Who Am I?
TV Western’s Woman of
the West
Choose an answer after each question and then
"Check Your
Answers" at the end of the quiz.
 1) I was born on January 20, 1937 in
Deadwood, South Dakota. I played the stereotypical blond, I did graduate
from the University of Washington. In the TV Western “The Alaskans”, I
played Rocky Shaw a singer who went to the Gold Rush to find my fame and
fortune. The show lasted one season. I did another series for Warner
Brothers called “The Roaring Twenties.” I married director Robert Day
and retired from show business to raise our children. Who am I?
2) I called Little Rock, Arkansas home
when I was born there on October 5, 1925. Then I was known as Betty Jeanne
Grayson. In 1946, I headed to Hollywood and became a leading lady in many
of Gene Autry’s movies. He planned to produce a series about a famous
woman of the West and hired me to play the lead. I became one of the first
TV heroines. On October 28, 2004, I was inducted into the National Cowgirl
Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. Who am I?
3) Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood
on the Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley, near Stockton, in
the 1870s. Heath is the illegitimate son of Victoria's husband Tom (who is
dead at the time of the series). Bank robbers, horse thieves,
revolutionaries and land grabbers keep the Barkley's hopping. I played
Victoria Barkley. I was born July 16, 1907 in Brooklyn, New York. My real
name is Ruby Catherine Stevens. In 1966, I won an Outstanding Continued
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series Emmy
Award for playing Victoria. I was 58 years old when I became Victoria, the
silvery-haired, indomitable frontier matriarch. I was considered “The
Best Actress Who Never Won an Oscar.” Who am I?
4) In Hartford, Connecticut, I was born
on November 18, 1942. In “the Big Valley” I played Audra. As a
teenager, I guest-starred on the sitcom “Bachelor Father” starring
John Forsythe playing a girl who develops a crush on Forsythe's character.
Some twenty years later I co-starred on “Dynasty” playing Crystal
Carrington, who was married to Forsythe's character Blake. Who am I?
5) I was born in Chicago, Illinois on
December 12, 1950. My parents are actress Rita Oehmen and composer Brian
Farnon. I have made guest appearances on TV. In 1981, I played Mary Lou
Springer, owner of the Sweetwater newspaper. The series starred James
Garner in the short-lived “Bret Maverick.” I’m married to actor
Jameson Parker. Who am I?
6) I was born on July 30, 1956 in
Orlando, Florida. In 1974 I was Miss Florida. In May 1989, I married actor
Gerald McRaney. In 1980, I was on the short-run TV Western “The
Chisholms.” The series starred Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris. I was
one of their children. However, you best remember me six years later as
Suzanne Sugarbaker in the hit “Designing Women” TV series. Who am
I?
7) In 1962, I got the role of Miss Lou
Mallory in the TV Western “The Rifleman.” When the show left the air,
I got the role of Rebecca Boone in “Daniel Boone.” The series ran from
1964 to 1970. In 1965, I married Martin Colbert. I was born in Fort Worth,
Texas on January 15, 1931. Who am I?
8) I was born on December 30, 1911 in Los
Angeles, California. In 1935, I married actor John McIntire. We had 2
children. I began my acting career at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. I
made my radio debut in 1932. When TV came, I kept busy with more than 300
shows. In the “One for the Road,” episode on “Gunsmoke” I played
“Dirty” Sally Fergus. Two years later, CBS-TV produced a half-hour
series starring me and Dack Rambo. I was a hard nosed, boozing, busy body
who looked and smelled like a bag lady. Who am I?
9) Oldest daughter of John Frankenberg
and Mieke van Trigt. My birth name is Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina
Frankenberg and I was born February 15, 1951 in England. I have had
several movie roles and TV movies appearances. However, you best know me
as the star of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.” Who am I?
10. I became the female lead, Lily
Merrill, in the early TV Western “ Lawman.” My film career, I was
usually cast as the “other” woman. I was born in Appalachia, Virginia
on December 22, 1927. Who am I?
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