Question 1

True or false: She performed her own stunts in the famous shower scene in 'Psycho'.

Accepted Answer

False. The stunts were done by a double, but the close-ups of her terrified face were hers. The actual knife work and blood effects were meticulously staged.

Question 2

True or false: Janet Leigh was married to actor Tony Curtis for over a decade.

Accepted Answer

True. They married in 1951 and divorced in 1962, having two daughters—including actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Their marriage was Hollywood tabloid fodder.

Question 3

True or false: Janet Leigh never appeared in a horror film after 'Psycho'.

Accepted Answer

False. She starred in several later horror films, including 'The Fog' (1980) and 'Night of the Lepus' (1972), even appearing with daughter Jamie Lee Curtis in a few.

Question 4

True or false: She starred in three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Accepted Answer

False. She only starred in one Hitchcock film: 'Psycho' (1960). Despite rumors, she never worked with him again, though he influenced her career massively.

Question 5

True or false: Janet Leigh was the first actress to win an Oscar for playing a character who dies in the shower.

Accepted Answer

False. She never won an Oscar; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for 'Psycho' but lost. Her shower scene is iconic, but no Oscar came with it.

Question 6

True or false: Janet Leigh wrote a novel about her experiences in Hollywood.

Accepted Answer

True. She wrote 'The Dream Factory' (not a memoir), a novel about the film industry, published in 1995. It offers a fictionalized insider’s view of old Hollywood.

Question 7

True or false: She turned down the lead role in 'The Sound of Music' to spend time with her children.

Accepted Answer

True. Leigh was offered the part of Maria von Trapp but declined, wanting to prioritize her daughters during her divorce from Tony Curtis. Julie Andrews got the iconic role.

Question 8

True or false: Janet Leigh's real first name was Jeanette.

Accepted Answer

True. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, she changed her name to Janet Leigh when she signed with MGM in the late 1940s on the advice of studio executives.

Janet Leigh Trivia Questions