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    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress of 1985 for her role of Carrie Watts?Oscar- Best Actress

      Geraldine Page. Geraldine Page won the Oscar for "The Trip to Bountiful". She played a elder woman who is traveling with people on her last days. Thanks for playing my quiz!

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress of 1950 for her role of Emma "Billie" Dawn?Oscar- Best Actress

      Judy Holliday. Judy Holliday won it for "Born Yesterday". This film is about a rich man who hires a tutor to teach him to love, properly.

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress of 1967 for her role of Christina?Oscar- Best Actress

      Katharine Hepburn. She won the Oscar for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" playing a mother whose white daughter came home with a black boyfriend. Katharine Hepburn won Oscars for "Morning Glory", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "A Lion in Winter" and "On Golden Pond".

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress of 1982 for her role of Sophie?Oscar- Best Actress

      Meryl Streep. Meryl Streep won her second Oscar for "Sophie's Choice". Sophie is a survivor of the concentration camps. Her first Oscar was for Best Supporting Actress in "Kramer vs. Kramer".

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress of 1990 for her role of Annie Wilkes?Oscar- Best Actress

      Kathy Bates. Kathy Bates was really scary as Annie Wilkes in "Misery", which she earned an Oscar. She kidnapped her favorite author, Paul Sheldon, who was in a car accident. She nurses him until he is better. The most famous scene is when she hit his feet with a sledgehammer.

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress in the 70s for her role of Sally Hyde?Oscar- Best Actress

      Jane Fonda. Jane Fonda won her second Oscar for "Coming Home". She played Sally Hyde who fell in love with a man named Luke Martin who is in a wheelchair from a paralyzing combat injury in Vietnam. He was played by Jon Voight in an Oscar-winning performance.

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress in the 70s for her role of Alice?Oscar- Best Actress

      Ellen Burstyn. Ellen Burstyn won an Oscar for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore". Alice is a waitress who has a son named Tommy who befriends a bad girl named Audrey (Jodie Foster). Ellen Burstyn was also earned Oscar nominations for "The Exorcist", "Same Time, Next Year" and "The Last Picture Show".

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role of Ethel Thayer?Oscar- Best Actress

      Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn won her final Oscar for "On Golden Pond". She played a elder woman who lives with her husband (Henry Fonda) in the lakehouse. Henry Fonda and his daughter Jane Fonda earned Oscar nominations for this film and Henry Fonda won his first and only Oscar for this film.

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress of 1971 for her role of Bree?Oscar- Best Actress

      Jane Fonda. She won an Oscar for her work in "Klute". She played a call girl who is stalked by someone. She won her second Oscar for "Coming Home".

    Who won an Oscar for Best Actress in the early 60s, for her role of Gloria? Oscar- Best Actress

      Elizabeth Taylor. She won a well-deserved Oscar for her fine work in "Butterfield 8". Gloria is a call girl with a disturbing past. Elizabeth Taylor won her second Oscar for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf".

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