Faye Dunaway is an American actress who has appeared in over seventy films, thirty television shows, thirteen plays and two music videos. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she was one of the leading actresses during the golden age of New Hollywood. After her film debut The Happening, she starred in the gangster film Bonnie and Clyde, in which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She starred with Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). In 1969, she co-starred with Kirk Douglas in Elia Kazan's drama The Arrangement. The following year, she starred with Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man. In 1970, her performance in Jerry Schatzberg's experimental drama Puzzle of a Downfall Child earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She portrayed Milady de Winter in Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974).

In 1974, Dunaway starred in Roman Polanski's crime film Chinatown, in which she was nominated for the Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her performance. That same year, she appeared in the all-star disaster epic The Towering Inferno. In 1975, her role in Sydney Pollack's political thriller Three Days of the Condor earned her a fourth Golden Globe nomination. Dunaway received the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for her performance in Sidney Lumet's satire Network (1976). She then starred in the thriller Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) and the drama The Champ (1979). Her controversial portrayal of Joan Crawford in the 1981 film Mommie Dearest became one of her most famous roles, but she later blamed the film for hurting her career.

She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her work in the miniseries Ellis Island (1985) and received critical acclaim for her performance in Barbet Schroeder's drama Barfly (1987), opposite Mickey Rourke. Her role in a 1993 episode of Columbo earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She co-starred with Johnny Depp twice, in the surrealist comedy-drama Arizona Dream (1993) and the romantic comedy Don Juan DeMarco (1995). Her portrayal of Wilhelmina Cooper in the drama Gia (1998) with Angelina Jolie earned her a third Golden Globe Award, for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television. Dunaway also appeared in the James Gray-directed crime film The Yards (2000) and Roger Avary's satirical black comedy The Rules of Attraction (2002).

Dunaway started her acting career on Broadway and appeared in several plays throughout her career, including A Man for All Seasons (1961–63), After the Fall (1964), Hogan's Goat (1965–67) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1973). She was awarded the Sarah Siddons Award for her portrayal of opera singer Maria Callas in Master Class (1996). Dunaway also appeared in two music videos, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Into the Great Wide Open in 1991 and Hill Zaini's I Heard in 2010.

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Film Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref(s) 1967 Sandy Hurry Sundown Lou McDowell Bonnie and Clyde 1968 Vicki Anderson Julia 1969 Jennifer Winslow Gwen 1970 Little Big Man Mrs. Louise Pandrake Puzzle of a Downfall Child Lou Andreas Sand 1971 Jill Doc Katie Elder 1973 Oklahoma Crude Lena Doyle 1974 Chinatown Evelyn Cross Mulwray Susan Franklin 1975 Three Days of the Condor Katherine "Kathy" Hale 1976 Voyage of the Damned Denise Kreisler Network Diana Christensen 1978 Eyes of Laura Mars Laura Mars 1979 Annie 1980 Barbara Delaney 1981 Mommie Dearest 1983 Lady Barbara Skelton 1984 Ordeal by Innocence Rachel Argyle Supergirl Selena 1987 Barfly Wanda Wilcox 1988 Midnight Crossing Helen Barton Countess Matilda Von Wallenstein Burning Secret Mrs. Sonya Tuchman 1989 Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love Mrs. Colbert Wait Until Spring, Bandini Mrs. Hildegarde 1990 Serena Joy Evelyn Mulwray Voice cameo 1991 Scorchers Thais 1992 Double Edge Faye Milano 1993 Arizona Dream Elaine Stalker Charlene Towne 1994 Don Juan DeMarco Marilyn Mickler 1995 Drunks Becky 1996 Dunston Checks In Elena Dubrow Albino Alligator Janet Boudreaux Phyllis Gold Lee Cayhall Bowen 1997 In Praise of Older Women Condesa 1999 Love Lies Bleeding Josephine Butler The Psychiatrist 2000 Kitty Olchin Stanley's Gig Leila 2001 Aurora Beavis Short film 2002 Changing Hearts Betty Miller Mrs. Eve Denton 2003 Blind Horizon Mrs. K 2004 Last Goodbye Sean Winston El Padrino Atty. Gen. Navarro Jennifer's Shadow Mary Ellen Cassi 2005 Ghosts Never Sleep Kathleen Dolan 2006 Love Hollywood Style God Rain Isabel Hudson Cut Off Marilyn Burton 2007 Cougar Club Edith Birnbaum Say It in Russian Jacqueline de Rossy Josephine Hayden 2008 Madre Flick Lieutenant Annie McKenzie 2009 Filomena Balladyna Therapist 21 and a Wake-Up Major Rose Thorn 2014 Master Class Unreleased; Also producer and writer 2017 Widow Redmond Dr. Roberta Waters Inconceivable Donna 2022 The Man Who Drew God Tasha 2024 Faye Herself Documentary TBAFate Tilly Post-production The Evilry Anastasia Pre-production Prima Filming

