "Ghosts of Mississippi".

Answer: Regina Taylor

Taylor played the role of Gussie. Gussie worked as a case worker and Khalia was one of her clients. In one scene, Gussie asked Khalia if she had located a job so Khalia informed her nothing was available for her. Gussie informed Khalia it was then time for her to go over her reading but Khalia protested since she disliked the book.

As Khalia read through the book, memories flashed back of when she left Isaiah in the dumpster and Gussie witnessed her crying. Gussie was shocked to hear Khalia admit she threw her own child away.

In a later scene, Gussie and Khalia spoke and Gussie told Khalia her baby was actually not dead and was living with a family in DePaul. Khalia told Gussie she wanted to go look for her baby but Gussie told her she would work on getting her baby back since she was on her side. Taylor guest starred on the TV shows "Grey's Anatomy", "Law and Order" and "The Education of Max Bickford".

Answer: Marc John Jeffries

Jeffries, born in 1990 in New York City, portrayed Isaiah Richards. Isaiah grew up as the adoptive child of Margaret and Charles Lewin while also being the adoptive brother of Hannah Lewin. Isaiah had a rich life with the family before his biological mother, Khalia, located him and planned to sue for custody of him.

There was a long, bitter custody battle between Khalia and the Lewins over who should be Isaiah's legal guardian. In the end, Isaiah was ordered to be placed back under the care of Khalia.

While living with Khalia, Isaiah showed difficulty in adjusting to the new living situation. That was when Khalia made the choice to temporarily have the Lewins raise Isaiah until he got old enough to understand the situation. Khalia took Isaiah back to the Lewins' residence and witnessed a beautiful reunion between Margaret and Isaiah. Jeffries had guest starring stints on the TV series "Dexter", "ER" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit".

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

Jackson, born on December 21st, 1948 in Washington, D.C., landed the role of Kadar Lewis. Kadar practiced as a family law attorney and was first seen talking to Khalia about her pushing to regain custody of her son, Isaiah. Khalia commented that Gussie recommended she see him since he was a great lawyer so Kadar spoke to her about her case. Kadar said she signed over her parental rights to the child but she corrected him by saying she left her child alone in the alley. Kadar explained how both scenarios legally meant the same thing and that her case would be a tough one to win. Kadar explained that Margaret would argue she was Isaiah's true mother and Khalia had no business taking him away from her.

When Khalia asked about paying him a fee for his services, Kadar explained to her no fee was involved since all cases were financed through donations. Jackson was seen in the films "Jurassic Park", "S.W.A.T." and "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith".

Answer: Deanna Dunagan

Dunagan, a native of Monahans, Texas, was cast as Dr. Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein testified at the custody trial over Isaiah and mentioned it was the policy of the adoption agency they not place a child of one race with parents of a different race. When the Lewins' attorney questioned Dr. Goldstein, she asked if they ever placed a child of one race with parents whose race did not match the child, so Dr. Goldstein clarified it had happened a couple of times. Dr. Goldstein insisted that they sometimes temporarily placed minority children with White parents until they can find a suitable household headed by parents of the same race. Dr. Goldstein also said she did not subscribe to the belief of minority children being adopted into a more affluent household. Dunagan had guest starring stints on the TV shows "Prison Break", "Law and Order" and "Cold Case".

Answer: LaTanya Richardson

Richardson portrayed Caroline Jones in "Losing Isaiah". The Lewin's retained Caroline to represent them in a custody case to determine where Isaiah would live. Caroline prepared both Margaret and Charlie to face a potential outcome of losing custody of Isaiah since legal adoptions could be reversed, especially in a case where the custody was awarded on a default judgment. Caroline questioned Khalia on the witness stand and brought up her history of drug abuse to place in doubt her ability to properly raise a child. Caroline was also seen questioning a physician on the potential side effects to a baby born drug addicted as further means to discredit Khalia's character. Richardson was seen in guest starring appearances on the TV series "Boston Public", "Judging Amy" and "Ally McBeal".