Initials - Actors and Actresses Quiz

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor made her movie debut as a bit player in "There's One Born Every Minute" (1942). Her next movie was in 1943 in "Lassie Come Home". In 1944 Ms. Taylor appeared in "Jane Eyre" and the movie that most people associate her early career with, "National Velvet". "Butterfield 8" (1961) earned Ms. Taylor her first Best Actress Academy Award.

Her second Academy Award (also for Best Actress) was for "Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf" (1967).

Answer: Bill Murray

Bill Murray joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 1977. His big screen debut was in "Meatballs" (1979).

Answer: Groucho Marx

Julius "Groucho" Marx - was born in 1890. He did 14 movies with his brothers, Leonard "Chico" Marx and Adolph "Harpo" Marx. His two other brothers, Milton "Gummo" Marx and Herbert "Zeppo" Marx worked at various times with their more famous brothers. The movie "Love Happy" was the last Marx Brothers movie.

This movie also marked the big screen debut of Marilyn Monroe. Groucho Marx died in 1977.

Answer: Robin Williams

Robin Williams performed his stand-up comedy in nightclubs where he was discovered for the role as Mork for "Happy Days" which led to the TV series "Mork and Mindy" (1978). Mr. Williams' screen debut was as the title character for "Popeye" (1980). He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Good Will Hunting" (1997).

Answer: Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam was born in 1914. He portrayed Detective Milton Arbogast in the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Psycho" (1960). Mr. Balsam's movie debut was in "On the Waterfront" (1954). He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "A Thousand Clowns" (1965). He passed away in 1996.

Answer: Lauren Bacall

Born as Betty Joan Perske, Ms. Bacall was a model and was 'discovered' on the cover of "Harper's Bazaar" magazine. She was given a screen test and offered the role of Marie Browning in "To Have or Have Not" (1944), opposite Humphrey Bogart, when she was just 19 years old. Ms. Bacall and Humphrey Bogart married in 1945.

Answer: Norma Shearer

Edith "Norma" Shearer was born in 1902. Her first "talkie" was "The Trial of Mary Dugan" (1929). In 1930 she was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress for two movies; "Their Own Desire" (1929) and "The Divorcee" (1930). She won the Academy Award for her role in "The Divorcee". Ms. Shearer passed away in 1983.

Answer: Cloris Leachman

Ms. Leachman was 'Miss Chicago' in The "Miss America Pageant" (1946). She made her screen debut in the 1955 movie "Kiss Me Deadly". Ms. Leachman's television work included "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970-1977) and its spinoff "Phyllis" (1975-1977). She won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for "The Last Picture Show" (1971).

Answer: Gary Cooper

Born Frank James Cooper in 1901. Mr. Cooper first appeared on the big screen as an uncredited extra for "Dick Turpin" (1925). His first 'major' movie role was in "The Winning of Barbara Worth" (1926). Mr. Cooper won Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in "Sergeant York" (1941) and "High Noon" (1952). He passed away in 1961.

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoffman was first seen in movie theaters in "The Graduate" (1967). He had made a movie prior to this, "Madigan's Millionaires", but that wasn't released until 1968. Mr. Hoffman won Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in "Kramer vs Kramer" (1979) and "Rain Man" (1988).