Annette Bening
| Annette Bening | |
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 Bening at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Annette Francine Bening May 29, 1958 , U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | J. Steven White (m. 1984–1991) Warren Beatty (m. 1992–present) |
Annette Francine Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. Her break-through role in The Grifters was followed with critically acclaimed roles in films such as Bugsy and American Beauty. In 1992, she married American actor and director Warren Beatty, with whom she has four children.
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Early life
Bening was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Shirley, a church singer and soloist, and Arnett Grant Bening, a sales training consultant and insurance salesman.[1][2][3] Her parents, natives of Iowa, were practicing Episcopalians and conservative Republicans.[4][5] Her sister and two brothers are Jane Bening (born 1953), Bradley Bening (born 1955) and Byron Bening (born 1957). The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1959, where she spent her early childhood. In 1965, her father took a job with a company in San Diego, California, and they moved there. She began acting in junior high school, playing the lead in The Sound of Music. She studied drama at Patrick Henry High School.
She then spent a year working as a cook on a charter boat taking fishing parties out on the Pacific Ocean, and scuba diving for recreation. She attended San Diego Mesa College, then completed an academic degree in theatre arts at San Francisco State University. Bening joined the acting company at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco while studying acting as part of the Advanced Theatre Training Program. During this time she established herself as a formidable acting talent in roles like Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth.
Career
Bening moved to New York City, where she debuted off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre (McGinn-Cazale Theatre) in the role of 'Holly Dancer' in Tina Howe's widely acclaimed Coastal Disturbances (1986) opposite Tim Daly, and for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. However, despite the praise and recognition, it took some time for that success to translate to her film career. Her television debut was with the made-for-TV movie Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986). Her first major role in a theatrical feature was in The Great Outdoors (1988) playing 'Kate Craig' opposite Dan Aykroyd and John Candy. Her next role was as the Marquise de Merteuil in Valmont (1989) opposite Colin Firth.
Bening's next major feature, Stephen Frears's The Grifters (1990) starring Anjelica Huston and John Cusack, met with critical acclaim. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Grifters. She followed that with her appearance in Bugsy. Bening was offered the role as Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992), but after she became pregnant, the role went to Michelle Pfeiffer. In 1994 she played opposite 87-year old acting legend Katharine Hepburn in Love Affair. Bening was paid $3 million to play the role of 'Elise Kraft/Sharon Bridger' in The Siege (1998) co-starring Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis. Her next role, in the 1999 film American Beauty, would give her the highest-profile role of her career thus far. Bening played a real-estate agent in three different movies: Regarding Henry, American Beauty, and What Planet Are You From?. She has appeared in three different Mike Nichols' movies: Postcards from the Edge, Regarding Henry, and What Planet Are You From?
She was originally cast as the mother in Disney's Freaky Friday, but dropped out. She replaced Julianne Moore in Running with Scissors, playing Deirdre Burroughs in the film adaptation of the Augusten Burroughs book. On December 9, 2006, Bening hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guests Gwen Stefani and Akon.
Bening is a council member for the California Arts Council.
Personal life
In 1985, Bening and her first husband, choreographer J. Steven White, moved to Denver, Colorado, to work at the Shakespeare Festival[6] in Boulder, Colorado. They separated the following year.
Bening and Warren Beatty began a relationship during the filming of Bugsy (1991). Bening has said, "When Warren and I were first together and I was pregnant, we would get followed around by photographers. But it was nothing like what celebrities have to endure these days."[7] They married in 1992 and live in Los Angeles with their four children, Stephen Ira Beatty (born Kathlyn Elizabeth Beatty on January 8, 1992 in Los Angeles County, California), Benjamin MacLean Beatty (born August 23, 1994 in Los Angeles County, California), Isabel Ira Ashley Beatty (born January 11, 1997) and Ella Corinne Beatty (born April 8, 2000).
Bening is a supporter of the Democrats and was a political contributor to the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama in 2008.[8] She is a student of Iyengar Yoga.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Kate Craig | |
| 1989 | Valmont | Merteuil | |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Evelyn Ames | |
| The Grifters | Myra Langtry | London Film Critics' Circle Award for Newcomer of the Year National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | Ruth Merrill | |
| Regarding Henry | Sarah Turner | ||
| Bugsy | Virginia Hill | Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (Shared with Warren Beatty) |
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| 1994 | Love Affair | Terry McKay | |
| 1995 | Richard III | Queen Elizabeth | |
| The American President | Sydney Ellen Wade | Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
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| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Barbara Land | |
| 1998 | The Siege | Elise Kraft/Sharon Bridger | Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Suspense |
| 1999 | In Dreams | Claire Cooper | |
| American Beauty | Carolyn Burnham | American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Drama Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama |
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| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Susan Anderson | |
| 2003 | Open Range | Sue Barlow | Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Julia Lambert | Bangkok International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Jean Harris | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Prism Award for Performance in a TV-Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Deirdre Burroughs | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress |
| 2007 | 14 Women | Narrator | |
| 2008 | The Women | Sylvie Fowler | Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Actress (Shared with the film's ensemble of actresses) |
| 2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Nic | |
| Mother and Child | Karen |
References
- ↑ "Annette Bening Biography (1958–)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Annette-Bening.html. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ PUTTING `REAL LIFE' FIRST MAKES BENING A BETTER ACTRESS
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/annette-bening/bio/140256
- ↑ Dutka, Elaine (1999-02-21). "The Aura of Annette; If She Makes the Merging of Career and Family Appear Effortless, It's an Illusion". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/39146076.html?dids=39146076:39146076&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+21%2C+1999&author=ELAINE+DUTKA&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=COVER+STORY%3B+The+Aura+of+Annette%3B+If+She+Makes+the+Merging+of+Career+and+Family+Appear+Effortless%2C+It's+an+Illusion.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ↑ "Annette Bening, Acting on Her Maternal Instincts". washingtonpost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A54023-2004Oct22?language=printer. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ "Biography for Annette Bening". Yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018624/bio.
- ↑ "Annette Bening: Parenthood Is a 'Bit of a Mess and Chaotic'". Parade Magazine. May 03, 2010. http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2010/0503-annette-bening-mother-child.html.
- ↑ "Annette Bening's Federal Campaign Contribution Report". Newsmeat.com. http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Annette_Bening.php. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ Lakshman, Nandini (21 April 2008). "India's Top Five Yoga Centers". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2008/gb20080418_566113.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
External links
- Annette Bening at the Internet Movie Database
- Annette Bening at the Internet Broadway Database
- Annette Bening at Allmovie
- People in Film: Annette Bening – Focus Features
- Roger Ebert "Movie Answer Man: Hail, Columbia! Mystery solved". Retrieved Aug. 27, 2005.
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