Flexible Talents Trivia Quiz

Answer: Viola Davis

Viola Davis, an American actress played Aibileen in the Oscar nominated movie 'The Help'. She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the movie. She got another nomination in the supporting category for her performance opposite Amy Adams and Meryl Streep in the movie 'Doubt'.

She has appeared in other movies such as 'Prisoners', 'State of Play' and 'Knight and Day'. She won an Emmy for playing Annalise Keating in 'How to Get Away With Murder'. She is absolutely fantastic on that show. She has appeared in other TV shows such as 'United States of Tara' and 'The Practice'.

Answer: Ray Donovan

Jon Voight is the actor in question. He won the Oscar for his performance as Luke Martin in 'Coming Home'. He was also nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for the 1969 movie 'Midnight Cowboy' and for the 1985 movie 'Runaway Train'. He was then nominated in the supporting category for his performance in the 2001 movie 'Ali'. Jon has appeared in many television productions, both TV shows and TV films for which he has garnered many Emmy nominations.

His role in 'Ray Donovan' as Mickey Donovan has received rave reviews.

Answer: Bridesmaids

Melissa won the Emmy for the role of Molly in the TV show 'Mike and Molly'. She has appeared in other TV shows like 'Gilmore Girls' and 'Saturday Night Live'. She was nominated for a supporting Oscar for her performance in the 2011 movie 'Bridesmaids'.

In that movie, she played Megan Price, a heavy set and raunchy woman. She starred in that movie opposite Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. Melissa has also appeared in movies such as 'Life as We Know It' and 'Spy'.

Answer: Alec Baldwin

Alec played Jack Donaghy on the show '30 Rock' which was created by Tina Fey. Donaghy was one of the executives for the company General Electric in the show. Alec Baldwin appeared as a guest on the TV show 'Will & Grace'. He has appeared in movies such as Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine' and Michael Bay's 'Pearl Harbor'.

He got an Oscar nomination for his role as Sheldon "Shelly" Kaplow in Wayne Kramer's 'The Cooler' which also starred Mario Bello and William H. Macy.

Answer: Felicity Huffman

This American actress portrayed Bree in the 2005 film 'Transamerica'. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar but lost to Reese Witherspoon. Huffman has appeared in other movies such as 'Cake', 'Raising Helen' and 'Reversal of Fortune'. She portrayed Lynette Scavo in the TV show 'Desperate Housewives' for which she won an Emmy award.

She has appeared in other TV shows such as 'Frasier' and 'Law & Order'.

Answer: Kevin Spacey

Spacey played Frank Underwood on the TV show 'House of Cards' which was created by Beau Willimon. The show also starred Robin Wright, Corey Stoll, Michael Kelly and Kate Mara. It was about Frank and his wife, Claire and their quest to gain more power in the White House.

The show was critically acclaimed and Kevin was nominated for an Emmy for playing Frank many times. Kevin has won Oscars for his portrayal of Roger Kint in Bryan Singer's 'The Usual Suspects' and Lester Burnham in the 1999 film 'American Beauty'.

He has other acclaimed performances in 'Seven', 'L.A. Confidential' and 'Pay it Forward'.

Answer: As Good As It Gets

Helen Hunt is the actress in question here. She was nominated seven times for playing Jamie in the TV show 'Mad About You'. She won the Emmy the last four times. The show also starred Paul Reiser and Anne Ramsay. The show was about Jamie and Paul Buchman's married life. Hunt won the Oscar for the 1997 movie 'As Good As It Gets' which was directed by James L. Brooks.

It also starred Greg Kinnear and Jack Nicholson. In the movie she plays a waitress named Carol who falls in love with a Melvin, an obsessive novel writer. Hunt was nominated for an Oscar in the supporting category for her performance in the movie 'The Sessions'.

She has appeared in other movies such as 'Pay it Forward' and 'Cast Away'.

Answer: Norma Rae

Sally Field, an American actress, has won numerous Emmys. She won one for her performance in the 1976 TV film 'Sybil'. She also won for her performance as Nora Holden Walker in the TV show 'Brothers & Sisters'. She won the Oscar for her portrayal of Norma Rae in the movie 'Norma Rae' which was directed by Martin Ritt.

It also starred Beau Bridges. She also won an Oscar for her performance in the movie 'Places in the Heart' which was directed by Robert Benton and also starred Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, and Terry O'Quinn.

She was again nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's movie 'Lincoln' in which she starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis.

Answer: Argo

The actor is George Clooney. He played Dr. Doug on the TV show 'ER'. He was nominated for two Emmys for his performance. He has acted in movies such as 'Ocean's Eleven' and 'Solaris'. He won an acting Oscar for his performance as Bob Barnes in the 2005 movie 'Syriana'.

The movie also starred Matt Damon. He won another Oscar for producing the movie 'Argo' which was directed by Ben Affleck. The movie was about a CIA mission that helped some people out of Iran under the disguise of making a movie. The movie was critically acclaimed.

He has been nominated for an Oscar for his performances in movies such as 'Michael Clayton', 'Up in the Air' and 'The Descendants'. He has directed movies such as ' Good Night, and Good Luck' and 'The Ides of March'.

Answer: In Treatment

Dianne Wiest played Dr. Gina Toll in the show 'In Treatment' which also starred Gabriel Byrne. The show revolved around a psychologist (Byrne) and his sessions with his patients. Wiest won her first Oscar for playing Holly in the Woody Allen movie 'Hannah and Her Sisters'. She won her second Oscar for another Woody Allen movie called 'Bullets Over Broadway' which also starred John Cusack and Jim Broadbent. Her performance in the 1989 movie 'Parenthood' brought her another Oscar nomination.

Wonderful actress she is!