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Annette Bening
Actor, ProducerBorn May 29, 1958 (67 years)
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 (1987), for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Making her film debut in 1988, she gained further recognition for her role in The Grifters (1990), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. This acclaim continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s with further Oscar-nominated performances in the comedy-dramas American Beauty (1999) and Being Julia (2004), which respectively won her the BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actress. Bening's performance as the title character in the British television film Mrs. Harris (2005) earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.
In the following decades, Bening received two additional Oscar nominations for her leading roles as a lesbian mother in The Kids Are All Right (2010) and swimmer Diana Nyad in the Netflix biographical film Nyad (2023), the former of which also won her a Golden Globe. 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. Her other roles during this period include the films 20th Century Women (2016), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), Captain Marvel (2019), and Death on the Nile (2022), and the miniseries Apples Never Fall (2024).
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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 (1987), for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Making her film debut in 1988, she gained further recognition for her role in The Grifters (1990), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. This acclaim continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s with further Oscar-nominated performances in the comedy-dramas American Beauty (1999) and Being Julia (2004), which respectively won her the BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actress. Bening's performance as the title character in the British television film Mrs. Harris (2005) earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.
In the following decades, Bening received two additional Oscar nominations for her leading roles as a lesbian mother in The Kids Are All Right (2010) and swimmer Diana Nyad in the Netflix biographical film Nyad (2023), the former of which also won her a Golden Globe. 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. Her other roles during this period include the films 20th Century Women (2016), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), Captain Marvel (2019), and Death on the Nile (2022), and the miniseries Apples Never Fall (2024).
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Annette Bening Filmography
| 2026 | Lucky (2026) (TV Series) · as Priscialla Matheson |
| 2026 | The Bride! · as Dr. Cornelia Euphronius |
| 2024 | Apples Never Fall (TV Series) · as Joy Delaney |
| 2024 | Behind the Lines · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Poolman · as Diane Espilnade |
| 2023 | Nyad · as Diana Nyad |
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Vicky |
| 2022 | Jerry and Marge Go Large · as Marge Selbee |
| 2022 | Death on the Nile · as Euphemia Bouc |
| 2019 | The Report · as Dianne Feinstein |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Georgetown · as Amanda Brecht |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson |
| 2018 | Life Itself · as Dr. Cait Morris |
| 2018 | The Seagull · as Irina Arkadina |
| 2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool · as Gloria Grahame |
| 2016 | 20th Century Women · as Dorothea |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply · as Lucy Mabrey |
| 2015 | Danny Collins · as Mary Sinclair |
| 2014 | The Search · as Helen |
| 2013 | The Face of Love · as Nikki Lostorm |
| 2012 | Ginger & Rosa · as Bella |
| 2012 | Girl Most Likely · as Zelda |
| 2012 | Ruby Sparks · as Gertrude |
| 2010 | The Kids Are All Right · as Nic |
| 2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · as Director |
| 2009 | Mother and Child · as Karen |
| 2008 | The Women · as Sylvie Fowler |
| 2007 | 14 Women · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors · as Deirdre Burroughs |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris · as Jean Harris |
| 2004 | Being Julia · as Julia Lambert |
| 2003 | Open Range · as Sue Barlow |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids (TV Series) · as Abigail Adams (voice) |
| 2001 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (TV Series) · as Jun |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? · as Susan Anderson |
| 1999 | American Beauty · as Carolyn Burnham |
| 1999 | The Book That Wrote Itself · as Mrs. Bening |
| 1999 | In Dreams · as Claire Cooper |
| 1998 | The Siege · as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! · as Barbara Land |
| 1995 | The American President · as Sydney Ellen Wade |
| 1995 | Richard III · as Queen Elizabeth |
| 1994 | Love Affair · as Terry Mckay |
| 1991 | Bugsy · as Virginia Hill |
| 1991 | Regarding Henry · as Sarah Turner |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion · as Ruth Merrill |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge · as Evelyn Ames |
| 1990 | The Grifters · as Myra Langtry |
| 1989 | Valmont · as Merteuil |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors · as Kate Craig |
| 1988 | Hostage · as Jill |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Manhunt for Claude Dallas · as Ann Tillman |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Vicky |
| 2025 | Rob Reiner - Scenes from a Life · as Self |
| 2025 | Heightened Scrutiny · as Self |
| 2024 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2024 | 81st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2023 | MPower (TV Series) · as Self - Dr. Wendy Lawson |
| 2021 | A Night in the Academy Museum · as Self |
| 2020 | Giving Voice · as Self |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | 2020 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The 73rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | The EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2017 | 20th Century Cast · as Self - Actress |
| 2017 | Making 20th Century Women · as Self - Actress |
| 2015 | Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | Yogawoman · as Self - Narrator |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2009 | Milos Forman: What doesn't kill you... · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | PoliWood · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon · as Self |
| 2006 | Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow · as Self |
| 2006 | The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Who Needs Sleep? · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | In the Cutz (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe · as Self |
| 2005 | The 77th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2005 | 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2005 | The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 · as Self - Winner |
| 2005 | Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Beyond the 'Open Range' · as Self |
| 2004 | Premio Donostia a Annette Bening · as Self - Honoree |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2002 | Storyline Online (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men · as Self |
| 2002 | The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | The Orange British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | American Beauty: Look Closer... · as Self |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2000 | 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2000 | The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Annette Bening |
| 1999 | Forever Hollywood · as Self |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The 63rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1991 | The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 · as Self - Presenter |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Winner |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Apples Never Fall (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |