| 100% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk who played the first big-screen Superman |
| 63% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, the first actor who played Superman |
| 63% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, first actor to play Superman on the big screen |
| 62% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, actor who was the first to play Superman |
| 55% | SISSY | 5 | Spacek who played Loretta Lynn on the big screen |
| 54% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, first actor to play Superman on screen, 1948 |
| 49% | EUNICE | 6 | ___ Gayson, actress who played the first-ever Bond girl |
| 49% | BENNYGOODMAN | 12 | Big Band bandleader who was the first jazz bandleader to play Carnegie Hall (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, the first actor to play Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie |
| 47% | WHITTAKER | 9 | Jodie __, she plays the first female Doctor Who |
| 47% | URSULAANDRESS | 13 | Swiss actress who played the first Bond girl in "Dr. No": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ETHEL | 5 | Singer Merman who played the first Annie in Broadway's "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 45% | ORLANDO | 7 | The first name of the actor who played Legolas |
| 45% | WILLIAMSHATNER | 14 | Actor who first played James T. Kirk, the captain played by Chris Pine in the new "Star Trek" films (2 wds.) |
| 45% | REEVE | 5 | Christopher —, actor who played the title role in 1978 action film Superman |
| 45% | DEPP | 4 | Actor Johnny who plays the Big Bad Wolf in "Into the Woods" |
| 45% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, first actor to play Superman |
| 45% | PENELOPEANN | 11 | With 50-Across, "Carlito's Way" actress who plays the First Lady in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROUTH | 5 | Brandon —, actor who played the title role in 2006 action film Superman Returns |
| 44% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor who played the Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" |
| 44% | REEVE | 5 | Christopher ___ who played Superman in "Superman: The Movie"(1978) |
| 44% | REEVE | 5 | Christopher who played Superman in the 1970s and 1980s |
| 44% | BIALIK | 6 | Mayim who played Amy in The Big Bang Theory |
| 44% | HEIGHTS | 7 | Lin-Manuel Miranda's first big play: In the __ |
| 44% | PARSONS | 7 | Jim who plays Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory |
| 44% | WIL | 3 | Wheaton who plays himself on The Big Bang Theory |
| 44% | FELICITY | 8 | With 55-Across, English actress who plays the first wife of 35-Across in "The Theory of Everything" |
| 43% | PINE | 4 | Chris who played Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" reboot |
| 43% | PINE | 4 | Actor Chris who plays Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies |
| 43% | UMA | 3 | Thurman who played Medusa in the first "Percy Jackson" movie |