Who Are These Actresses Quiz ?

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

OO - Judy Davis

PP Carrie Fisher!  This was driving me nuts!

OO & PP are both correct.

Judy Davis in High Rolling ( 1977  ) ( aka High Rolling In A Hot Corvette ). Her film debut.



Carrie Fisher in Under The Rainbow ( 1981 ). Carrie is seen below with Billy Barty ( on the right ) and Cork Herbert,



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HONDO said:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        



SS This actress appeared in many mainly low budget films including one filmed here in Australia.

 SS I believe was only a studio publicity shot.

HONDO said:

SS - The Purple Puff Girl.

Some additional clues to hopefully assist.

SS - Formally a model, she worked a lot in 'b' grade films and was involved in a severe car crash in her 20s.

A final clue for the unanswered SS is that this actress made her last big screen appearance in The Alamo ( 1960 ). This clue certainly should make it now solvable. I probably knew that this actress would be very difficult to identify but included her anyway as I like her screen presence.

Bruce

OK, Veda Ann Borg.

She married Victor McLaglen's son, director Andrew V. McLaglen. 

That car crash was really bad (requiring full facial reconstruction by plastic surgery). Died at 58 of cancer.

Never hit the big time.

HONDO

Bruce said:

OK, Veda Ann Borg.

She married Victor McLaglen's son, director Andrew V. McLaglen. 

That car crash was really bad (requiring full facial reconstruction by plastic surgery). Died at 58 of cancer.

Never hit the big time. 

Correct. The car accident occured in 1939.



1940s image.



1930s image of a young pre accident Veda.



Post facial reconstruction Veda in Anout Face ( 1942 ).

Following is some of Veda Ann Borg's work.



The Shadow ( 1940 )  1950s re-release daybill andThe Kangaroo Kid ( 1950 ) daybill. Billed in these.


Big Jim McLain ( 1952 ) U.S.A. lobby card and Revenge Of The Zombies ( 1943 ). Veda played a zombie in this one as seen in the poster image. 

HONDO

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These four will be my last posted images here on this particular thread for a while. They should range, without any clues provided, from being easy to very difficult to answer. See how you go before I provide some clues.

theartofmovieposters

Kim Cattrel and Helen Twelvetrees

Bruce

The Bridge on the River Kwai Ann Sears

Bruce

Ursula Jeans in Cavalcade?

HONDO

theartofmovieposters said:

Kim Cattrel and Helen Twelvetrees

Both correct. I knew you would know the Helen Twelvetrees one Ves.


Kim Cattrall, seen above wih Kurt Russell and Suzee Pai in Big Trouble In Little China (1986 ) 



 ( Ves ) 

The American actress Helen Twelvetrees, who was imported to Australia  to star in Thoroughbred ( 1936 ).

Bruce said:

The Bridge on the River Kwai Ann Sears

Yes Bruce it is Ann Sears in a scene from The Bridge On The River Kwai ( 1957 ), My posted image was isolated from a scene with William Holden as seen below.

 Ann had a more well known younger sister, the actress Heather Sears. Ann Sears died at age 59 of a heart attack and Heather died at 58 from multiple organ failure.

Bruce said:

Ursula Jeans in Cavalcade?

Correct again in answering the one that I had thought there may be a  problem in identifying. Cavalcade was released in 1933.

 Ursula had an older sister Isabel Jeans who was also an actress. 

       
Well done to Ves and to Bruce for the correct answering of the four images, and promptly as well.

I will continue with this thread at a later date, but in the meanwhile I will bring back the War Movies Quiz shortly.

Bruce

HONDO said:

I will continue with this thread at a later date, but in the meanwhile I will bring back the War Movies Quiz shortly.

My favorite!

HONDO

 XX   YY

 ZZ  AAA 

Back with four more ladies that may present somewhat of a challenge. If this happens to be the case there will be many clues provided later on.

Charlie

I forget the rules is google allowed?

HONDO

Charlie said:

I forget the rules is google allowed?

Yes indeed it is, and as a matter of fact I encourage members in their quest to find the correct answers to ultilize Google in helping to accomplish this.

Charlie

XX Una Merkel - Bat Whisperer

YY Carole Landis - Secret Command

ZZ Honor Blackman - Diamond City

AAA Anne Jeffreys - Step by Step

HONDO

Charlie said:

XX Una Merkel - Bat Whisperer

YY Carole Landis - Secret Command

ZZ Honor Blackman - Diamond City

AAA Anne Jeffreys - Step by Step

Excellent work Charlie, with all  being correct and answered in a short amount otf time. Bat Whispers ror the record is actually titled The Bat Whispers though.

The Bat Whispers ( 1930 ), Secret Command ( 1944 ), Diamond City ( 1949 ) and Step By Step ( 1946 )

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HONDO

 BBB   CCC

  DDD  EEE

Four additional images to have a think about.

Charlie

DDD -  looks so much like Nicole Kidman bu I think you are trying to throw me off…

theartofmovieposters

DDD Elizabeth McGovern, got there in a round about way, no ide what movie

HONDO

Charlie said:

DDD -  looks so much like Nicole Kidman bu I think you are trying to throw me off…

Yes she does look a little like Nicole with that red hair.

theartofmovieposters said:

DDD Elizabeth McGovern, got there in a round about way, no ide what movie

It is indeed Elizabeth MvGovern and the film is The Bedroom Window ( 1987 ). Elizabeth is probably most known these days for her appearances in  the Downton Abbey television series, as well as the two movie version of Downton..

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jayn_j

CCC Carol White in I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name (1967)

jayn_j

Usually only do 1, but this one required work.

EEE - Charlotte Rampling.   Found it on ebay.

HONDO

jayn_j said:

CCC Carol White in I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name (1967)

Yes Carol White is the actress, but the film isn't I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname, but Poor Cow, also from 1967.

jayn_j said:

Usually only do 1, but this one required work.

EEE - Charlotte Rampling.   Found it on ebay.

Yes correct again. This one was indeed a difficult one to have had to identify, so well done. The film is Rotten To The Core ( 1965 ). This film was Chaelotte Rampling's first starring role in a feature film, She had prior to this appeared unbilled in A Hard Day's Night ( 1964 ) and The Knack ... And How To Get It ( 1965 ).





There now remains only the following image to be identified. When I decided to include this image I had thought the answer would prove to be difficult to find.

 Later on when the answer is finally revealed the resemblance in the facial area of this well known actress, mainly active on screen during the 1940s and the 1950s, will be evident I am sure. 

 BBB

Charlie

BBB - Eleanor Parker - Mission to Moscow

HONDO

Charlie said:

BBB - Eleanor Parker - Mission to Moscow

Yes it is and well spotted. Mission To Moscow was a 1943 release. It would certainly appear all the prevous images  were solely studio publicity shots only.



Seen above is Eleanor Parker, Ann Harding and Walter Huston in a scene from the film. Eleanor played Emlen the daughter of Joseph E. and Marjorie Davies the real life people depicted in the film. 


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The real life Davies family seen arriving in Moscow in 1937.

     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Another scene from the film with Eleanor appearing with Richard Travis and Maria Palmer ( on the left ).

 

The Australian daybill of Mission to Moscow without a credit for Eleanor Parker appearing on it.   



Eleanor surely will be best remembered as playing the part of the baroness in The Sound Of Music ( 1965 ).   

Let us not forget though that she was  nominted for three best actress Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged! ( 1950 ), Detective Story ( 1951 ) and Interrupted Melody I 1955 ).

''The contract of Glenn Ford made it a condition that he receive top billing, which rightfully belonged to Eleanor Parker. Parker claimed she always cared more about the projects, than the billing, but this is one time she she very much wanted the credit as star of the movie. Parker's bitterness was no doubt a factor in her later claiming that that Ford shamelessly tried to upstage her at every chance, by walking away from her, and the camera, forcing her to turn her back to the camera to interact with him.''  ( IMDb Trivia ).

Charlie

Going to watch one now!

HONDO

 FFF

 GGG

 HHH

 III   JJJ

This new group has five more lovely ladies, meaning business this time around, and hopefully they will be able to be identified.

Bruce

HHH Gena Rowlands in Gloria?

HONDO

Bruce said:

HHH Gena Rowlands in Gloria?

Yes it is Gena Rowland as she appeared in her husband's written and directed film Gloria from 1980.

Bruce

JJJ Madeleine Stowe in Bad Girls?

HONDO

Bruce said:

JJJ Madeleine Stowe in Bad Girls?

 
Correct again Bruce. Bad Girls is an entertaining western that was released in 1994.

jayn_j

GGG is Lynn Redgrave in The Big Bus (1976).  An Airplane! style parody before there was an Airplane! movie.