Botticelli - May 2018

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Shirley MacClaine

DQ: Primarily known for supporting actress roles?

holding a DQ

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DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Living
  3. American
  4. Born before 1950
  5. Known for the Arts
  6. First name starts with S
  7. Best known for the Performing Arts
  8. Actress
  9. Not considered a beauty
  10. Did a lot of comedy, but a number of dramas as well
  11. Not primarily from TV
  12. Has not won an Oscar
  13. Best known from movies
  14. Retired from acting
  15. Perhaps best known from one role, but she had a good number of them
  16. Primarily known for supporting roles
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Cast, reel, see what catches…

IQ1: Did you play the wife in McMillan and Wife?
IQ2: Did you play Anita Van Buren in Law & Order?
IQ3: Did you play Dianne Chambers on Cheers?

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Previous IQs:

Have you played a scientist, a professor and a military nurse? - Sally Kellerman, in Star Trek, Back to College and MASH*
Did you play Capt. Picard’s sister-in-law? - Samantha Eggar
Were you a noted female post-World War II acting teacher? - Stella Adler

DQs:

White?
Has a famous husband?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you play a prosecutor named Grace on LA Law?
Have you played a troubled young woman, an android and a famous actress bothered on a train by fans?
Have you played a castaway, an exotic dancer and a person trying to enjoy a picnic?

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DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Living
  3. American
  4. Born before 1950
  5. Known for the Arts
  6. First name starts with S
  7. Best known for the Performing Arts
  8. Actress
  9. Not considered a beauty
  10. Did a lot of comedy, but a number of dramas as well
  11. Not primarily from TV
  12. Has not won an Oscar
  13. Best known from movies
  14. Retired from acting
  15. Perhaps best known from one role, but she had a good number of them
  16. Primarily known for supporting roles
  17. White
  18. Had a husband, but he wasn’t nearly as famous as she is
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  1. I am not Susan St. James.
  2. Take a DQ.
  3. I am not Shelley Long.
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Take 3 DQs.

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EH’s #3 may be it, but I’m not sure.

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Previous IQs:

Did you play a prosecutor named Grace on LA Law? - Susan Dey
Have you played a troubled young woman, an android and a famous actress bothered on a train by fans? - Summer Glau, on Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and The Big Bang Theory
Have you played a castaway, an exotic dancer and a person trying to enjoy a picnic? - Susan Oliver in the Star Trek episode “The Cage”

DQs:

Greatest fame before 1980?
Best-known role associated with NYC

Two DQs reserved.

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IQ Was your father a famed acting coach?

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DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Living
  3. American
  4. Born before 1950
  5. Known for the Arts
  6. First name starts with S
  7. Best known for the Performing Arts
  8. Actress
  9. Not considered a beauty
  10. Did a lot of comedy, but a number of dramas as well
  11. Not primarily from TV
  12. Has not won an Oscar
  13. Best known from movies
  14. Retired from acting
  15. Perhaps best known from one role, but she had a good number of them
  16. Primarily known for supporting roles
  17. White
  18. Had a husband, but he wasn’t nearly as famous as she is
  19. Greatest fame circa 1980 and thereafter
  20. Best-known role not associated with NYC

That’s 20. Outstanding DQ’s may still be asked.

Monkey, take a DQ for your last IQ as well.

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DQ
Last name start with “S”?

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S. Epatha Merkerson

what to ask…

DQ: Irish heritage?
DQ: More known for villain roles?

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DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Living
  3. American
  4. Born before 1950
  5. Known for the Arts
  6. First name starts with S
  7. Best known for the Performing Arts
  8. Actress
  9. Not considered a beauty
  10. Did a lot of comedy, but a number of dramas as well
  11. Not primarily from TV
  12. Has not won an Oscar
  13. Best known from movies
  14. Retired from acting
  15. Perhaps best known from one role, but she had a good number of them
  16. Primarily known for supporting roles
  17. White
  18. Had a husband, but he wasn’t nearly as famous as she is
  19. Greatest fame circa 1980 and thereafter
  20. Best-known role not associated with NYC
  21. Last name does not start with S
  22. Of English/German/Scots-Irish heritage
  23. Not known for villain roles
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I’m stumped. I yield my two earned DQs (if Prof. P. doesn’t object, since we’re already over 20) to whoever would like to ask them, one apiece.

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My best guess is Shelly Duvall.

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And we have a winner! Yes, I am indeed Shelley Duvall.
Great last minute save, KO!

I should’ve started the June thread with this one, but forgot. You may want to do it for the next round.

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Good job, KO!

New thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856599