Who Played Me in "Girl, Interrupted" Quiz

Answer: Jeffrey Tambor

Tambor, born on July 8th, 1944 in San Francisco, California was cast as Dr. Melvin Potts. Dr. Potts was a psychiatrist at Claymoore Hospital, where Susanna voluntarily committed herself, and he was assigned to be her doctor. After completing an evaluation of Susanna, Dr. Potts diagnosed her as having Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Potts made this diagnosis since Susanna made it clear she was sexually promiscuous and had no goals in life, which are two symptoms of the disorder.

In one scene, Susanna and Dr. Potts were in a session and Susanna exclaimed how she was feeling better and Dr. Potts was shown sleeping.

In a couple of scenes, Dr. Potts met with Susanna's parents to talk to them about her progress and he informed them she would be institutionalized for a while. Tambor had roles in the films, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "The Hangover", and "Pollock".

Answer: Winona Ryder

Ryder, a native of Winona, Minnesota portrayed Susanna Kaysen in this film. Susanne was first seen in a flashback, when she was in the hospital after having overdosed on aspirin and vodka. She decided to voluntarily check herself into Claymoore Hospital. On her first visit, she noticed, on the intake report, that it said she was suicidal.

She told the attendant she never tried to kill herself so the attendant told her to talk about it in therapy. In one scene, Susanna was shaving her legs, in the bathtub, and the head nurse, Valerie Owens, supervised her so she would not injure herself. Kaysen had a good relationship, with Valerie, and it was through her help that she managed to improve her health to the point of where she could be discharged from the hospital. Ryder starred in the movies, "Mr. Deeds", "Edward Scissorhands", and "Beetle Juice".

Answer: Jared Leto

Leto, born in 1971 in Bossier City, Lousiana had the small role of Toby Jacobs. Toby was Susanna's boyfriend and he feared that he would be drafted, via a lottery, to go serve in Vietnam. He went to the hospital, on many occasions, to see Susanna and they went to a private location to talk. Toby told Susanna that he wanted to go to Canada, to dodge the draft, but Susanna assured him she would not run away from the hospital.

In one scene, they were shown having sex in a part of the hospital, but they were not caught by any of the staff members. Susanna and Toby eventually broke up. Leto was seen in the movies, "Urban Legend", "Panic Room", and "The Thin Red Line".

Answer: Angelina Jolie

Jolie landed the part of Lisa Rowe for "Girl, Interrupted". Lisa was diagnosed as a sociopath and was a common criminal who got herself committed to the hospital. She was often seen raising her voice towards hospital staff, and picking fights with another patient, Daisy. Nonetheless, Susanna struck a bond with Lisa and the two of them escaped the hospital.

In one scene they spoke about going to Disney World and working as Cinderella and Snow White. They were eventually caught and returned to the hospital.

In the final scene, Lisa was shown restrained to a bed. She spoke to Susanna and Susanna assured her she would eventually get out of the hospital. Jolie acted in the films, "Gone in 60 Seconds", "Taking Lives", and "Life or Something Like It".

In 2000, she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Girl, Interrupted". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress, that year, were Catherine Keener for "Being John Malkovich", Toni Collette for "The Sixth Sense", Chloe Sevigny for "Boys Don't Cry", and Samantha Morton for "Sweet and Lowdown".

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Goldberg, born on November 13th, 1955 in New York City, was cast as Valerie Owens. Valerie was the head nurse at Claymoore Hospital and she got along well with the patients. She was known to be stern but also compassionate. In her first scenes with Susanne, she showed Susanna around the hospital. Near the end of the movie, Valerie decided to practice some tough love with Susanna, so she picked her up and dumped her in a bathtub. Valerie told Susanna that she had seen many crazy people, over her tenure as a nurse at psychiatric hospitals, but that Susanna was not crazy. Just before Susanna got in a cab to go home, after being released, she hugged Valerie and Valerie reminded her to remember her when she shaved her legs, in reference to an earlier scene in the film. Goldberg starred in the films, "Eddie", "Ghosts of Mississippi", and "Sister Act".

In 1991, Goldberg received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film, "Ghost". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress, that year, were Mary McDonnell for "Dances with Wolves", Lorraine Bracco for "Goodfellas", Annette Bening for "The Grifters", and Diane Ladd for "Wild at Heart".

