Test your showbiz knowledge! The answers

1. Who am I?

I am an Irish-born actor who has also worked as a film director, editor and scriptwriter. I have lived in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand and have worked with Meryl Streep in two movies, Plenty (1985) and A Cry in the Dark, a.k.a. Evil Angels (1988). I was awarded the O.B.E. in 1993. I own a vineyard in the Gibbston Valley, Otago, that produces a Pinot Noir called Two Paddocks.

Sam Neill

 

2. Name two movies that feature:

Toni Collette and Ben Mendelsohn         Spotswood, Cosi           

Toni Collette and David Wenham            Cosi, The Boys
Toni Collette and Barry Otto                   Lilian’s Story, Cosi        

3. Multiple choice:

Eric Bana’s

Father is a/ German  b/ Croatian  c/Austrian       
Mother is a/ Russian  b/ Greek  c/ German

Eric Bana’s father is b/ Croatian, mother is c/ German     

4. Quote:
Which actor said: “Acting gives me sleepless nights, pimples, rashes, anxiety but also a deep satisfaction somehow. It makes you feel more human.”? Colin Friels       

5. Who was the first Australian actress to win the Best Actress Academy Award? Nicole Kidman