Annette Bening

Annette Bening is an American actress. She was born on May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas. Bening has three siblings, Jane, Bradley, and Byron Bening. Bening spent her early childhood in Wichita, Kansas but her family later moved to San Diego, California. Bening attended San Francisco State University where she majored in theatre arts. She then attended the American Conservatory Theater where she continued her training in acting. Bening was married to choreographer J. Steven White, but the couple later divorced. In 1992, she married actor Warren Beatty. The couple has four children together named Kathlyn Elizabeth, Benjamin Maclean, Isabel Ira Ashley, and Ella Corinne Beatty. They currently live in Los Angeles, California.

Fast Facts

1. American actress
2. Born: May 29, 1958
3. Birthname: Annette Carol Bening
4. Married to actor Warren Beatty
5. Academy Award nominee
6. Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Acting Career

Bening made her acting debut at the Second Stage Theatre in the production of Coastal Disturbances in 1987. Her television debut came with the television movie Manhunt for Claude Dallas. In 1988, she landed a role in the film The Great Outdoors as Kate Craig. She then moved on to other roles in the films The Grifters, Bugsy, The Siege, American Beauty, and Regarding Henry. Bening starred in the more recent film Running with Scissors as Deirdre Burroughs in 2006.

Categories