Television Year Title Role(s) Notes Network Ref(s) 1965 Seaway Alexis Webster Episode: "34th Man" CBC 1966 Myra Episode: "The 10 Foot, 6 Inch Pole" CBS 1971 Great Performances Kathleen Stanton Episode: "Hogan's Goat" PBS Television film ABC 1976 Television film NBC 1981 Evita Perón Television film NBC 1982 Georgie Elgin Television film Showtime 1984 Ellis Island Maud Charteris Television miniseries CBS 1985 Christopher Columbus Television miniseries CBS Thirteen at Dinner Jane Wilkinson / Carlotta Adams Television film CBS 1986 Beverly Hills Madam Lil Hutton Television film NBC 1987 Casanova Madame D'Urfe Television film CBS 1989 Cold Sassy Tree Love Simpson Blakeslee Television film TNT 1990 Silhouette Samantha Kimball Television film USA Network 1993 It Had to Be You Laura Scofield 6 episodes CBS Columbo Lauren Staton Episode: "It's All in the Game" ABC 1995 Karen Billingsley Television film NBC Road to Avonlea Countess Polenska Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave" Disney Channel 1996 Ellen Morse Television film CBS 1997 Rebecca Mrs. Van Hopper Television miniseries PBS 1998 Margaret Sanger Television miniseries NBC Gia Television film HBO 2000 Running Mates Meg Gable Television film TNT 2001 Touched by an Angel Dr. Rebecca Markham 2 episodes CBS Soul Food Katherine Burke Episode: "Tonight at Noon" Showtime 2002 Amanda Washington Television film CBS 2002–03 Alias Ariana Kane 3 episodes ABC 2004 Anonymous Rex Shin Television film Sci-Fi Channel Back When We Were Grownups Tina Television film CBS 2005 The Starlet Herself Reality television series The WB 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lois O'Neill Episode: "Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye" CBS 2007 Pandemic Gov. Shaefer Television miniseries Hallmark Channel 2009 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Margaret Campbell Episode: "An Honest Mistake" ABC Midnight Bayou Odette Television film Lifetime 2010 Gina Television film Hallmark Channel 2016 Documentary Now! Faye Dunaway Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1" IFC 2017 Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival Herself Documentary TCM

Theatre Year Title Role Venue Ref(s) 1961–63 Margaret More August Wilson Theatre 1964 But for Whom Charlie Faith Prosper Lincoln Center 1964–65 After the Fall Nurse 1965 Maid Tartuffe 1965–67 Hogan's Goat Kathleen Stanton Off-Broadway 1971 Candida Candida Summer theatre 1972 Old Times Anna Mark Taper Forum 1973 Blanche DuBois Ahmanson Theatre 1982 Frances Walsh Little Theatre 1985–6 Circe and Bravo Circe Hampstead Theatre 1996–97 Master Class Maria Callas U.S. Tour 2019 Tea at Five Katharine Hepburn Huntington Theatre Company

Music video appearances Year Song Artist(s) Album Role Ref(s) 1991 "Into the Great Wide Open" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Into the Great Wide Open Eddie's manager 2010 "I Heard" Hill Zaini Filling in the Pages Film director

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