List of Annette Bening performances

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Bening at the Toronto Film Festival, 2005

The following is the filmography for American actress Annette Bening.

Contents

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1988 The Great Outdoors Kate Craig [1]
1989 Valmont Marquise de Merteuil [2]
1990 The Grifters Myra Langtry [3]
Postcards from the Edge Evelyn Ames [4]
1991 Guilty by Suspicion Ruth Merrill [5]
Regarding Henry Sarah Turner [6]
Bugsy Virginia Hill [7]
1994 Love Affair Terry McKay [8]
1995 Richard III Queen Elizabeth [9]
The American President Sydney Ellen Wade [10]
1996 Mars Attacks! Barbara Land [11]
1998 The Siege Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger [12]
1999 In Dreams Claire Cooper [13]
American Beauty Carolyn Burnham [14]
2000 What Planet Are You From? Susan Anderson [15]
2003 Open Range Sue Barlow [16]
2004 Being Julia Julia Lambert [17]
2006 Running with Scissors Deirdre Burroughs [18]
2008 The Women Sylvie Fowler [19]
2009 Mother and Child Karen [20]
2010 The Kids Are All Right Dr. Nicole Allgood [21] [22]
2012 Ruby Sparks Gertrude Weir-Fields [23]
Ginger & Rosa May Bella [24]
Girl Most Likely Zelda Duncan [25]
2013 The Face of Love Nikki Lostrom [26]
2014 The Search Helen [27]
2015 Danny Collins Mary Sinclair [28]
2016 20th Century Women Dorothea Fields [29] [30]
Rules Don't Apply Lucy Mabrey [31]
2017 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Gloria Grahame [30]
2018 The Seagull Irina Arkadina [32]
Life Itself Dr. Cait Morris [33]
2019 The Report Senator Dianne Feinstein [34]
Captain Marvel Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson [35] [36]
Georgetown Amanda Brecht [37]
Hope Gap Grace [38]
2022 Death on the Nile Euphemia Bouc [39]
Jerry & Marge Go Large Marge Selbee [40]
2023 Nyad Diana Nyad [41]
Poolman Diane [42]
2025 The Bride! Filming [43]
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1986 Manhunt for Claude Dallas Ann Tillman TV movie [22]
1987 Miami Vice VickyEpisode: "Red Tape" [44] [45]
1987 Wiseguy Karen LelandEpisode: "One on One" [46]
2002–2003 Liberty's Kids Abigail Adams Voice role; 5 episodes [47]
2004 The Sopranos HerselfEpisode: "The Test Dream" [48]
2005 Mrs. Harris Jean Harris TV movie [49] [45]
2006 Saturday Night Live Herself/HostEpisode: "Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani and Akon" [50]
2024 Apples Never Fall Joy DelaneyMiniseries; also executive producer [51]

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatreRef.
1986 Coastal Disturbances Holly DancerMcGinn-Cazale Theatre [22]
1987–1988 Circle in the Square Theatre
1988Spoils of WarKateMcGinn-Cazale Theatre [52]
1999 Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler Tesman Geffen Playhouse [53]
2019 All My Sons Kate Keller American Airlines Theatre [30]

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