Best Actresses and Their Roles - 1974-1988 Quiz

Answer: Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson (1936-2023) was born in Birkenhead, England. She won this award at the age of 37 for her role in the film "A Touch of Class". Others nominated were Ellen Burstyn ("The Exorcist"), Marsha Mason ("Cinderella Liberty"), Barbra Streisand ("The Way We Were") and Joanne Woodward ("Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams").

Answer: Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn was born in 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. She won this award at the age of 42 for her role in the film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore". Others nominated were Diahann Carroll ("Claudine"), Faye Dunaway ("Chinatown"), Valerie Perrine ("Lenny") and Gena Rowlands ("A Woman Under the Influence").

Answer: Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher (1934-2022) was born in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. She won this award at the age of 41 for her role in the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Others nominated were Isabelle Adjani ("The Story of Adele H."), Ann-Margret ("Tommy"), Glenda Jackson ("Hedda") and Carol Kane ("Hester Street").

Answer: Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway was born in 1941 in Bascom, Florida, U.S. She won this award at the age of 35 for her role in the film "Network". Others nominated were Marie-Christine Barrault ("Cousin Cousine"), Talia Shire ("Rocky"), Sissy Spacek ("Carrie") and Liv Ullmann ("Face to Face").

Answer: Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton was born in 1946 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She won this award at the age of 32 for her role in the film "Annie Hall". Others nominated were Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine ("The Turning Point"), Jane Fonda ("Julia") and Marsha Mason ("The Goodbye Girl").

Answer: Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda was born in 1937 in New York City, NY, U.S. She won this award at the age of 41 for her role in the film "Coming Home". Others nominated were Ingrid Bergman ("Autumn Sonata"), Ellen Burstyn ("Same Time, Next Year"), Jill Clayburgh ("An Unmarried Woman") and Geraldine Page ("Interiors").

Answer: Sally Field (1st)

Sally Field was born in 1946 in Pasadena, California, U.S. She won this award at the age of 33 for her role in the film "Norma Rae". Others nominated were Jill Clayburgh ("Starting Over"), Jane Fonda ("The China Syndrome"), Marsha Mason ("Chapter Two") and Bette Midler ("The Rose").

Answer: Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek was born in 1949 in Quitman, Texas, U.S. She won this award at the age of 31 for her role in the film "Coal Miner's Daughter". Others nominated were Ellen Burstyn ("Resurrection"), Goldie Hawn ("Private Benjamin"), Mary Tyler Moore ("Ordinary People") and Gena Rowlands ("Gloria").

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. She won this award at the age of 74 for her role in the film "On Golden Pond". Others nominated were Diane Keaton ("Reds"), Marsha Mason ("Only When I Laugh"), Susan Sarandon ("Atlantic City") and Meryl Streep ("The French Lieutenant's Woman").

Answer: Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep was born in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, U.S. She won this award at the age of 33 for her role in the film "Sophie's Choice". Others nominated were Julie Andrews ("Victor/Victoria"), Jessica Lange ("Frances"), Sissy Spacek ("Missing") and Debra Winger ("An Officer and a Gentleman").

Answer: Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine was born in 1934 in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. She won this award at the age of 49 for her role in the film "Terms of Endearment". Others nominated were Jane Alexander ("Testament"), Meryl Streep ("Silkwood"), Julie Walters ("Educating Rita") and Debra Winger ("Terms of Endearment").

Answer: Sally Field (2nd)

Sally Field was born in 1946 in Pasadena, California, U.S. She won this award at the age of 38 for her role in the film "Places in the Heart". Others nominated were Judy Davis ("A Passage to India"), Jessica Lange ("Country"), Vanessa Redgrave ("The Bostonians") and Sissy Spacek ("The River").

Answer: Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page (1924-1987) was born in Kirksville, Missouri, U.S. She won this award at the age of 61 for her role in the film "The Trip to Bountiful". Others nominated were Anne Bancroft ("Agnes of God"), Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple"), Jessica Lange ("Sweet Dreams") and Meryl Streep ("Out of Africa").

Answer: Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin was born in 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S. She won this award at the age of 21 for her role in the film "Children of a Lesser God". Others nominated were Jane Fonda ("The Morning After"), Sissy Spacek ("Crimes of the Heart"), Kathleen Turner ("Peggy Sue Got Married") and Sigourney Weaver ("Aliens").

Answer: Cher

Cher was born in 1946 in El Centro, California, US. She won this award at the age of 41 for her role in the film "Moonstruck". Others nominated were Glenn Close ("Fatal Attraction"), Holly Hunter ("Broadcast News"), Sally Kirkland ("Anna") and Meryl Streep ("Ironweed").