Southern Born Stars: Part II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Morgan Freeman

He was born June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. Thereafter, the family moved to Greenwood, Mississippi where he was raised. His father was a barber and his mother, a cleaner. Mr. Freeman rose from poverty to wealth and fame and has acted in numerous films. Among many of his most popular were, "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989), and the Oscar award winning film, "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) which was produced and starred Clint Eastwood. Because of his articulation and distinctive voice, he's certainly a frequent choice for use in narration of documentaries.

He narrated the Academy Award winning documentary film, "March of the Penguins" (2005).

Answer: Stella Stevens

She was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi on October 1, 1936. She was one of the earliest actresses who posed nude twice in the popular men's entertainment magazine, "Playboy". She also co-starred with Elvis Presley in, "Girls, Girls, Girls" (1962). We can understand why she chose a more appropriate stage name.

Answer: Lacey Chabert

Lacey was born on September 30, 1982 in Purvis, Mississippi. Sadly, however, the film wasn't aired until after the death of Reeves. Lacey has done voice work for, "Anastasia" (1997), "An American Tail III: Treasure of Manhattan Island" (1998), and a few others. She has also played Claudia Salinger on the television series, "Party of Five" (1995-00).

Answer: Michael Clarke Duncan

He was born December 10, 1957. He was playing football and majoring in a Communications program at Alcorn State University in Jackson, Mississippi, when his mother became seriously ill. He dropped out of college to find work to help the family. He first landed body guard jobs for some of Hollywood's wealthiest, such as, Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J.

But in the film mentioned, Duncan portrayed John Coffey, a giant of a prisoner, who was sentenced to die for the murder of two girls.

But his child-like mannerism and mysterious miracles daunted everyone, including Hanks, who played his guard.

Answer: Lynn Hamilton

She was born April 25, 1930 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Her first film debut was "Shadows" (1959), but her most well-known role was when she portrayed 'Donna Harris', Fred Sanford's pop-in, every-now-and-then girlfriend, who came to cook, clean, and see after him, usually after he'd gotten himself in some sort of trouble.

Answer: Don Jeffcoat

Born in Gulfport, Mississippi on February, 16, 1975, Jeffcoat hosted, "Wild and Crazy Kids" (1990-92), on "Nickelodeon", as well as other acting roles.

Answer: Diane Ladd

Born Rose Diane Lanier on November 29, 1939, in Meridian, Mississippi. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Dern and is the mother of actress Laura Dern. She was also first cousin to Thomas Lanier Williams, III, better known as Mississippi's great playwright, Tennessee Williams.

Answer: Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann was born on February 17, 1939, in Biloxi, Mississippi. She co-starred with Elvis in "Girl Happy" (1965), and "Harum Scarum" (1965), to a name a few. She married actor/talk show host/singer, Gary Collins in 1967. They had a daughter, Mary Clancy Collins, who was Senior Vice-President with MGM Television.

Answer: Beah Richards

Born Beulah Richardson on July 12, 1920 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, she also portrayed Aunt Esther's religious side-kick, Aunt Ethel, on the "Sanford and Son"(1972-1977) sitcom. In 1970, she took over for actress, Lillian Randolph as Bill Cosby's mother in, "The Bill Cosby Show" (1970-71). She died at the age of 80 in her hometown of Vicksburg on September 14, 2000, with emphysema.

Answer: Eric Roberts

He was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 18, 1956. The family later moved to Atlanta, Georgia where Julia was born. Following his near-fatal, vehicle crash, Eric was comatose for three days, suffered a bruised brain, and severe facial trauma. Because of the scarring, his roles were then portrayed as the bad boy images in films.

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985, for portraying Buck, an escaped convict in, "Runaway Train" (1985). Family disagreements have distanced Eric and his famous sister from one another.

They haven't spoken to each other for quite some time. Emma Roberts is the daughter of Eric, and like her dad and aunt before her, she is also pursuing a career in the acting business.