Famous Women born in the month of September Quiz

Answer: Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) was an American actress who was married to Humphrey Bogart from 1945 until his death in 1957. She was born in the Bronx, New York City on September 16. Her acting career spanned seven decades from 1942-2014 including radio, film and stage.

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John ( b.September 26, 1948) is an English-Australian actress, singer and songwriter. She has had five number one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart with four Grammy Awards. She starred alongside John Travolta in the successful romantic musical "Grease" (1978). She has suffered from cancer for a number of years and set up her own cancer research clinic at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

Answer: Dominique Moceanu

Dominique Moceanu was born on September 30,1981 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is an author and retired gymnast. She became the last 14 year old to compete legally in the Olympics in 1996. She won her gold medal in the US Olympic gymnastic team event in 1996.

Answer: Linda Gray

Linda Gray was born in Santa Monica, California on September 12, 1940. She is an actress of film, stage and television. She is best remembered as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long suffering wife of J.R.Ewing (Larry Hagman) in the drama series "Dallas" (1978-1989).

Answer: Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert (1903-1996) was born on September 13 in France. Her family immigrated to the USA in 1906 and she began her acting career in 1925. She starred opposite Clark Gable in the 1934 romantic comedy "It Happened One Night" which won five Academy Awards including Best Actress for Claudette and Clark Gable's only Academy Award for Best Actor.

Answer: Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses (1860-1961) was born on September 7 in Greenwich, New York, USA. Her actual name is Anna Mary Robertson Moses and she began painting at the age of 78 years. She is an American folk artist and due to her age became known as Grandma Moses. In 2006 one of her paintings "Sugaring Off" was sold for $US 1.2 million.

Answer: Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) was born on September 30 in Glasgow, Scotland. During her acting career she was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, without success. She starred opposite Yul Brynner in the 1956 musical "The King and I" which won five of nine Academy Award nominations. She was nominated for Best Actress in the movie with Brynner winning Best Actor.

Answer: Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) was born on September 23 in Homer, Ohio, USA. She was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement. In 1872 she became the first female to run for President of the United States. Her political party was the Equal Rights Party and she again tried to gain nominations for the Presidency in 1884 and 1892.

Answer: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was born on September 15 in Torquay, England. She was a prolific writer of detective novels, introducing to us the fictional detectives Hercule Poiriot and Miss Marple. Many of her novels have been adapted into films. Her stage play "The Mousetrap" opened in London in 1952 and was still playing more than 60 years later accumulating over 27,000 performances.

Answer: Alice Marble

Alice Marble (1913-1990) was born on September 28 in Beckwourth, California, USA. In a playing career from 1933-1940 she won 18 Grand Slam titles ( five in singles, six in women's doubles and seven in mixed doubles).