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She's a Character Trivia Quiz

A quiz on some wonderful character actresses from the past and present.

A multiple-choice quiz by Helene61. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Helene61

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,572

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
743

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (8/10), pughmv (10/10), Guest 94 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This actress appeared in silent films and talkies. She played in 'Min and Bill' (1930) opposite Wallace Beery (1885-1949). Hint

Pola Negri

Edna May Oliver

Una O'Connor

Marie Dressler

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who can forget her speech in 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1935) when she shouts, 'I am that sister!' This statuesque actress also appeared with James Cagney (1899-1986) in '13 Rue Madeieine' (1946). Hint

Ellen Terry

Katherine Cornell

Anabella

Blanche Yurka

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whether performing as Aunt Betsey in 'David Copperfield' (1935) or as Miss Pross in "A Tale of Two Cities' (1935), this long faced actress was believable and fascinating. Hint

Edna May Oliver

Una O'Connor

Lucille Watson

Angela Lansbury

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Question 4 of 10

4. This actress was nominated for an academy award as the long suffering mother in the film 'Sargeant York' (1941). She played quite a different type of mother in 'White Heat' (1949). Hint

Marjorie Main

Margaret Wycherly

Lucille Watson

Edna May Oliver

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Question 5 of 10

5. This actress won the first Oscar awarded to an African American actress for her best supporting role in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939). Hint

Louise Beavers

Eartha Kitt

Josephine Baker

Hattie McDaniel

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Question 6 of 10

6. This modern American actress made an author miserable as his number one fan. Hint

Louise Lasser

Kathy Bates

Meryl Streep

Stockard Channing

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Question 7 of 10

7. She was Gigi's grandmamma in the film of the same name in 1958. Hint

Angela Baddely

Anabella

Isabel Jeans

Hermione Gingold

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Question 8 of 10

8. This actress broke our hearts as the long suffering mother in 'Dead End'(1930) and made us chuckle as the cook in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944). Hint

Leona Ames

Mary Martin

Marjorie Main

Mary Astor

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Question 9 of 10

9. This woman was the 'quintessential mother' in the 30s and 40s. Strict but caring in 'Our Town'(1940) as Mrs. Webb, and in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946). Hint

Beulah Bondi

Una O'Connor

Fay Bainter

Lucille Watson

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Question 10 of 10

10. With her shrill screams and Irish brogue, this actress played Maid Marion's lady in waiting in 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938). Hint

Una O'Connor

Carmel Quinn

Siobhan McKenna

Sian Philips

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Nov 20 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This actress appeared in silent films and talkies. She played in 'Min and Bill' (1930) opposite Wallace Beery (1885-1949).

Answer: Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler (1868-1934) was a star of stage and screen. She played comic roles but also brought a sensitivity to roles as well. Although physically unattractive, she stole scenes from the younger and more beautiful Jean Harlow (1911-1937) in 'Dinner at Eight' (1933).

Answer: Blanche Yurka

Blanche Yurka (1887-1974) could play great ladies as she did in '13 Rue Madeleine' (1946) with James Cagney (1899-1986) as well as frightening monsters like Madame Defarge in 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1935). During her stage career, she was a favorite of both Jane Cowl (1884-1950) and Katherine Cornell (1893-1974).

3. Whether performing as Aunt Betsey in 'David Copperfield' (1935) or as Miss Pross in "A Tale of Two Cities' (1935), this long faced actress was believable and fascinating.

Answer: Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver (1883-1942) received an Oscar nomination for her role as the feisty widow in 'Drums Along the Mohawk' (1939). She turned comedic sleuth in a series of mysteries playing amateur detective, Hildegarde Withers opposite James Gleason (1882-1950).

4. This actress was nominated for an academy award as the long suffering mother in the film 'Sargeant York' (1941). She played quite a different type of mother in 'White Heat' (1949).

Answer: Margaret Wycherly

Margaret Wycherly (1881-1956) was an amazing character actress. Her range is clear in two famous film roles. One was the hard working, woman of faith, in 'Seargeant York' (1941) and as the tough, criminal mother with James Cagney(1899-1986) in 'White Heat' (1949). In one she warmed our hearts and in the other made our blood run cold.

5. This actress won the first Oscar awarded to an African American actress for her best supporting role in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939).

Answer: Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel (1892-1952) usually played wise-cracking maids ; however it was her well developed portrayal of Mammie in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) that led to her Oscar.

6. This modern American actress made an author miserable as his number one fan.

Answer: Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates (1948-) is the premier character actress in c. 2000 and the early 2010s. She scared us in 'Misery' (1990) and recently actually seemed to be Gertrude Stein in 'Midnight in Paris' (2011).

7. She was Gigi's grandmamma in the film of the same name in 1958.

Answer: Hermione Gingold

Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) sang and spoke with a clipped, deep British accent that was her trademark. She began her stage career in 1908 and continued to work up to 1977.

8. This actress broke our hearts as the long suffering mother in 'Dead End'(1930) and made us chuckle as the cook in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944).

Answer: Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main (1890-1975) was an incredible character and actress. Her wry expressions and sharp wit made each performance memorable.

9. This woman was the 'quintessential mother' in the 30s and 40s. Strict but caring in 'Our Town'(1940) as Mrs. Webb, and in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).

Answer: Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi (1889-1981) continued acting for many years. Even in her eighties, she appeared in episodes of 'Perry Mason' on television.

10. With her shrill screams and Irish brogue, this actress played Maid Marion's lady in waiting in 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938).

Answer: Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor (1880-1959) began acting with the famous Abbey Theater in Ireland. She appeared in films successfully for over 60 years.

Source: Author Helene61

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