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Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Known For Acting
Birthday May 29, 1958 (67)
Birthplace Topeka, Kansas, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 06, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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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Filmography

The Bride!

The Bride!

2026

as Dr. Euphronious

Poolman

Poolman

2024

as Diane Espilnade

NYAD

NYAD

2023

as Diana Nyad

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Jerry & Marge Go Large

2022

as Marge Selbee

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

2022

as Euphemia Bouc

Hope Gap

Hope Gap

2019

as Grace

Georgetown

Georgetown

2019

as Amanda Brecht

The Report

The Report

2019

as Dianne Feinstein

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

2019

as Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson

The Seagull

The Seagull

2018

as Irina Arkadina

Life Itself

Life Itself

2018

as Dr. Cait Morris

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

as Gloria Grahame

20th Century Women

20th Century Women

2016

as Dorothea Fields

Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

2016

as Lucy Mabrey

Danny Collins

Danny Collins

2015

as Mary Sinclair

The Face of Love

The Face of Love

2013

as Nikki Lostorm

Girl Most Likely

Girl Most Likely

2012

as Zelda

Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks

2012

as Gertrude

Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

2012

as Bella

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

2009

as Karen

The Women

The Women

2008

as Sylvie Fowler

14 Women

14 Women

2007

as Narrator (voice)

Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

2006

as Jean Harris

Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

2006

as Deirdre Burroughs

Being Julia

Being Julia

2004

as Julia Lambert

Open Range

Open Range

2003

as Sue Barlow

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

2000

as Susan Anderson

In Dreams

In Dreams

1999

as Claire Cooper

American Beauty

American Beauty

1999

as Carolyn Burnham

The Siege

The Siege

1998

as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

as Barbara Land

The American President

The American President

1995

as Sydney Ellen Wade

Richard III

Richard III

1995

as Queen Elizabeth

Love Affair

Love Affair

1994

as Terry McKay

Regarding Henry

Regarding Henry

1991

as Sarah Turner

Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

as Ruth Merrill

Bugsy

Bugsy

1991

as Virginia Hill

The Grifters

The Grifters

1990

as Myra Langtry

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

as Evelyn Ames

Valmont

Valmont

1989

as Merteuil

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988

as Kate Craig

Hostage

Hostage

1988

as Jill

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

as Ann Tillman

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010

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Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress 20th Century Women Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress Mother and Child Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress The Kids Are All Right Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Kids Are All Right Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Ginger & Rosa Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Nancy Nominated
Television Credits

Apples Never Fall

as Joy Delaney

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 14, 2024

The Sopranos

as Annette Bening

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Miami Vice

as Vicky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Wiseguy

as Karen Leland / Maloy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1987

Liberty's Kids

as Abigail Adams (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 2002

Lucky

as Priscilla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 31, 2023

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

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