Skin Deep (Top 10 Leading Lady Beauties) Quiz

Answer: Raquel Welch

Her birth name was Jo Raquel Tejada. She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1940. Her family moved to San Diego, California when she was two years of age. Raquel graduated from high school and attended college in the San Diego area. Her acting career began with small roles, but her breakout came with a leading role in the film "Fantastic Voyage" in 1966.

The very next year she starred in "One Million Years B.C.". The promotional still of her in a deerskin bikini became an all-time best selling poster. Ms. Welch has had roles in nearly 40 films.

Answer: Bo Derek

Her birth name was Mary Cathleen Collins. She was born in Long Beach, California in 1956. At age 16 she became romantically involved with John Derek. He was an actor and director in the film industry. He was not only 30 years her elder, but also married to the actress Linda Evans.

The new couple fled to Germany to avoid prosecution for Mr. Derek on statutory rape charges. In 1976 the two married, and she became Bo Derek. Her career started with a small role in the movie "Orca" with Richard Harris.

Her breakthrough came after beating out numerous actresses for a larger role in Blake Edwards' movie "10". Ms. Derek has had roles in nearly 20 films.

Answer: Catherine Zeta-Jones

She has retained her birth name throughout her career. She was born in 1969 in Swansea, Wales. From a young age entertainment was in her blood. Catherine won a national tap dancing contest in her native Wales at the age of 15. She decided to drop out of high school to pursue an acting career.

Initially she appeared in European films. She moved to the U.S. in hopes of gaining more notoriety. Her breakthrough came in the film "The Mask of Zorro". She went on to award nominated roles, and it culminated with an Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "Chicago". Ms. Jones has had roles in nearly 30 films.

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Her birth name was used throughout her entire career. She was born in 1932 in London, England. Shortly thereafter her family moved to Los Angeles, California. By age 12 Elizabeth became a star after appearing in the film "National Velvet". During the 1950s and 1960s she was a mega star.

In the course of those years she won two Oscars for Best Actress. She was married a total of eight times, and led a jet set lifestyle. She became the focus of tabloid gossip for the entirety of her career. She died in 2011 of congestive heart failure. Ms. Taylor had roles in nearly 60 films.

Answer: Sophia Loren

Sofia Costanza Scicclone was her name at birth. She was born in Rome, Italy in 1934. As a teenager she went by the name Sofia Lazzaaro as a model in the fashion industry. Through much of the 1950s she had roles in Italian films. She hit the American screen in 1958 as Sofia Loren.

In 1960 she won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film "Two Women". In all she had roles in over a 100 films.

Answer: Rita Hayworth

Margarita Carmen Cansino was her birth name. She was born in New York City in 1918. Her mother, father, and maternal uncle were all entertainers. In the late 1920s the family moved to Hollywood, California, and her father started a dance studio. At 16, under the name Rita Cansino she had a dance scene in a Spencer Tracy movie. 20th Century Fox Studios signed her to a deal in the 1930s, but insisted on a name change.

They settled on Rita Hayworth (Hayworth being her mother's maiden name). Her breakout role came as the title character in the film "Gilda".

She had roles in nearly 70 films. Ms. Hayworth died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in 1980 at the age of 68.

Answer: Ann Margaret

Ann Margaret Olsson was her birth name. She was born in 1941 in Stockholm, Sweden. She and her family moved to the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois in the mid 1940s. She eventually attended Northwestern University, but did not graduate. Her entertainment career began as a singer, but gravitated to acting in the early 1960s.

She dropped the Olsson from her name, and her breakthrough performance came in the movie "Viva Las Vegas" with Elvis Presley. She was nominated, but never won an Academy Award. Ms. Margaret has had roles in nearly 70 films.

Answer: Jacqueline Bisset

Winifred Jacqueline Bisset was her birth name. She was born in Weybridge, England in 1944. In her late teens she began a profitable modeling career. Her modeling helped pay for dance and acting lessons. Small film roles led to playing opposite Frank Sinatra in the movie "The Detective".

Her biggest break came in her next film, "Bullitt", with Steve McQueen. However, she became a superstar with her role in the movie "The Deep" in 1977. Ms. Bisset has had roles in nearly 70 films.

Answer: Grace Kelly

Grace Patricia Kelly was her name at birth, and throughout her short film career. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1929. She began her acting in plays,on and off Broadway. Small roles eventually led to her breakout, being cast in the lead female role in "High Noon" with Gary Cooper.

Her illustrious career lasted for only 11 films. During that short time she garnered two nominations, and won the Oscar for Best Actress in the film "The Country Girl". Her career came to an abrupt end with her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. Grace apparently suffered a stroke while driving in Monaco in 1982, and lost control of her vehicle.

She died of her injuries later that evening at the age of 52.

Answer: Rachel Ward

Rachel Claire Ward was her birth name. She was born in 1957 in Cornwell, England. However, she grew up in Australia. In her late teens and early twenties she was a high fashion model who graced the covers of magazines like "Vogue" and "Cosmopolitan". In the acting world her breakthrough came with her Emmy nominated role in the miniseries "The Thorn Birds" in 1983.

She gained further stardom with her role opposite Jeff Bridges in the movie "Against All Odds". After marrying fellow thespian and Australian, Bryan Brown, her career has almost entirely been halted. Ms. Ward has had roles in over 20 films.