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1. This Tennessee celebrity is probably better known as a country music singer than an actress, but she became known as an actress after her role in "9 to 5." Who married Carl Thomas Dean, an asphalt paver, in 1966?
2. This actress is undoubtedly one of the greatest actresses of the late 20th century. She made her stage debut in 1971, and later received a Tony Award for a different play. She is one of the few actresses or actors to have received more than two Academy Awards. Although she lived with actor John Cazale for three years before his death, she has been married to sculptor Don Gummer for more than 30 years. Who is this leading lady?
3. We all know that the actress Grace Kelly married Prince Ranier III of Monaco, in one of the biggest media festivities of the 20th century. The Prince was the only husband Grace Kelly ever had. What you may not know is that she received 142 stately titles. Which of these was NOT a title that she received?
4. This Italian actress and child beauty is best known to English speaking audiences for her work in "Houseboat" and "Grumpier Old Men". She received an Academy Award as well as six Donatello Awards, the Italian equivalent of the Academy Award. She married her longtime husband, Carlo Ponti, twice due to legal issues. Who is she?
5. This famous British actress married late in her life, although she lived with Liam Neeson before her marriage. She married Taylor Hackford in 1997, after meeting on the set of "White Nights" Who is this Academy Award-winning actress of "The Queen" and "Calendar Girls"?
6. Anne Meara is probably most famous for her being one half of the comedy team of her and her husband, Jerry. She appeared on television and stage throughout her life, before her death. Her only marriage to her husband Jerry, resulted in two children, Amy and Ben. Do you know the last name of this famous family?
7. Jamie Lee Curtis of "Trading Places" and "True Lies" fame is known as the Queen of Scream. She married actor Christopher Guest in 1984, whom she first saw in a photo in "Rolling Stone" magazine. Although she is American, what honor did she receive upon her marriage to Guest?
8. This Academy Award winner and three-time Golden Globe winner's most famous role was as Carrie in the film adaption of Stephen King's novel of the same name. She won her Academy Award for "Coal Miner's Daughter". Who is this actress, who married Jack Fisk in 1974 and has managed to keep her personal life away from the tabloids, maybe partly because of her steady marriage?
9. This actress is most famous for her role on the soap opera "St. Elsewhere", in which she starred opposite her husband William Daniels. They became only the second couple to win Emmy awards on the same night. Who is this actress of "Ghosts of Mississippi" and many appearances in different TV episodes?
10. This actress of "The Forty Year Old Virgin" and "Hunger Games" fame, married someone whom she met on her first day of college at UPenn. That husband, Max Handelman, is a sportswriter, and they had children together by using a surrogate. Can you name this actress of "Zach and Miri"?
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