Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has received many accolades, including a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globes as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Tony Awards, and five Academy Awards. Bening began her career on stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival company in 1980, and played Lady Macbeth in 1984 at the American Conservatory Theater. She made her Broadway debut in the Tina Howe play Coastal Disturbances (1987) for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She played the title role in a Geffen Playhouse production of Hedda Gabler (1999). She returned to Broadway in the revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons (2019) earning another Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Play. Bening won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing a materialistic wife in American Beauty (1999), and received nominations for five Academy Awards for her roles in The Grifters (1990), American Beauty, Being Julia (2004), The Kids Are All Right (2010), and Nyad (2023). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing the title role in the television film Mrs. Harris (2005). Her other notable films include Postcards from the Edge (1990), Bugsy (1991), Richard III (1995), The American President (1995), 20th Century Women (2016), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), The Seagull (2018), The Report (2019), Captain Marvel (2019), and Death on the Nile (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Annette Bening, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 ยทThe Bride!as Dr. Euphronius
- 2024 ยทPoolmanas Diane Espilnade
- 2024 ยทApples Never Fallas Joy Delaney
- 2023 ยทOff Script with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
- 2023 ยทNYADas Diana Nyad
- 2022 ยทJerry & Marge Go Largeas Marge Selbee
- 2022 ยทDeath on the Nileas Euphemia Bouc
- 2021 ยทA Night at the Academy Museumas Self
- 2020 ยทStars in the Houseas Self
- 2019 ยทHope Gapas Grace
- 2019 ยทThe Reportas Dianne Feinstein
- 2019 ยทThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - Guest
- 2019 ยทThe Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Actsas Narrator (voice)
- 2019 ยทGeorgetownas Amanda Brecht
- 2019 ยทCaptain Marvelas Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson
- 2018 ยทLife Itselfas Dr. Cait Morris
- 2018 ยทBeyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandalas Self (archive footage)
- 2018 ยทThe Seagullas Irina Arkadina
- 2017 ยทFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpoolas Gloria Grahame
- 2016 ยท20th Century Womenas Dorothea Fields
- 2016 ยทRules Don't Applyas Lucy Mabrey
- 2015 ยทWarren Beatty - Mister Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
- 2015 ยทClose Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
- 2015 ยทThe Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self
- 2015 ยทDanny Collinsas Mary Sinclair
- 2014 ยทVariety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
- 2014 ยทThe Searchas Helen
- 2014 ยทLate Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ยทThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest
- 2014 ยทAnd the Oscar Goes To...as Self - Interviewee
- 2013 ยทThe Face of Loveas Nikki Lostorm
- 2012 ยทGinger & Rosaas Bella
- 2012 ยทGirl Most Likelyas Zelda
- 2012 ยทRuby Sparksas Gertrude
- 2010 ยทThe Kids Are All Rightas Nic
- 2009 ยทMother and Childas Karen
- 2009 ยทMiloลก Forman: What Doesn't Kill Youโฆas Self
- 2009 ยทPoliWoodas Self
- 2008 ยทThe Womenas Sylvie Fowler
- 2007 ยท14 Womenas Narrator (voice)
- 2007 ยทThe Graham Norton Showas Self - Guest
- 2006 ยทThe Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegelas Self
- 2006 ยทRunning with Scissorsas Deirdre Burroughs
- 2006 ยทThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances")
- 2006 ยทMrs. Harrisas Jean Harris
- 2006 ยทWho Needs Sleep?as Self
- 2004 ยทBeing Juliaas Julia Lambert
- 2004 ยทBeyond the 'Open Range'as Self
- 2003 ยทThe Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
- 2003 ยทOpen Rangeas Sue Barlow
- 2002 ยทLiberty's Kidsas Abigail Adams (voice)
- 2000 ยทAmerican Beauty: Look Closer...as Self
- 2000 ยทWhat Planet Are You From?as Susan Anderson
- 1999 ยทThe Early Showas Self
- 1999 ยทAmerican Beautyas Carolyn Burnham
- 1999 ยทIn Dreamsas Claire Cooper
- 1999 ยทThe Sopranosas Annette Bening
- 1999 ยทForever Hollywoodas Self
- 1998 ยทThe Siegeas Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
- 1997 ยทThe Viewas Self
- 1996 ยทMars Attacks!as Barbara Land
- 1996 ยทThe Daily Showas Self
- 1995 ยทRichard IIIas Queen Elizabeth
- 1995 ยทThe American Presidentas Sydney Ellen Wade
- 1994 ยทLove Affairas Terry McKay
- 1994 ยทSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 ยทThe Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self - Guest
- 1991 ยทBugsyas Virginia Hill
- 1991 ยทRegarding Henryas Sarah Turner
- 1991 ยทGuilty by Suspicionas Ruth Merrill
- 1990 ยทPostcards from the Edgeas Evelyn Ames
- 1990 ยทThe Griftersas Myra Langtry
- 1989 ยทValmontas Merteuil
- 1988 ยทLIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1988 ยทThe Great Outdoorsas Kate Craig
- Future ยทBehind the Linesas Narrator (voice)
- 1988 ยทHostageas Jill
- 1987 ยทWiseguyas Karen Leland / Maloy
- 1986 ยทManhunt for Claude Dallasas Ann Tillman
- 1984 ยทMiami Viceas Vicky
- 1975 ยทSaturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- 1974 ยทSpรฉcial cinรฉmaas Self
- 1953 ยทThe Oscarsas Self
- 1952 ยทTodayas Self
- Future ยทTurn of Mindas Dr. Jennifer White