Actors & Actresses Trivia

120+ Best Actors & Actresses Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: July 7th, 2023

Are you ready for the ultimate challenge with over 450 questions about your favorite actors and actresses? From Oscar winners to Hollywood legends, test your knowledge and see how well you know the stars of the silver screen!

Movies Trivia

Question: What is the name of the character played by Katharine Hepburn in the movie 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?

Answer: Christina Drayton

Question: In which of these movies does Anjelica Huston not play a role of a witch?

Answer: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Question: How long was the gap between Jack Nicholson's first two Academy Awards for Best Actor?

Answer: 22 years

Question: In which movie was Robert De Niro not nominated for an Academy Award?

Answer: Cape Fear (1991)

Question: How many movies has Sean Connery played the agent of James Bond?

Answer: 7

Question: In which movie did Tommy Lee Jones win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Fugitive (1993)

Question: In which movie does Leonardo DiCaprio play the role of Howard Hughes?

Answer: The Aviator (2004)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the movie 'Wall Street' (1987)?

Answer: Gordon Gekko

Question: In which movie did Heath Ledger win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Dark Knight (2008)

Question: In which movie does Julia Roberts play the role of Mercedes Tainot?

Answer: Larry Crowne (2011)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Geena Davis in the movie 'Thelma & Louise' (1991)?

Answer: Thelma

Question: How many Academy Award nominations did Meryl Streep have by the year 2020?

Answer: 21

Question: In which movie did Gene Hackman win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: The French Connection (1971)

Question: How many Academy Awards has Marlon Brando won?

Answer: 2

Question: In which movie was Russell Crowe not nominated for an Academy Award?

Answer: Cinderella Man' (2005)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sean Connery in the movie 'Another Time, Another Place (1958)?

Answer: Mark Trevor

Question: In which movie did Julianne Moore win the Academy Award for Best actress?

Answer: Still Alice (2014)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie 'Gangs of New York' (2002)?

Answer: Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

Question: What is the name of the character played by Alec Guinness in the movie 'Oliver Twist' (1948)?

Answer: Fagin

Question: In which movie does Sean Penn play the role of a mentally handicapped man who fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter?

Answer: I Am Sam' (2001)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the movie 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)?

Answer: Clarice Starling

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sharon Stone in the movie 'Basic Instinct' (1992)?

Answer: Catherine Tramell

Question: All three of Joe Pesci's Academy Award nominations were for his roles in movies directed by whom?

Answer: Martin Scorsese

Question: After falling for which director did Ingrid Bergman leave her husband Dr. Petter Aron Lindström?

Answer: Roberto Rossellini

Question: In which movie do Marlon Brando and Anthony Queen play the roles of two brothers?

Answer: Viva Zapata! (1952)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Scarlett Johansson in the movie 'Marriage Story' (2019)?

Answer: Nicole Barber

Question: Which actor besides Leonardo DI Caprio received an Academy Award nomination for playing the role of Howard Hughes?

Answer: Jason Robards

Question: In which movie did Gregory Peck win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Ingrid Bergman in the movie 'Casablanca' (1942)?

Answer: Ilsa Lund

Question: How many Academy Awards for Best Actor has Daniel Day-Lewis won?

Answer: 3

Question: In which movie did Jeff Bridges win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Crazy Heart' (2009)

Question: In which of these movies directed by Sergio Leone is Clint Eastwood not part of the cast?

Answer: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Question: In which movie does Tom Cruise play the role of Ron Kovic?

Answer: Born on the Fourth of July' (1989)

Question: In which movie did Anthony Hopkins win his only Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Question: In which movie did Gwyneth Paltrow win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Question: In which movie did Joe Pesci win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: Goodfellas' (1990)

Question: In which movie is the character played by Tom Hanks not stranded at sea?

Answer: Sully (2016)

Question: In which movie did Leonardo DiCaprio win his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: The Revenant (2015)

Question: For which movie did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Butterfield 8 (1960)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Charlize Theron in the movie 'Bombshell' (2019)?

Answer: Megyn Kelly

Question: In which movie did Michael Douglas win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Wall Street (1987)

Question: In which movie did Ben Kingsley play the role of Itzhak Stern?

Answer: Schindler's List (1993)

Question: In which movie does Ashley Judd play the role of Tina Modotti?

Answer: Frida (2002)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Tom Hanks in the movie 'Philadelphia' (1993), that won him his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Andrew Beckett

Question: What is the name of the character played by Shirley MacLaine in the movie 'The Turning Point' (1977)?

Answer: Deedee

Question: In which movie did Angelina Jolie win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role?

Answer: Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Question: In which movie does Nicole Kidman play the role of Virginia Woolf?

Answer: The Hours (2002)

Question: In which movie did Denzel Washington win the only Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Training Day' (2001)

Question: In which movie did Robert De Niro win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Godfather Part II' (1974)

Question: In which movie did Julianne Moore not receive an Academy Award nomination?

Answer: Magnolia (1999)

Question: In which movie did Juliette Binoche win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role?

