Annette Bening
Born
May 29, 1958 (67 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).
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The Bride!
Dr. Euphronius
2026

Poolman
Diane Espilnade
2024

NYAD
Diana Nyad
2023

A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021

Georgetown
Amanda Brecht
2019

Life Itself
Dr. Cait Morris
2018

The Seagull
Irina Arkadina
2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Gloria Grahame
2017

20th Century Women
Dorothea
2016

Rules Don't Apply
Lucy Mabrey
2016

Danny Collins
Mary Sinclair
2015

The Search
Helen
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2014

The Face of Love
Nikki Lostorm
2013

Ginger & Rosa
Bella
2012

Girl Most Likely
Zelda
2012

Ruby Sparks
Gertrude
2012

The Kids Are All Right
Nic
2010

Mother and Child
Karen
2009

The Women
Sylvie Fowler
2008

14 Women
Narrator (voice)
2007

Running with Scissors
Deirdre Burroughs
2006

Mrs. Harris
Jean Harris
2006

Who Needs Sleep?
Self
2006

Being Julia
Julia Lambert
2004

Beyond the 'Open Range'
Self
2004

Open Range
Sue Barlow
2003

What Planet Are You From?
Susan Anderson
2000

American Beauty
Carolyn Burnham
1999

In Dreams
Claire Cooper
1999

The Siege
Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
1998

Mars Attacks!
Barbara Land
1996

Richard III
Queen Elizabeth
1995

The American President
Sydney Ellen Wade
1995

Love Affair
Terry McKay
1994

Bugsy
Virginia Hill
1991

Regarding Henry
Sarah Turner
1991

Guilty by Suspicion
Ruth Merrill
1991

Postcards from the Edge
Evelyn Ames
1990

The Grifters
Myra Langtry
1990

Valmont
Merteuil
1989

The Great Outdoors
Kate Craig
1988

Behind the Lines
Narrator (voice)

Heightened Scrutiny
Self
2025

Apples Never Fall
Joy Delaney · (7 episodes)
2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2023

Jerry & Marge Go Large
Marge Selbee
2022

Death on the Nile
Euphemia Bouc
2022

Stars in the House
Self · (1 episode)
2020

Hope Gap
Grace
2019

The Report
Dianne Feinstein
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2019

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Narrator (voice)
2019

Captain Marvel
Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson
2019

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
2018

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
2009

PoliWood
Self
2009

The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2007

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
Self
2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances")
2006

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Self (archive footage)
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003

Liberty's Kids
Abigail Adams (voice) · (1 episode)
2002

American Beauty: Look Closer...
Self
2000

Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Turn of Mind
Dr. Jennifer White

The Directors: Milos Forman
Self
2000

The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999

The Sopranos
Annette Bening · (1 episode)
1999

The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997

The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988

Hostage
Jill
1988

Wiseguy
Karen Leland / Maloy · (1 episode)
1987

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Ann Tillman
1986

Miami Vice
Vicky · (1 episode)
1984

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975

Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
1974

The Oscars
Self · (6 episodes)
1953

Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Lucky
Priscilla · (1 episode)