How To Act Like Carol Trivia Quiz

Answer: John

John Carroll O'Connor enjoyed fame in all the roles mentioned, but near the end of his career, in the late 1990s he played the role of Jamie Buchman's (Helen Hunt's) father on the American sitcom, NBC's "Mad About You".

Born John Carroll O'Connor on August 2, 1924, he served in a variety of roles in real life as well. Not only was he an acclaimed actor, he was also a producer and a director.

Carroll O'Connor passed away in 2001, due to a heart attack that was brought on from complications caused by diabetes. He is sorely missed.

Answer: She was listed as one of Nixon's political enemies.

Actress Carol Channing may be best remembered for her role of Lorelei Lee in the Broadway production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".

She was not the only person on Nixon's Enemies List that had been compiled by Nixon staffers, which included everyone that the president didn't like for whatever reasons. Other entrants on the list included a wide range of personalities, from political opponents like Shirley Chisolm and Bella Abzug to some people that Nixon just didn't like for even imagined reasons. This latter group consisted of folks like actors Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, Gregory Peck and Bill Cosby.

Answer: Lynley

Carol Lynley began her career as a child model, but later she progressed to acting roles on both television and the big-screen. Among her many T.V. appearances she played roles on "Fantasy Island", "Mannix", "It Takes a Thief", "Night Gallery", "Kojak", and "The Big Valley", just to name a few.

Answer: Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard made her screen debut at the age of twelve, in 1921. She was featured in such films as "Bolero", "My Man Godfrey" and "To Be Or Not To Be".
Originally married to actor William Powell, they later divorced amicably and Carole then married another actor, Clark Gable.

During WW2, she boarded an airplane to return to her home state of Indiana, to drum up support for the war effort by helping to sell war bonds. Then, on January 16, 1942, she and her mother boarded another plane to return to California, but that plane crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada, killing everyone on board.

Answer: True

Although he was nominated for the award, he did not win, although the film did generate several Academy Awards for other people, as well as one for the film itself.

In 1953 Sir Carol Reed was the second British film director to receive knighthood. He was the second British film maker to be honored with knighthood.
The first was Sir Alexander Korda in 1942.

Answer: Carolyn Kane

American actress Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane is known for her stage, screen, and television appearances. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical "Wicked", and she appeared on NBC's 2006 special, "The Year Without a Santa Claus".

She has been featured as a guest on a variety of television series as well, including "Seinfeld", "Two and a Half Men", and "Ugly Betty".

Answer: Maria - in "West Side Story"

The character of Maria in "West Side Story" was a role originally portrayed by Carol Lawrence. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in this Broadway production. Based on "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, the 1950's play featured Tony, who belonged to a New York street gang called the Jets and Maria, who was the sister of the leader of a rival gang, the Sharks.

Other Broadway productions in which she performed were "I Do! I Do!" (a play that focused on the lives of a married couple that endured the test of time for fifty years), and "Kiss of the Spider Woman".

Among her television performances, her repertoire includes her role as Angela Eckart on "General Hospital": along with guest roles on such programs as "Rawhide"; "Wagon Train"; "The Fugitive"; "Hawaii 5-0"; "Murder She Wrote"; "Saved by the Bell" and "Sex and the City".

Answer: WKRP In Cincinatti

Carol Bruce played the role of the micromanaging mother of WKRP's station manager, Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson, (a role played by Gordon Jump).
The storyline for "WKRP In Cincinatti", was more or less borrowed from the real life mishaps and struggles that occurred at the now-defunct WQXI in Atlanta, Georgia.

Not only was Carol Bruce an acclaimed Broadway actress, she also performed as a band singer, and was also known for roles in the film industry.

Born in 1919, she passed away on October 16, 2007.

Answer: Once Upon A Mattress

For her role as Princess Winnifred, in the Broadway hit "Once Upon A Mattress", Carol Burnett was nominated for a Tony Award.

The play, a musical comedy loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea" began as an off-Broadway musical but very quickly found its way onto Broadway.

The play centered around the concept of an evil queen who wanted her son to get married, but no one was deemed good enough for him, (at least by her standards). Finally, one girl was found who gave her a run for her money, Princess Winnifred, played in the 1959 production by Carol Burnett.

A young girl named 'Karen Burnett' was Carol's early childhood imagination running wild. In second grade, she "invented" a twin sister named Karen. Carol amused herself at her grandmother's boarding house by pretending to be her own twin; first appearing as herself; then as her twin, by rapidly changing her clothing to befuddle and confuse the guests. Eventually she grew tired of the game, and Karen quietly disappeared.

Answer: Carol Alt

Carol Alt got her first real break in the modeling world when she was featured on the cover of "Harper's Bazaar". During the 1980s she was featured on over 500 magazine covers, earning her bragging rights as one of the most photographed models of that time.

While her exposure to films in the American market has been limited, she has enjoyed great success in Italian and Canadian movies.