Answer: The English Patient (1996)

Actresses Trivia

Question: What is the name of the character played by Scarlett Johansson in the movie 'Marriage Story' (2019)?

Answer: Nicole Barber

Question: In which movie does Julia Roberts play the role of Mercedes Tainot?

Answer: Larry Crowne (2011)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Geena Davis in the movie 'Thelma & Louise' (1991)?

Answer: Thelma

Question: What is the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the movie 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)?

Answer: Clarice Starling

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sharon Stone in the movie 'Basic Instinct' (1992)?

Answer: Catherine Tramell

Question: In which movie did Julianne Moore win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Still Alice (2014)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Ingrid Bergman in the movie 'Casablanca' (1942)?

Answer: Ilsa Lund

Question: What is the name of the character played by Scarlett Johansson in the movie 'Lost in Translation' (2003)?

Answer: Charlotte

Question: What is the name of the character played by Hilary Swank in the movie 'Million Dollar Baby' (2004)?

Answer: Maggie Fitzgerald

Question: In which movie did Charlize Theron win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Monster (2003)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Emma Stone in the movie 'La La Land' (2016)?

Answer: Mia Dolan

Question: In which movie did Cate Blanchett win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Blue Jasmine' (2013)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Brie Larson in the movie 'Room' (2015)?

Answer: Joy "Ma" Newsome

Question: In which movie did Sandra Bullock win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Blind Side (2009)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Natalie Portman in the movie 'Black Swan' (2010)?

Answer: Nina Sayers

Question: What is the name of the character played by Reese Witherspoon in the movie 'Walk the Line' (2005)?

Answer: June Carter

Question: In which movie did Marion Cotillard win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: La Vie en Rose (2007)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Jennifer Lawrence in the movie 'Silver Linings Playbook' (2012)?

Answer: Tiffany Maxwell

Question: In which movie did Halle Berry win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Monster's Ball (2001)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Anne Hathaway in the movie 'Les Misérables' (2012)?

Answer: Fantine

Question: In which movie did Kate Winslet win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Reader (2008)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Meryl Streep in the movie 'The Iron Lady' (2011)?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Actors Trivia

Question: How many Academy Awards has Marlon Brando won?

Answer: 2

Question: In which movie did Jeff Bridges win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Crazy Heart (2009)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Sean Connery in the movie 'Another Time, Another Place' (1958)?

Answer: Mark Trevor

Question: What is Robert De Niro's middle name?

Answer: Anthony

Question: In which movie did Anthony Hopkins win his only Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie 'No Country for Old Men' (2007)?

Answer: Ed Tom Bell

Question: In which movie does Tom Cruise play the role of Ron Kovic?

Answer: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Question: In which movie does Leonardo DiCaprio play the role of Howard Hughes?

Answer: The Aviator (2004)

Question: In which movie did Daniel Day-Lewis win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: My Left Foot (1989)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the movie 'Wall Street' (1987)?

Answer: Gordon Gekko

Question: In which movie did Heath Ledger win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: The Dark Knight (2008)

Question: In which movie does Russell Crowe play the role of Maximus Decimus Meridius?

Answer: Gladiator (2000)

Question: In which movie did Denzel Washington win the only Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Training Day' (2001)

Question: What is the name of the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie 'Gangs of New York' (2002)?

Answer: Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

Question: In which movie did Joe Pesci win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: Goodfellas' (1990)

Question: In which movie did Robert De Niro win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Raging Bull' (1980)

Question: In which movie did Dustin Hoffman win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role?

Answer: Rain Man' (1988)

Question: In which movie does Al Pacino play the role of Michael Corleone?

Answer: The Godfather (1972)

Question: In which movie did Jack Nicholson win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Movie, Actors, & Actresses Awards Trivia

Question: In which movie did Gary Cooper win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Sergeant York (1941)

Question: In which movie did Audrey Hepburn play the character Holly Golightly?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Question: In which movie did Dustin Hoffman play the role of Louis Dega?

Answer: Papillon (1973)

Question: In which movie did Morgan Freeman win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a supporting role?

Answer: Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Question: In which movie did Jack Nicholson win his first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture?

Answer: Chinatown (1974)

Question: In which movie did Paul Newman win his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Question: In which movie did Helen Mirren win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Queen (2006)

Question: In which movie did Jack Lemmon play the role of Joe Clay?

Answer: Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Question: In which movie did Russell Crowe play the role of John Nash?

Answer: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Question: In which movie did Marlon Brando receive his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Movie Characters Trivia

Question: What is the name of the character played by Audrey Hepburn in the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961)?

Answer: Holly Golightly

Question: In which movie does Dustin Hoffman play the role of Louis Dega?

Answer: Papillon (1973)

Question: In which movie did Jennifer Connelly win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role?

Answer: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Question: In which movie did Jack Nicholson win his first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture?

Answer: Chinatown (1974)

Question: In which movie did Paul Newman win his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1958)

Question: In which movie did Helen Mirren win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: The Queen (2006)

Question: In which movie did Jack Lemmon play the role of Joe Clay?

Answer: Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Question: In which movie did Marlon Brando receive his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)