Faye Dunaway is an American actress who 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.
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1967 | The Happening | Sandy | [1] | |
Hurry Sundown | Lou McDowell | [2] | ||
Bonnie and Clyde | Bonnie Parker | [3] | ||
1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Vicki Anderson | [4] | |
A Place for Lovers | Julia | [5] | ||
1969 | The Extraordinary Seaman | Jennifer Winslow | [6] | |
The Arrangement | Gwen | [7] | ||
1970 | Little Big Man | Mrs. Louise Pandrake | [8] | |
Puzzle of a Downfall Child | Lou Andreas Sand | [9] | ||
1971 | The Deadly Trap | Jill | [10] | |
Doc | Katie Elder | [11] | ||
1973 | Oklahoma Crude | Lena Doyle | [12] | |
The Three Musketeers | Milady de Winter | [13] | ||
1974 | Chinatown | Evelyn Cross Mulwray | [14] | |
The Towering Inferno | Susan Franklin | [15] | ||
The Four Musketeers | Milady de Winter | [16] | ||
1975 | Three Days of the Condor | Kathy Hale | [17] | |
1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Denise Kreisler | [18] | |
Network | Diana Christensen | [19] | ||
1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Laura Mars | [20] | |
1979 | The Champ | Annie | [21] | |
1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Barbara Delaney | [22] | |
1981 | Mommie Dearest | Joan Crawford | [23] | |
1983 | The Wicked Lady | Lady Barbara Skelton | [24] | |
1984 | Ordeal by Innocence | Rachel Argyle | [25] | |
Supergirl | Selena | [26] | ||
1987 | Barfly | Wanda Wilcox | [27] | |
1988 | Midnight Crossing | Helen Barton | [28] | |
The Gamble | Countess Matilda Von Wallenstein | [29] | ||
Burning Secret | Mrs. Sonya Tuchman | [30] | ||
1989 | Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love | Mrs. Colbert | [31] | |
Wait Until Spring, Bandini | Mrs. Hildegarde | [32] | ||
1990 | The Handmaid's Tale | Serena Joy | [33] | |
The Two Jakes | Evelyn Mulwray | Voice cameo | [34] | |
1991 | Scorchers | Thais | [35] | |
1992 | Double Edge | Faye Milano | [36] | |
1993 | Arizona Dream | Elaine Stalker | [37] | |
The Temp | Charlene Towne | [38] | ||
1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | Marilyn Mickler | [39] | |
1995 | Drunks | Becky | [40] | |
1996 | Dunston Checks In | Elena Dubrow | [41] | |
Albino Alligator | Janet Boudreaux | [42] | ||
The Twilight of the Golds | Phyllis Gold | [43] | ||
The Chamber | Lee Cayhall Bowen | [44] | ||
1997 | En brazos de la mujer madura | Condesa | [45] | |
1999 | Love Lies Bleeding | Josephine Butler | [46] | |
The Thomas Crown Affair | The Psychiatrist | [47] | ||
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Yolande of Aragon | [48] | ||
2000 | The Yards | Kitty Olchin | [49] | |
Stanley's Gig | Leila | [50] | ||
2001 | The Yellow Bird | Aurora Beavis | Short film | [51] |
2002 | Changing Hearts | Betty Miller | [52] | |
The Rules of Attraction | Mrs. Eve Denton | [53] | ||
The Calling | Mae West | [54] | ||
2003 | Blind Horizon | Mrs. K | [55] | |
2004 | Last Goodbye | Sean Winston | [56] | |
El Padrino | Atty. Gen. Navarro | [57] | ||
Jennifer's Shadow | Mary Ellen Cassi | [58] | ||
2005 | Ghosts Never Sleep | Kathleen Dolan | [59] | |
2006 | Love Hollywood Style | God | [60] | |
Rain | Isabel Hudson | [61] | ||
Cut Off | Marilyn Burton | [62] | ||
2007 | Cougar Club | Edith Birnbaum | [63] | |
Say It in Russian | Jacqueline de Rossy | [64] | ||
The Gene Generation | Josephine Hayden | [65] | ||
2008 | The Rage | Madre | [66] | |
Flick | Lieutenant Annie McKenzie | [67] | ||
2009 | The Magic Stone | Filomena | [68] | |
Balladyna | Therapist | [69] | ||
21 and a Wake-Up | Major Rose Thorn | [70] | ||
2014 | Master Class [lower-alpha 1] | Maria Callas | Unreleased Also producer and writer | [71] |
2017 | The Bye Bye Man | Widow Redmond | [72] | |
The Case for Christ | Dr. Roberta Waters | [73] | ||
Inconceivable | Donna | [74] | ||
2022 | The Man Who Drew God | Tasha | ||
2024 | Faye † | Herself | Documentary | [75] |
2025 | Fate† | TBA | Filming | [76] |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Network | Ref(s) |
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1965 | Seaway | Alexis Webster | Episode: "34th Man" | CBC | [77] |
1966 | The Trials of O'Brien | Myra | Episode: "The 10 Foot, 6 Inch Pole" | CBS | [78] |
