Annette Bening

Annette Bening

1958-05-29Topeka, Kansas, USAActing

Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. With a career spanning over four decades, she is known for her versatile work across screen and stage. Bening has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, making her one of the few artists nominated for the Triple Crown of Acting without winning. A graduate of San Francisco State University and the American Conservatory Theater, Bening started 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 (

Known For

American Beauty
American Beauty
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
Open Range
Open Range
Bugsy
Bugsy
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry
A Night at the Academy Museum
A Night at the Academy Museum
Guilty by Suspicion
Guilty by Suspicion
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Richard III
Richard III
The American President
The American President
The Siege
The Siege
In Dreams
In Dreams
The Women
The Women
Mother and Child
Mother and Child
Behind the Lines
Behind the Lines
Valmont
Valmont
Love Affair
Love Affair