Faye Dunaway

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Faye Dunaway

Dunaway at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born Dorothy Faye Dunaway
January 14, 1941 (1941-01-14) (age 67)
Bascom, Florida, USA
Years active 1965–present
Spouse(s) Peter Wolf (1974–1979)
Terry O'Neill (1983–1987)

Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born on January 14, 1941) is an American Academy Award, Emmy Award and multi-Golden Globe Award winning actress. Over the course of her more-than-five-decade career Dunaway has starred in a variety of films, from the most critically acclaimed including Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network, to blockbusters such as The Towering Inferno and the notorious cult classic Mommie Dearest.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida to Grace April Smith, a homemaker, and John MacDowell Dunaway, Jr., a career army officer.[1] She attended the University of Florida,[2] Florida State University,[3] and Boston University, but graduated from the University of Florida in theater. In 1962, Dunaway joined the American National Theater and Academy.

[edit] Career

Dunaway appeared on Broadway in 1962 as the daughter of Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons. Her first screen role was in 1967 in Hurry Sundown, but that same year, she got the leading female role in Bonnie and Clyde (opposite Warren Beatty) which earned her an Oscar nomination. The actress also starred in 1968 with Steve McQueen in the caper film The Thomas Crown Affair (and had a small role in the 1999 remake with Pierce Brosnan).

Dunaway being interviewed by Army Archerd on the red carpet at the 60th Annual Academy Awards, April 11, 1988
Dunaway being interviewed by Army Archerd on the red carpet at the 60th Annual Academy Awards, April 11, 1988

It was in the 1970s that she began to stretch her acting muscles in such films as Three Days of the Condor, Little Big Man, Chinatown, Eyes of Laura Mars and Network, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress as the scheming TV executive Diana Christensen.

In the 1980s, although her performances did not waver, the parts grew less compelling. Dunaway would later blame Mommie Dearest (1981) for ruining her career as a leading lady. Critics and audiences alike couldn't decide whether the film was drama or comedy, never a good situation for an actress to find herself. "I was too good at Crawford," she was often quoted as saying.[citation needed] She played an alcoholic in Barfly (opposite Mickey Rourke). In a later movie, Don Juan DeMarco (1995), Dunaway co-starred with Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando.

Dunaway won an Emmy for a 1994 role as a murderer in "It's All in the Game," an episode of the long-running mystery series Columbo.

She is a three-time Oscar nominee for Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network, winning for the latter. She has won three Golden Globes, including for the television films Ellis Island (1984) and Gia (1998), and has been nominated for a Golden Globe 10 times.

In 2006, Dunaway played a character named Lois O'Neill in the sixth season of the popular crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She served as a judge on the 2005 reality show The Starlet, which sought, American Idol-style, to find the next young actress with the potential to become a major star. In the spring of 2007, the direct-to-DVD movie release of Rain, based on the novel by V. C. Andrews and starring Dunaway, was released.

Dunaway has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard which was awarded on October 2, 1996.

[edit] Personal life

Romantically linked to a series of men ranging from the comedian Lenny Bruce to actor Marcello Mastroianni, Dunaway has been married twice. Her first husband, from 1974 until 1979, was Peter Wolf, the lead singer of the rock group the J. Geils Band. Her second, from 1984 until 1987, was Terry O'Neill, a British photographer; they had one child, Liam O'Neill (born 1980). In 2003, however, O'Neill revealed that his son with Dunaway was adopted, not biological, though the actress had long maintained the opposite.[citation needed]

Dunaway is a Roman Catholic.[4]

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1967 Hurry Sundown Lou McDowell
The Happening Sandy
Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Parker BAFTA Award; Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress;
Nominated – Golden Globe
1968 The Thomas Crown Affair Vicki Anderson
Amanti Julia
1969 The Extradordinary Seaman Jennifer Winslow
The Arrangement Gwen
1970 Little Big Man Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Puzzle of a Downfall Child Lou Andreas Sand Nominated – Golden Globe
1971 The Deadly Trap Jill
Doc Katie Elder
1973 Oklahoma Crude Lena Doyle
The Three Musketeers Lady de Winter
1974 Chinatown Evelyn Cross Mulwray Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress;
Nominated – BAFTA Award; Nominated – Golden Globe
The Towering Inferno Susan Franklin
The Four Musketeers Milady
1975 Three Days of the Condor Kathy Hale Nominated – Golden Globe
1976 Network Diana Christensen Academy Award for Best Actress; Golden Globe;
Nominated – BAFTA Award
Voyage of the Damned Denise Kreisler
1978 Eyes of Laura Mars Laura Mars
1979 The Champ Annie
1980 The First Deadly Sin Barbara Delaney
1981 Mommie Dearest Joan Crawford Razzie Award for Worst Actress
Evita Peron Evita Peron
1983 The Wicked Lady Lady Barbara Skelton
1984 Ordeal by Innocence Rachel Argyle
Supergirl Selena
1987 Barfly Wanda Wilcox Nominated – Golden Globe
1988 Midnight Crossing Helen Barton
The Gamble Countess Matilda Von Wallenstein La Partita
Burning Secret Mrs. Sonya Tuchman
1989 Frames from the Edge Herself documentary
On a Moonlit Night Mrs. Colbert In una notte di chiaro di luna
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Mrs. Hildegarde
1990 The Handmaid's Tale Serena Joy
The Two Jakes Evelyn Mulwray voice only
1991 Scorchers Thais
1992 Double Edge Faye Milano Lahav Hatzui
1993 Arizona Dream Elaine Stalker
The Temp Charlene Towne
1995 Unzipped Herself – uncredited Documentary
Don Juan DeMarco Marilyn Mickler
Drunks Becky
1996 Dunston Checks In Mrs. Dubrow
Albino Alligator Janet Boudreaux
The Chamber Lee Cayhall Bowen
1997 In Praise of Older Women Condesa
The Twilight of the Golds Phyllis Gold
1998 Gia Wilhelmina Cooper
1999 Love Lies Bleeding Josephine Butler
The Thomas Crown Affair The Psychiatrist
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Yolande D'Aragon
2000 The Yards Kitty Olchin
Stanley's Gig Leila
2001 Yellow Bird Aurora Beavis Short subject – also director
Festival in Cannes Herself Cameo
2002 Mid-Century Blue/Mother
Changing Hearts Betty Miller
The Rules of Attraction Mrs. Eve Denton
Man of Faith Mae West
2003 Blind Horizon Ms. K
2004 Last Goodbye Sean Winston
El Padrino Atty. Gen. Navarro
Jennifer's Shadow Mary Ellen Cassi
2005 Ghosts Never Sleep Kathleen Dolan
2006 Cut Off Marilyn Burton
Love Hollywood Style God
Rain Isabel Hudson
2007 The Gene Generation Josephine Hayden
Cougar Club Edith Birnbaum
Say It in Russian Jacqueline de Rossy
Flick Lieutenant Annie McKenzie
2008 Dr. Fugazzi Detective Rowland
Fashion: The Movie Flora Fortuna

[edit] Guest appearances

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
  1. ^ Faye Dunaway biography. Film Reference.com.
  2. ^ Faye Dunaway. Yahoo Movies.
  3. ^ Office of Greek Life. Florida State University.
  4. ^ Sager, Mike. What I've Learned: Faye Dunaway.

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Awards
Preceded by
Louise Fletcher
for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1977
for Network		 Succeeded by
Jane Fonda
for Julia
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Academy Award for Best Actress

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NAME Dunaway, Faye
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunaway, Dorothy Faye
SHORT DESCRIPTION Academy Award-winning American actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Bascom, Florida, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH