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Annette Bening

Annette Bening

44 movies on Netflix

Biography

Annette Bening is an American actress who began on stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in 1980 and later trained at the American Conservatory Theater. Born in Topeka, Kansas, she made her Broadway debut in Coastal Disturbances (1987), earning a Tony Award nomination. Her film breakthrough came as a con artist in The Grifters (1990), which brought her first Academy Award nomination. She went on to Oscar-nominated roles in American Beauty (1999), Being Julia (2004), The Kids Are All Right (2010), and Nyad (2023). American Beauty won her a BAFTA Award, while Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right each earned her a Golden Globe. Her other films include 20th Century Women (2016), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), Captain Marvel (2019), and Death on the Nile (2022). She has also won two Actor Awards and received nominations for two Tony Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

68years old

Turns 69 on May 29in 227 days

  • Born Topeka
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Also credited as Annette Carol Bening

Movie Career

Films
44
Career span
38 years1988 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    After finishing high school in San Diego in 1975, Bening spent a year as a cook on a charter boat that carried fishing parties onto the Pacific Ocean, and she scuba dived for fun. She went on to San Diego Mesa College.

  2. Early training

    While studying acting in the Advanced Theatre Training Program, Bening belonged to the acting company of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She took the role of Lady Macbeth in a production of Shakespeare's Macbeth there.

  3. Big break

    In the 1990 neo-noir crime thriller The Grifters, Bening played con artist Myra Langtry, a role that earned her first Academy Award and BAFTA nominations.

Annette Bening movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. American Beauty1999 Drama, Romanceas Carolyn Burnham

    IMDb rating 8.31.3M votes

  2. Captain Marvel2019 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson

    IMDb rating 6.7673K votes

  3. Mars Attacks!1996as Barbara Land

    IMDb rating 6.4261K votes

  4. The Kids Are All Right2010as Nic

    IMDb rating 7.0138K votes

  5. Death on the Nile2022as Euphemia Bouc

    IMDb rating 6.3216K votes

  6. The Siege1998as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

    IMDb rating 6.484K votes

  7. NYAD2023as Diana Nyad

    IMDb rating 7.145K votes

  8. 20th Century Women2016as Dorothea Fields

    IMDb rating 7.353K votes

Most often with

Mike Nichols directed three of these films, Dan Fogelman two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Samuel L. Jackson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Samuel L. JacksonBen Kingsley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben KingsleyWarren Beatty, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Warren BeattyAlec Baldwin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alec BaldwinAntonio Banderas, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Antonio BanderasMartin Sheen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Martin SheenMike NicholsDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Mike NicholsDan FogelmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Dan Fogelman

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Box office

What Annette Bening's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.4 billion

37 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 44 films: 37 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.

  • 37Worldwide figure
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Captain Marvel2019as Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Captain Marvel2019as Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson
    $1.1B46.3% of the total
  2. 2
    American Beauty1999as Carolyn Burnham
    $356M14.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Death on the Nile2022as Euphemia Bouc
    $137M5.6% of the total
  4. 4
    The Siege1998as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
    $117M4.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The American President1995as Sydney Ellen Wade
    $108M4.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Mars Attacks!1996as Barbara Land
    $101M4.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Open Range2003as Sue Barlow
    $68M2.8% of the total
  8. 8
    The Women2008as Sylvie Fowler
    $50M2.0% of the total
Bugsy (1991), $49.1 millionThe Great Outdoors (1988), $43.5 millionRegarding Henry (1991), $43.0 millionPostcards from the Edge (1990), $39.1 millionThe Kids Are All Right (2010), $34.7 millionThe Bride! (2026), $23.9 millionLove Affair (1994), $18.3 millionBeing Julia (2004), $14.3 millionWhat Planet Are You From? (2000), $14.1 millionThe Grifters (1990), $13.4 millionIn Dreams (1999), $12.0 millionDanny Collins (2015), $10.8 millionGuilty by Suspicion (1991), $9.5 millionRuby Sparks (2012), $9.4 millionLife Itself (2018), $8.0 millionRunning with Scissors (2006), $6.8 million

$376 millionfrom the other 29 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 1987 to 2024, two of them major.

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Annette Bening's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
Best Actress in a Leading RoleWon
SAG Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleWon
Other honors
2024Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearWon
2024Jane Fonda Humanitarian AwardWon
2011Crystal AwardWon
2006Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored
2004Donostia AwardWon
1987Theatre World AwardWon

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