Can You Identify These Classic Hollywood Actresses?

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Can You Identify These Classic Hollywood Actresses?
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About This Quiz

The period between the development of "talkies"-movies with sound at the start of the 1930s-and and when televisions became common in the home in the late '50s is known as Hollywood's Golden Age. Fans flocked to theaters to get their entertainment fix, studios churned out some of the greatest movies of all time and actors and actresses glittered onscreen and off, thanks to studio-controlled images and a whole lot less paparazzi than what today's stars deal with.

Even as technology improves, special effects and CGI create new movie magic and generations of eager young actresses get their chances for movie stardom, the films produced during the Golden Age live on. Not only because of their engaging storylines and for the glimpse they offer into simpler times, but for the magnetism of their stars. Because what would "The Wizard of Oz" be without Judy Garland, or "Gone with the Wind" without Vivien Leigh as the stubborn Scarlett?

Though names of these legendary actresses live on, there are many today who might have never seen them light up the screen. Think you can still put a face to the name of some of the most famous actresses from Hollywood's Golden Age? Take our quiz to prove it!

Vivien Leigh
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What British actress was swept off her feet by Rhett Butler in the 1939 classic "Gone with the Wind?"
Lena Horne
Shelley Winters
Vivien Leigh
Joan Fontaine
Katharine Hepburn
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Can you name this actress who earned 12 Best Oscar nominations and won the prize a record four times?
Olivia de Havilland
Katharine Hepburn
Judy Garland
Veronica Lake
Elizabeth Taylor
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Who is this former child star? She became one of the most famous actresses of all time thanks to her starring role in "Cleopatra."
Jane Wyman
Lauren Bacall
Judy Garland
Elizabeth Taylor

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Audrey Hepburn
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Do you believe that the best way to beat the blues is by chowing down on a croissant at Tiffany's? If so, you can probably guess the name of this iconic actress.
Grace Kelly
Vivien Leigh
Mae West
Audrey Hepburn
Grace Kelly
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Before she became a real-life princess, this actress made it big starring in a pair of Hitchcock flicks. Think you can identify her?
Natalie Wood
Jean Arthur
Grace Kelly
Greta Garbo
Rita Hayworth
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Known for her red hair and dancing skills, this actress danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Remember her name?
Deborah Kerr
Rita Hayworth
Vivien Leigh
Gloria Swanson

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Marlene Dietrich
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Which actress raised eyebrows when she donned a top hat and tux-and kissed a woman-in the 1930 flick "Morocco?"
Marlene Dietrich
Bette Davis
Ann Sothern
Shelley Winters
Mae West
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Her plays were so scandalous they landed her in the slammer, but do you remember the name of this Old Hollywood actress?
Susan Hayward
Mae West
Judy Garland
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
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She'll always have Paris-thanks to her iconic role as Ilsa Lund opposite Humphrey Bogart in the 1942 classic "Casablanca."
Ingrid Bergman
Lana Turner
Joan Fontaine
Ava Gardner

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Jean Harlow
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Who is this blonde bombshell? She sold out theaters in the '30s before dying of kidney failure at the age of 26.
Lauren Bacall
Barbara Stanwyck
Rita Hayworth
Jean Harlow
Jane Russell
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She starred opposite Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and was one of the top pinup girls of the '40s. Can you name her?
Mae West
Maureen O'Hara
Jane Russell
Lana Turner
Carmen Miranda
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What Brazilian Bombshell made fruit hats fashionable thanks to roles in films like "The Gang's All Here?"
Carmen Miranda
Gloria Swanson
Lauren Bacall
Lena Horne

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Judy Garland
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She took us over the rainbow in "The Wizard of Oz," but do you remember the name of this tragic star?
Jane Wyman
Judy Garland
Greta Garbo
Norma Shearer
Lauren Bacall
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After her 1944 debut in "To Have and Have Not," she went on to marry co-star Humphrey Bogart and make four more films with him.
Greta Garbo
Anna May Wong
Lauren Bacall
Deborah Kerr
Ava Gardner
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Which actress shown here counts Mickey Rooney as her first husband and Frank Sinatra-who left wife Nancy for her-as her third?
Ava Gardner
Marilyn Monroe
Lauren Bacall
Jane Russell

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Debbie Reynolds
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After a breakout role in "Singin' in the Rain," this actress went on to give birth to a daughter named Carrie Fisher.
Norma Shearer
Rita Hayworth
Hedy Lamarr
Debbie Reynolds
Lucille Ball
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Which actress once used the stage name Diane Belmont and was known for her TV show that paired her with real-life hubby Desi Arnaz?
Jean Arthur
Maureen O'Hara
Lucille Ball
Hedy Lamarr
Ginger Rogers
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Who is this actress, who is remembered today for her long-term partnership with fellow actor and dancer Fred Astaire?
Betty Grable
Jayne Mansfield
Carole Lombard
Ginger Rogers

