It's Ladies Day on TV Westerns Quiz

Answer: The Big Valley

Born Ruby Catherine Stevens, Ms Stanwyck was an accomplished film actress before being cast to portray Victoria Barkley. She won an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama the first season of the show.

Answer: The Virginian

Born in Brussels, Belgium, Danielle Roter changed her name to Diane when, at age 17, she was cast as a replacement for Roberta Shore who left in the middle of season four. Ms Roter played Jennifer Sommers, Judge Garth's niece. She took riding lessons so she could do her own scenes on horseback.

Answer: Laramie

This former star of the television comedy series "December Bride" (1954-1959) joined the previously all-male cast in 1961, its third season. Ms Byington played Daisy Cooper, a widow who became the housekeeper, cook, and "Aunt Daisy" to the orphan boy Mike.

Answer: The High Chaparral

Born in Argentina, the bilingual actress was perfect for the role of Victoria Montoya Cannon, speaking both Spanish and English on the show. She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Drama for her performance in the series.

She was a veteran film star, and one of her roles was portraying Flaca, John Wayne's love interest, in the movie "The Alamo."

Answer: Gunsmoke

She played Kitty Russell, owner of The Long Branch saloon in Dodge, for 19 seasons. For the role she wore a fake beauty mark on her right cheek.

Answer: Cimarron Strip

She portrayed Dulcie Coopersmith, owner and manager of The Wayfarers Inn in Cimarron City. Ms Townsend lived in England for a number of years, acting in the British TV series "Poldark."

Answer: Annie Oakley

Gail Davis has the distinction of being the first female lead in a TV western, playing the title role from 1954-1957. She was a superb rodeo rider and expert shot who performed most of her own stunts on the show.

Answer: The Lawman

The black-and-white medium of early television didn't do justice to her green eyes. Ms Castle was cast mostly in B movies before she landed the role of Lily Merrill, owner of The Birdcage saloon, on "The Lawman."

Answer: Lancer

She played Teresa O'Brien, Murdoch Lancer's ward, for the two seasons the show ran. She later starred as Officer Fran Belding on "Ironside," replacing Barbara Anderson.

Answer: Maverick

Ms Brewster was cast in a recurring role on the show as con artist Samantha Crawford after initially playing this character on an episode of "Cheyenne." She was always one step ahead of the Maverick brothers. After "Maverick" she played a teacher on "Leave it to Beaver."