Celebrities With Surnames Ending in "Y". Quiz

Answer: Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was an American actress and became Princess of Monaco when she married Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956. Prior to her marriage she starred in a number of movies winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1954 movie "The Country Girl" opposite Bing Crosby and William Holden. Grace Kelly ( Georgie Elgin) plays the role of the wife of Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) a former star who has been driven too alcohol.

He is given another chance and with the help of his wife comes a successful comeback.

Answer: Gene Barry

Gene Barry (1919-2009) was an American actor of stage, film and television. On television he starred in the western series "Bat Masterson" (1958-1961) and "Burke's Law" (1963-1966). In the series Bat Materson he is a ladies man travelling the west in search of adventure. Dressed as a "dapper dan" his main form of defence against unsavoury villains is his cane, rather than his gun.

Answer: Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray (1908-1991) was an American actor of film and television. His acting career spanned the years 1929-1978. He starred in the American sitcom "My Three Sons" (1960-1972) as the widower and engineer, Steve Douglas.

Answer: Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002) was an American Actress and singer. During the 1950s she had a number of hit songs and appeared as Betty Haynes in the musical "White Christmas" (1954) opposite Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. The film originally takes place during WWII and then two buddies (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) start to perform an act together in New York after the war. They are introduced to the act "Sisters", being Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy( Vera-Ellen), and romance follows. Rosemary Clooney is the aunt of actor, George Clooney.

Answer: Bing Crosby

As Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 musical and comedy drama "Going My Way", Bing Crosby won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The story in the movie is about a young priest who is transferred to a parish in a rough neighbourhood and transforms the youthful gangs into a church choir. Bing Crosby (1903-1977) was an American actor, singer and comedian. During his career he sold over 500 million albums and recorded over 1,600 songs.

Answer: William Frawley

William Frawley (1887-1966) had an acting career that spanned over 50 years. He was an actor of stage, film and television. He is best remembered as Fred Mertz, the landlord in the television sitcom "I Love Lucy" (1951-1957). Fred and his wife Ethel (Vivian Vance) actually never got along with each other off-screen. However, their combined performances on-screen, helped make this sitcom one of the most successful in television. William Frawley also appeared as "Bub" in the television sitcom "My Three Sons" from 1960-1965.

Answer: Halle Berry

Halle Berry is an American actress who became the first woman of African American descent to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Leticia Musgrove in the 2001 romantic drama "Monster's Ball". In the film Halle plays the role of the wife of an executed murderer, Lawarence Musgrove and she eventually falls in love with his executioner, Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton). In 2002 She appeared in the "James Bond" movie "Die Another Day" as Jinx, opposite Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.

Answer: Judy Holliday

As an American actress, singer and comedian Judy Holliday (1921-1965) starred on stage and film. It was her stage role as Billie Dawn that led her to be cast in the same role in the 1950 film version of "Born Yesterday". Billie Dawn is an uneducated and brassy girl who is hooked into marrying her uncouth and crooked boyfriend (Broderick Crawford). Paul Verall (William Holden) is hired to teach Billie new refinements and she eventually falls in love with Paul. For her portrayal in the movie she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Answer: George Kennedy

During his acting career which spanned the years 1948-2014, George Kennedy (1925-2016) appeared in more than 100 productions of film and television. It was his role as Dragline in the 1967 prison drama "Cool Hand Luke", opposite Paul Newman, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. George Kennedy plays the role of Dragline, the prisoners' leader, who firstly despises Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman) but eventually respects him and it is Dragline who gives him the nickname "Cool Hand Luke" after a poker game.

Answer: Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (1909-1994) was an English-American actress of stage, film and television. She made her professional stage debut in 1927 and her last acting performance was in 1994. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the Southern-Jewish widow, Daisy Werthan in the 1989 comedy- drama "Driving Miss Daisy" opposite Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd. Daisy Werthan finally develops a bond with her African-American driver, Morgan Freeman, after nearly 20 years of service.