1958-05-29 Topeka, Kansas, USA
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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The Bride! | Dr. Euphronius | 2026-03-05 |
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Heightened Scrutiny | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Poolman | Diane Espilnade | 2024-05-09 |
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NYAD | Diana Nyad | 2023-10-18 |
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Jerry & Marge Go Large | Marge Selbee | 2022-10-20 |
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Death on the Nile | Euphemia Bouc | 2022-02-09 |
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A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021-10-12 |
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Georgetown | Amanda Brecht | 2019-05-14 |
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Hope Gap | Grace | 2019-10-03 |
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts | Narrator (voice) | 2019-06-24 |
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Captain Marvel | Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson | 2019-03-06 |
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The Report | Dianne Feinstein | 2019-09-12 |
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The Seagull | Irina Arkadina | 2018-05-11 |
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Self (archive footage) | 2018-08-21 |
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Life Itself | Dr. Cait Morris | 2018-09-21 |
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Gloria Grahame | 2017-11-17 |
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Rules Don't Apply | Lucy Mabrey | 2016-11-23 |
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20th Century Women | Dorothea | 2016-12-28 |
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Warren Beatty, une obsession hollywoodienne | Self (archive footage) | 2015-10-04 |
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Danny Collins | Mary Sinclair | 2015-03-19 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self - Interviewee | 2014-02-01 |
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The Search | Helen | 2014-11-26 |
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The Face of Love | Nikki Lostorm | 2013-10-25 |
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Ginger & Rosa | Bella | 2012-10-18 |
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Girl Most Likely | Zelda | 2012-09-07 |
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Ruby Sparks | Gertrude | 2012-07-25 |
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The Kids Are All Right | Nic | 2010-07-09 |
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Mother and Child | Karen | 2009-11-07 |
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Miloš Forman: Co tě nezabije… | Self | 2009-10-08 |
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PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
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The Women | Sylvie Fowler | 2008-09-12 |
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14 Women | Narrator (voice) | 2007-07-14 |
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Who Needs Sleep? | Self | 2006-01-19 |
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Running with Scissors | Deirdre Burroughs | 2006-10-27 |
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | 2006-05-02 |
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Mrs. Harris | Jean Harris | 2006-02-25 |
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The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel | Self | 2006-12-12 |
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Being Julia | Julia Lambert | 2004-09-03 |
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Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-27 |
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Beyond the 'Open Range' | Self | 2004-01-20 |
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Open Range | Sue Barlow | 2003-08-11 |
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American Beauty: Look Closer... | Self | 2000-10-24 |
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What Planet Are You From? | Susan Anderson | 2000-03-03 |
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The Directors: Milos Forman | Self | 2000-08-01 |
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American Beauty | Carolyn Burnham | 1999-09-15 |
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In Dreams | Claire Cooper | 1999-01-15 |
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Forever Hollywood | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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The Siege | Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger | 1998-11-06 |
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Mars Attacks! | Barbara Land | 1996-12-13 |
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The American President | Sydney Ellen Wade | 1995-11-17 |
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Richard III | Queen Elizabeth | 1995-12-29 |
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
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Love Affair | Terry McKay | 1994-10-21 |
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Regarding Henry | Sarah Turner | 1991-07-10 |
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Bugsy | Virginia Hill | 1991-12-10 |
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Guilty by Suspicion | Ruth Merrill | 1991-03-15 |
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The Grifters | Myra Langtry | 1990-08-08 |
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Postcards from the Edge | Evelyn Ames | 1990-09-14 |
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Valmont | Merteuil | 1989-11-17 |
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Hostage | Jill | 1988-02-14 |
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The Great Outdoors | Kate Craig | 1988-06-17 |
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Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Ann Tillman | 1986-10-26 |
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Behind the Lines | Narrator (voice) | |
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Turn of Mind | Dr. Jennifer White |