Annette Carol Bening is renowned American actress, known for her four academy award nominated roles. She was born on 29th May, 1958 in Kansas, United States of America and started her career in 1988.
Career Highlights
Famous Hollywood actress Annette Bening started her career with a minor role in the movie titled “The Great Outdoors”. In 1989, she earned a role in Valmont co-starring Colin Firth. Owing to an impressive performance in Valmont, Annette Bening earned an academy award nominated role in “The Grifters”, released in 1990.
After winning her maiden Academy award nomination, Annette Bening was offered a number of leading roles in movies like “Bugsy”, “Regarding Henry” and “Love Affair”. In 1990s, Annette Bening appeared in leading roles in “The American President”, “Mars Attacks” and “The Siege” co-starring Bruce Wills.
In 1999, she appeared in one of her most commercially successful movies titled “American Beauty”. The movie won the Academy Award for best picture and helped Annette Bening’s career a great deal.
Following a successful performance in “American Beauty”, Annette Bening was offered roles in “Open Range”, “Freaky Friday” and HBO movie “Mrs. Harris”. She performed these roles with perfection and established herself as an actress, capable to perform all sorts of roles.
Annette Bening achieved success early in her career and won her first ever Academy Award nomination for “The Grifters” in 1990. She also won National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and BAFTA award nomination for the same movie.
Her next Academy Award nomination came in 1999 for her role in “American Beauty”. She has won BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, New York Film Critics Award and many other awards and nominations for various movies in her career.
Top Ten Movies of Annette Bening:
⦁ The Grifters
⦁ Bugsy
⦁ The American President
⦁ The Siege
⦁ American Beauty
⦁ Open Range
⦁ Being Julia
⦁ Mrs. Harris
⦁ Running with Scissors
⦁ Mother and Child
