Match the Supporting Actress with the Show - 1960s Quiz

Answer: Rose Marie

The sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show" ran from 1961 to 1966 and followed the home life and work adventures of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Van Dyke). Rose Marie portrayed Petrie's fellow comedy writer, the man-hungry Sally Rogers. Along with Buddy Sorrell (Morey Amsterdam), the trio wrote for the fictional variety TV series, "The Alan Brady Show". "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was well-liked by Emmy voters; it received multiple awards for comedy series, writing, and directing, and the performers received Emmy recognition also. Rose Marie received nominations for her work on the show in 1963, 1964, and 1966 but didn't win the award. Amsterdam received a Best Supporting Actor nod in 1966 but also failed to win.

The lead performers, Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore (as his wife Laura) fared better with multiple nominations and wins for their work on the show.

Answer: Susan St. James

"The Name of the Game" was a 90-minute drama series that ran from 1968 to 1971 and followed the workings of a magazine publishing company. The episodes revolved around the three male stars of the series: Gene Barry, Tony Franciosa, and Robert Stack, who portrayed the publisher, a reporter, and an editor, respectively, with the episodes of the show focusing on one actor each week. Susan St. James portrayed Peggy Maxwell who worked as their assistant. St. James won the Emmy in 1969 for her work on the show, and she also received nominations in 1970 and 1971. Guest star Anne Baxter was the only other performer nominated for the show; she picked up a nomination in 1969 for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role but didn't win.

Answer: Agnes Moorehead

The supernatural sitcom "Bewitched" ran from 1964 to 1972 and featured Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens, a modern day witch married to a mortal advertising executive (Dick York/Dick Sargent). Agnes Moorehead portrayed Samantha's interfering mother Endora whose main pastime was harassing her son-in-law.

The show was popular with Emmy voters, particularly in the acting categories. Moorehead received six consecutive Emmy nominations (1966-1971), but she didn't win the Emmy for her work on the show.

In 1967, her nomination came in the Lead Actress category (the rest were in the Supporting Actress category), and oddly enough, she DID win the Emmy that year but in the Supporting Actress category for a guest appearance on "The Wild Wild West" (in the 1960s, the Emmys were still experimenting with formats, and in some years, guest appearances competed against regular cast appearances).

Other supporting characters on "Bewitched" fared better. Alice Pearce, who portrayed the first Gladys Kravitz, won the Emmy in 1966, and Marion Lorne, who portrayed the ditsy Aunt Clara, won the award in 1968. Both actresses won in the Supporting Actress category, and sadly, both were posthumous awards - the first two performers to receive posthumous Emmy awards. Montgomery and York received nominations in the Lead performer categories but didn't win.

Answer: Lee Grant

The prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" was based on the novel and film of the same name and ran from 1964 to 1969. The series featured a revolving cast, depending on the story line, and followed the often scandalous lives of the residents of a Massachusetts town. Lee Grant was on the show for 88 episodes in 1965 and 1966; she portrayed Stella Chernak, who was the romantic interest of the town doctor (Ed Nelson) and who was also the town pariah for lying to the police to incriminate a popular local boy (Ryan O'Neal) in the death of her brother (Don Quine). Grant won the Emmy in 1966 with her sole nomination for her work on the show.

The only other performers on the show who were nominated for Emmys were Barbara Parkins and Ruth Warrick. Parkins was nominated in the Leading Role category that same year, and Warrick was nominated in the Supporting Role category in 1967, but neither of them picked up the award.

Answer: Nancy Kulp

The premise of "The Beverly Hillbillies" was that a rural Ozarks family struck oil on their land and used the money to move to a Beverly Hills mansion while still maintaining their simple way of life. The show ran from 1962 to 1971 and starred Buddy Ebsen as patriarch Jed Clampett. Nancy Kulp portrayed Jane Hathaway, the kindly secretary who worked for (and protected the family from) the Clampett's money-hungry banker Milburn Drysdale (Raymond Bailey).

Despite the low-brow plot of the show, it did score a few Emmy nominations but no wins. Kulp was nominated in 1967 for her work on the show, and Irene Ryan, who portrayed Jed's mother-in-law Daisy "Granny" Moses, received Lead Actress nominations in 1963 and 1964.

Answer: Barbara Hale

The legal drama "Perry Mason" ran from 1957 to 1966 on its original run with Raymond Burr portraying the titular lawyer created by Erle Stanley Gardner. On the show, the Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney Mason was assisted by private investigator Paul Drake (William Hopper) and dedicated secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale). Hale received two Emmy nominations in 1959 and 1961, winning the award in 1959.

The other performers also received Emmy recognition for their work on the show, at least in the early years. Burr received three consecutive nominations from 1959 to 1961, winning the award in 1959 and 1961, and Hopper picked up a Best Supporting Actor nomination in 1959 but didn't win.

Answer: Abby Dalton

"Hennesey" was a comedy-drama that ran from 1959 to 1962 and took place at an American Naval station. Jackie Cooper portrayed the titular Chick Hennesey, a Navy doctor assigned to shore duty in San Diego, California, and Abby Dalton portrayed his adoring assistant, Navy nurse Martha Hale.

Much of the series was focused on the growing relationship between the two, but the hospital setting allowed for some famous guest stars, such as Mickey Rooney, Jack Cassidy, Soupy Sales, and Charles Bronson. Dalton received one Emmy nomination in 1960 for her work on the show, but in a quirk of the early Emmy show formats, she competed in a mixed gender Supporting Role category and lost the award to Don Knotts. Cooper received two nominations in the Best Actor category but also didn't win.

Answer: Frances Bavier

The rural sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" ran from 1960 to 1968 and followed the adventures of North Carolina sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith) and the quirky townsfolk in the fictional town of Mayberry. Frances Bavier portrayed Taylor's doting aunt, Bee Taylor, who served as his housekeeper and surrogate mother to his young son Opie (Ron Howard).

In 1967, Bavier won the Emmy for her work on the show with her sole nomination. The only other performer nominated for the show was Don Knotts, who portrayed the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife; Knotts dominated the Best Supporting Actor category during the 1960s, winning the Emmy for each of his five nominations.

Answer: Marge Redmond

"The Flying Nun" ran from 1967 to 1970 and featured future Oscar winner Sally Field as Sister Bertrille whose flying skills weren't supernatural but rather attributed to her petite size, strong winds, and her over-sized, aerodynamic headpiece. Set in a convent in Puerto Rico, the comedy series followed Sister Bertrille as she solved mysteries, captured criminals, and located lost people while gliding around. Marge Redmond portrayed the wise and sassy Sister Jacqueline, Bertrille's friend and the narrator for the series.

The show wasn't popular with critics or Emmy voters. Redmond earned the series' only Emmy nomination in 1968 but she didn't win the award.

Answer: Barbara Anderson

The crime drama "Ironside" ran from 1967 to 1975 so it was more of a 1970s show than a 1960s show, but Barbara Anderson only appeared on the series until 1971, so I've included her in this quiz. Anderson portrayed San Francisco police officer Eve Whitfield who worked with Robert Ironside (Raymond Burr), a former police chief who now worked as a consultant for the department following a shooting that left him in a wheelchair. Anderson received three consecutive Emmy nominations in 1968 to 1970, winning the award the first year.

The only other performer nominated for the show was star Raymond Burr who received five consecutive nominations from 1968 to 1972 in the Leading Actor category but didn't win.