Annette Bening

Birth Name: Annette Francine Bening
Birth Place: Topeka, KS
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: May 29, 1958, Gemini
Profession: Actor
This three-time Oscar nominee is an indisputable A-list movie star, yet for years the comely blonde was dismissed as Mrs. Warren Beatty. After appearing in regional theater, Bening moved to New York and earned a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Coastal Disturbances. But since she was over 30 when she began landing significant screen roles, she was too old to play the ingenue. Instead, Bening took on vampy supporting parts, including deliciously wicked turns in Valmont and The Grifters, the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nod. In 1991 she signed on to the project that would change her career and her life. Although Bugsy wasn't a commercial success, it offered Bening her first genuine leading role, as a gangster's moll. It also introduced her to notorious ladies' man Warren Beatty, who ended up abandoning his wild ways to wed and raise a family with Bening. For the next three years, the actress chose family over films, and her 1994 return to cinema, the tepid romance Love Affair opposite her husband, was far from triumphant. But the plucky player kept plugging away, appearing in one big project per year, and while some of them were misses (The Siege, In Dreams), many were hits — her emotionally raw performance in American Beauty and her comical turn in Being Julia were both rewarded with Oscar nominations. Her mid-forties found her at the top of her game, with a happy home life to boot.
Annette Bening Fast Facts:
Played the lead in her junior high school's production of The Sound of Music.
Spent some time as a cook on a charter boat.
Annette Bening Relationships:
Arnett Grant Bening - Father
Benjamin Beatty - Son
Bradley Bening - Brother
Byron Bening - Brother
Ella Corinne Beatty - Daughter
Isabel Ira Ashley Beatty - Daughter
J. Steven White - Ex-husband
Jane Bening - Sister
Kathlyn Elizabeth Bening Beatty - Daughter
Shirley Bening - Mother
Warren Beatty - Husband
Annette Bening Awards:
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1990 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1987 Tony: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play - Nominee
1999 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2004 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (BA in Theater); attended San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA