Annette Bening

Annette Bening (born May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, USA) is an American actress.

Biography

Bening's family moved to San Diego, California in 1965. In junior high, she played the lead in The Sound of Music. She finished high school in three years and attended San Diego Mesa College. She completed her drama degree at San Francisco State University. Bening then studied at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, and joined its acting company. In 1985, she moved to New York where she won a Tony Award nomination for her debut performance in Coastal Disturbances. However, she endured a five-year struggle before breaking into film.

Her first film was Manhunt for Claude Dallas, a made-for-TV movie which came out in 1986. Her first major feature film role was in The Great Outdoors (1988). She garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Grifters (1990) and Best Actress in a Leading Role for American Beauty (1999).

Bening met actor Warren Beatty on the set of the film Bugsy (1991) and the two started a secret romance. On March 12, 1992, she married Beatty. The couple has four children.

Selected Filmography

  • Being Julia (2004)
  • Open Range (2003)
  • American Beauty (1999)
  • The Siege (1998)
  • The American President (1995)
  • Bugsy (1991)
  • The Grifters (1990)
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
  • The Great Outdoors (1988)
  • Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) (TV)

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The couple has four children. Her most recent work has been in the television series Ally McBeal (1997-2000) and Three Sisters (2001). On March 12, 1992, she married Beatty. They had one child, a daughter, Jennifer. Bening met actor Warren Beatty on the set of the film Bugsy (1991) and the two started a secret romance. In 1962 she married Cary Grant, becoming his fourth wife, and divorced in 1968. She garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Grifters (1990) and Best Actress in a Leading Role for American Beauty (1999). She has received two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress, one for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and one for Heaven Can Wait (1978).

Her first major feature film role was in The Great Outdoors (1988). Samile Diane Friesen (born January 4, 1937), better known as Dyan Cannon, is an American film and television actress. Her first film was Manhunt for Claude Dallas, a made-for-TV movie which came out in 1986. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960). However, she endured a five-year struggle before breaking into film. This Rebel Breed (1960). In 1985, she moved to New York where she won a Tony Award nomination for her debut performance in Coastal Disturbances. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).

Bening then studied at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, and joined its acting company. Doctors' Wives (1971). She completed her drama degree at San Francisco State University. The Anderson Tapes (1971). She finished high school in three years and attended San Diego Mesa College. The Love Machine (1971). In junior high, she played the lead in The Sound of Music. Such Good Friends (1971).

Bening's family moved to San Diego, California in 1965. Le Casse (1971). Annette Bening (born May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, USA) is an American actress. Shamus (1973). Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) (TV). The Last of Sheila (1973). The Great Outdoors (1988). Child Under a Leaf (1974).

Postcards from the Edge (1990). Heaven Can Wait (1978). The Grifters (1990). Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). Bugsy (1991). Coast to Coast (1980). The American President (1995). Honeysuckle Rose (1980).

The Siege (1998). Deathtrap (1982). American Beauty (1999). Author! Author! (1982). Open Range (2003). Caddyshack II (1988). Being Julia (2004). The End of Innocence (1990).

The Pickle (1993). That Darn Cat (1997). 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997). Out to Sea (1997).

Sender, The (1997). Allie & Me (1997). Kiss of a Stranger (1999). Kangaroo Jack (2003).