Answer: Vanessa Redgrave

Redgrave, a native of London, England, had the small role of Dr. Sonia Wick. Dr. Wick was the head psychiatrist at Claymoore Hospital and she decided to speak to Susanna in one session. In the session, Dr. Wick tried to get Susanna to understand her illness and what she could do to get better and Susanna commented, to Dr. Wick, that she was ambivalent. Dr. Wick told her about ambivalence and stated she did not believe that Susanna was ambivalent. Dr. Wick decided to take on Susanna's case, relieving Dr. Potts of it.

At the end of the movie, Dr. Wick decided that Susanna was well enough to be released from the hospital, after she had stayed there for well over a year. Redgrave was seen in the movies, "Venus", "Mission: Impossible", and "Agatha".

In 1978, Redgrave won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie, "Julia". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress, that year, were Melinda Dillon for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", Tuesday Weld for "Looking for Mr. Goodbar", Quinn Cummings for "The Goodbye Girl", and Leslie Browne for "The Turning Point".

Answer: Brittany Murphy

Murphy, born in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, got the part of Daisy Randone. Daisy was a patient at the hospital and she often requested laxatives, which amused Lisa. Daisy's father owned a delicatessen and often brought her chicken throughout the movie, which Daisy would hide under her bed until she got to a certain amount and then Valerie made her throw it out. Midway through the movie, Daisy was released and got her own apartment.

When Susanna and Lisa escaped the hospital, they went to Daisy's home and Lisa and Daisy got into a fight and Lisa upset Daisy immensely.

The next day Susanna called out for Daisy but could not find her. When she went to Daisy's room, she discovered that Daisy had hung herself. Murphy had roles in the movies, "Uptown Girls", "8 Mile", and "Don't Say a Word". Murphy passed away on December 20th, 2009 as a result of complications from pneumonia, anemia and drug intoxication.

Answer: Kurtwood Smith

Smith had the small role of Dr. Crumble in "Girl, Interrupted". Dr. Crumble was a Professor of Psychology as well as a friend of the Kaysens. He spoke to Susanna, at the beginning of the film, about her incident with overdosing on aspirin and vodka. Dr. Crumble informed Susanna that she was suicidal and needed to go rest at a place. Susanna said she could rest at home, but Dr. Crumble told her he spoke about a long rest at a place just for her and that place was Claymoore Hospital. Susanna agreed to voluntary check herself in to Claymoore and Dr. Crumble called a taxi to take her to the hospital. Smith guest starred on the TV series', "24", "Medium", and "House M.D."

Answer: Clea Duvall

DuVall, born on September 25th, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, was cast as Georgina Tuskin. Georgina was Susanna's roommate, at Claymoore and Valerie introduced Georgina to Susanna. Valerie remarked that Georgina was an excellent roommate. Susanna asked Georgina why she was at Claymoore and Georgina simply responded that she was a pathological liar. During Susanna's first night at Claymoore, a nurse entered hers and Georgina's room to check on them. Susanna asked Georgina what that was about and Georgina told her they do checks throughout the night, to make sure the patients were alright.

In one scene, Georgina was seen with the other patients, as they went to a secret location to play bowling. At the end of the movie, Lisa read Georgina some passages from Susanna's diary, in which Susanna insulted Georgina. Georgina confronted Susanna about the passages and blasted her for badmouthing her. Right before Susanna left the hospital, upon discharge, she and Georgina made up. DuVall had guest starring stints on the TV shows, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Heroes", and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit".

Answer: Elisabeth Moss

Moss, born in 1982 in Los Angeles, portrayed Polly "Torch" Clark in "Girl, Interrupted". Polly befriended Susanna and got along with the other patients on the ward. Her most distinct physical feature was a scarred face and Susanna asked Georgina how she got the scars. Georgina told her that, when Polly was little, she set herself on fire but she survived and that was where she got the scars. Polly was diagnosed with schizophrenia and also showed signs of severe depression when, in one scene, she broke down over her setting herself on fire when she was little.

At the end of the movie, when Lisa read aloud Susanna's diary passages about the other patients, Polly's feelings were hurt when Susanna belittled her in her diary. Just before Susanna left the hospital, she apologized to Polly for badmouthing her and there were times that even she did not believe everything she wrote. Polly accepted her apology and they embraced. Moss guest starred on the TV shows, "The Practice" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent". For 25 episodes, Moss portrayed First Daughter Zoey Bartlet on the NBC primetime drama series, "The West Wing".