Annette Bening

About

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....

Known for

The SopranosSeries • 1999Miami ViceSeries • 1984Dutton RanchSeries • 2026WiseguySeries • 1987LuckySeries • 2026Captain MarvelMovie • 2019Death on the NileMovie • 2022The Bride!Movie • 2026American BeautyMovie • 1999Liberty's KidsSeries • 2002Danny CollinsMovie • 2015Mars Attacks!Movie • 1996Regarding HenryMovie • 1991Ruby SparksMovie • 2012The SiegeMovie • 1998Apples Never FallSeries • 2024Open RangeMovie • 2003Rules Don't ApplyMovie • 2016Life ItselfMovie • 2018Film Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolMovie • 2017I'm Still HereMovie • 201020th Century WomenMovie • 2016Jerry & Marge Go LargeMovie • 2022The American PresidentMovie • 1995