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Lena Horne
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Despite struggling to find leading roles because of her race, this actress is remembered for her magnificent singing voice.
Veronica Lake
Lena Horne
Jane Wyman
Marilyn Monroe
Joan Crawford
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Her status as a Hollywood legend was somewhat tainted when her daughter released the book "Mommie Dearest" after her death. Can you remember her name?
Joan Crawford
Katharine Hepburn
Elizabeth Taylor
Loretta Young
Barbara Stanwyck
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Before she won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for "The Thorn Birds," this screen legend picked up four Oscar nominations in the '30s and '40s.
Natalie Wood
Doris Day
Olivia de Havilland
Barbara Stanwyck

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Hedy Lamarr
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Not only beautiful but also brilliant, this Golden Age actress was a '40s screen siren and a successful inventor. Do you know her name?
Hedy Lamarr
Shirley Temple
Lucille Ball
Maureen O'Hara
Marilyn Monroe
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So much more than just a sex symbol, this actress starred in a series of '50s films before dying in 1962 of a drug overdose.
Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Betty Hutton
Mae West
Jayne Mansfield
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Though she died in a car crash at age 34, the actress in this image had plenty of time to become a star thanks to a series of '50s films.
Vivien Leigh
Carole Lombard
Jayne Mansfield
Rita Hayworth

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Maureen O'Hara
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Nicknamed the Queen of Technicolor, this fiery redhead actress had a long-standing working relationship with director John Ford.
Mae West
Carmen Miranda
Ingrid Bergman
Maureen O'Hara
Claudette Colbert
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Which actress transformed a Broadway career in the '20s into a position as a top Hollywood actress in the '30s and '40s?
Grace Kelly
Lucille Ball
Claudette Colbert
Ginger Rogers
Olivia de Havilland
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Born in 1916 and famous for her role in "Gone with the Wind," this actress is the only one in this quiz who is still living at the time of publication.
Irene Dunne
Bette Davis
Katharine Hepburn
Olivia de Havilland

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Deborah Kerr
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You've probably seen the iconic scene where this actress rolls on the beach with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," but do you know her name?
Lauren Bacall
Deborah Kerr
Elizabeth Taylor
Ruby Keeler
Doris Day
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She was a big band singer in the '30s before making the move to Hollywood, where fans loved her all-American look. Think you know her name?
Joan Blondell
Lucille Ball
Doris Day
Audrey Hepburn
Bette Davis
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Singer Kim Carnes made this actress famous 50 years after her heyday with a 1981 hit pop song about the star's gorgeous eyes.
Bette Davis
Clara Bow
Audrey Hepburn
Hedy Lamarr

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Betty Grable
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Which '30s Hollywood starlet said, "I became a star for two reasons, and I'm standing on them?"
Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Betty Grable
Shirley Temple
Carole Lombard
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After a breakout role in "The Arizona Kid," this talented actress died in a plane crash at age 33, leaving husband Clark Gable devastated.
Carmen Miranda
Debbie Reynolds
Lana Turner
Carole Lombard
Gloria Swanson
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After great success as a silent film star in the '20s, this actresses made the move to talkies, reaching her peak with "Sunset Boulevard" in 1950.
Marilyn Monroe
Betty Grable
Gloria Swanson
Greta Garbo

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Greta Garbo
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Which Swedish actress, shown in this image, made her talkie debut in the 1930 film "Anna Christie?"
Greta Garbo
Barbara Stanwyck
Shirley Temple
Jane Wyman
Veronica Lake
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Which actresses' peek-a-boo hairstyle helped make her a style icon in the '40s?
Claudette Colbert
Jane Russell
Veronica Lake
Norma Shearer
Joan Fontaine
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This sister of actress Olivia de Havilland starred opposite Laurence Olivier in the 1940 Gothic film "Rebecca."
Jean Harlow
Ava Gardner
Joan Fontaine
Marilyn Monroe

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Dorothy Dandridge
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Though she found her roles limited due to her race, this actress remains one of the brightest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Do you know her name?
Mae West
Dorothy Dandridge
Ruby Keeler
Ginger Rogers
Margaret Sullavan
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She starred in four movies opposite Jimmy Stewart, including "The Shop Around the Corner." Think you know her name?
Veronica Lake
Margaret Sullavan
Katharine Hepburn
Deborah Kerr
Shirley Temple
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Even though she wasn't even old enough to drive, this actress was the top box-office draw in the mid-'30s. Can you name her?
Jane Withers
Shirley Temple
Ginger Rogers
Debbie Reynolds

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Lana Turner
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Which teen star of the Andy Hardy movies went on to become a top Hollywood actress, appearing in the 1941 film "Ziegfeld Girl?"
Lana Turner
Jane Wyman
Myrna Lot
Doris Day