1971 | Great Performances | Kathleen Stanton | Episode: "Hogan's Goat" | PBS | [79] |
The Woman I Love | Wallis Simpson | Television film | ABC | [80] | |
1976 | The Disappearance of Aimee | Aimee Semple McPherson | Television film | NBC | [81] |
1981 | Evita Perón | Eva Perón | Television film | NBC | [82] |
1982 | The Country Girl | Georgie Elgin | Television film | Showtime | [83] |
1984 | Ellis Island | Maud Charteris | Television miniseries | CBS | [84] |
1985 | Christopher Columbus | Isabella I of Castile | Television miniseries | CBS | [85] |
Thirteen at Dinner | Jane Wilkinson / Carlotta Adams | Television film | CBS | [86] | |
1986 | Beverly Hills Madam | Lil Hutton | Television film | NBC | [87] |
1987 | Casanova | Madame D'Urfe | Television film | CBS | [88] |
1989 | Cold Sassy Tree | Love Simpson Blakeslee | Television film | TNT | [89] |
1990 | Silhouette | Samantha Kimball | Television film | USA Network | [90] |
1993 | It Had to Be You | Laura Scofield | 6 episodes | CBS | [91] |
Columbo | Lauren Staton | Episode: "It's All in the Game" | ABC | [92] | |
1995 | A Family Divided | Karen Billingsley | Television film | NBC | [93] |
Road to Avonlea | Countess Polenska | Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave" | Disney Channel | [94] | |
1996 | The People Next Door | Ellen Morse | Television film | CBS | [95] |
1997 | Rebecca | Mrs. Van Hopper | Television miniseries | PBS | [96] |
1998 | A Will of Their Own | Margaret Sanger | Television miniseries | NBC | [97] |
Gia | Wilhelmina Cooper | Television film | HBO | [98] | |
2000 | Running Mates | Meg Gable | Television film | TNT | [99] |
2001 | Touched by an Angel | Dr. Rebecca Markham | 2 episodes | CBS | [100] |
Soul Food | Katherine Burke | Episode: "Tonight at Noon" | Showtime | [101] | |
2002 | The Biographer | Amanda Washington | Television film | CBS | [102] |
2002–03 | Alias | Ariana Kane | 3 episodes | ABC | [103] |
2004 | Anonymous Rex | Shin | Television film | Sci-Fi Channel | [104] |
Back When We Were Grownups | Tina | Television film | CBS | [105] | |
2005 | The Starlet | Herself | Reality television series | The WB | [106] |
2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lois O'Neill | Episode: "Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye" | CBS | [107] |
2007 | Pandemic | Gov. Shaefer | Television miniseries | Hallmark Channel | [108] |
2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Margaret Campbell | Episode: "An Honest Mistake" | ABC | [109] |
Midnight Bayou | Odette | Television film | Lifetime | [110] | |
2010 | A Family Thanksgiving | Gina | Television film | Hallmark Channel | [111] |
2016 | Documentary Now! | Faye Dunaway | Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1" | IFC | [112] |
2017 | Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival | Herself | Documentary | TCM | [113] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref(s) |
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1961–63 | A Man for All Seasons | Margaret More | August Wilson Theatre | [114] |
1964 | But for Whom Charlie | Faith Prosper | Lincoln Center | [115] |
1964–65 | After the Fall | Nurse | Lincoln Center | [116] |
1965 | The Changeling | Maid | Lincoln Center | [117] |
Tartuffe | Lincoln Center | [117] | ||
1965–67 | Hogan's Goat | Kathleen Stanton | Off-Broadway | [118] |
1971 | Candida | Candida | Summer theatre | [119] |
1972 | Old Times | Anna | Mark Taper Forum | [120] |
1973 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | Ahmanson Theatre | [121] |
1982 | The Curse of an Aching Heart | Frances Walsh | Little Theatre | [122] |
1986 | Circe and Bravo | Circe | Hampstead Theatre | [123] |
1996 | Master Class | Maria Callas | U.S Tour | [124] |
2019 | Tea at Five | Katharine Hepburn | Huntington Theatre Company | [125] |
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album | Role | Ref(s) |
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1991 | "Into the Great Wide Open" | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Into the Great Wide Open | Eddie's manager | [126] |
2010 | "I Heard" | Hill Zaini | Filling in the Pages | Film director | [127] |
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