Actor
Faye Dunaway
Born 14 January 1941 · Bascom, Florida, USA
Faye Dunaway (born 1941) is an American actress who became a star in the late 1960s and defined the 1970s Hollywood era. She is known for Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network, the last earning her the Best Actress Oscar. Her later career featured character roles and independent films.
Key films
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Made her a star as Bonnie Parker and earned her first Oscar nomination.
Chinatown (1974)
Her portrayal of Evelyn Mulwray in this neo-noir classic earned her a second Oscar nomination.
Network (1976)
Won her the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a ruthless television executive.
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Co-starred opposite Robert Redford in a defining 1970s political thriller.
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Her controversial portrayal of Joan Crawford became one of her most talked-about roles.
Key awards
- 1977 Academy Award for Best Actress (Network)
- 1977 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama (Network)
- 1977 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Network)
- 1975 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama (Chinatown)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 124
- 1967Bonnie and Clyde · as Bonnie ParkerActor
- 1967Hurry Sundown · as Lou McDowellActor
- 1967The Happening · as SandyActor
- 1967Lionpower from MGM · as Self - Jennifer Winslow (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1968The Thomas Crown Affair · as Vicki AndersonActor
- 1968A Place for Lovers · as JuliaActor
- 1968The Movie Orgy · as Bonnie Parker (archive footage)Actor
- 1969The Arrangement · as GwenActor
- 1969The Extraordinary Seaman · as Jennifer WinslowActor
- 1970Little Big Man · as Mrs. Louise PendrakeActor
- 1970Puzzle of a Downfall Child · as Lou Andreas SandActor
- 1971Doc · as Katie ElderActor
- 1971The Deadly Trap · as JillActor
- 1971Hogan's Goat · as Kathleen StantonActor
- 1972The Woman I Love · as Wallis Warfield SimpsonActor
- 1973The Three Musketeers · as Lady de WinterActor
- 1973Oklahoma Crude · as Lena DoyleActor
- 1974Chinatown · as Evelyn Cross MulwrayActor
- 1974The Towering Inferno · as SusanActor
- 1974The Four Musketeers · as Milady de WinterActor
- 1974After the Fall · as MaggieActor
- 1975Three Days of the Condor · as Kathy HaleActor
- 1976Network · as Diana ChristensenActor
- 1976Voyage of the Damned · as Denise KreislerActor
- 1976The Disappearance of Aimee · as Sister Aimee Semple McPhersonActor
- 1978Eyes of Laura Mars · as Laura MarsActor
- 1979The Champ · as AnnieActor
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground · as SelfActor
- 1980The First Deadly Sin · as Barbara DelaneyActor
- 1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1981Mommie Dearest · as Joan CrawfordActor
- 1981Evita Peron · as Eva 'Evita' Duarte PeronActor
- 1982The Country Girl · as Georgie ElginActor
- 1983The Wicked Lady · as Lady Barbara SkeltonActor
- 1984Supergirl · as SelenaActor
- 1984Ordeal by Innocence · as Rachel ArgyleActor
- 1985Thirteen at Dinner · as Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta AdamsActor
- 1985Supergirl: The Making of the Movie · as Self / SelenaActor
- 1986Beverly Hills Madam · as Lil HuttonActor
- 1986Raspberry Ripple · as Matron and 'M'Actor
- 1987Barfly · as Wanda WilcoxActor
- 1987Casanova · as Madame D'UrfeActor
- 1988Midnight Crossing · as Helen BartonActor
- 1988Burning Secret · as SonyaActor
- 1988The Gamble · as Contessa Matilda Von WallensteinActor
- 1989Wait Until Spring, Bandini · as Mrs. HildegardeActor
- 1989On a Moonlit Night · as Mrs. ColbertActor
- 1989Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge · as SelfActor
- 1989Cold Sassy Tree · as Love Simpson BlakesleeActor
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre · as Self (voice)Actor
- 1990The Handmaid's Tale · as Serena JoyActor
- 1990The Two Jakes · as Evelyn Mulwray (voice)Actor
- 1990Silhouette · as Samantha KimballActor
- 1991Scorchers · as ThaisActor
- 1992Double Edge · as Faye MilanoActor
- 1993Arizona Dream · as Elaine StalkerActor
- 1993The Temp · as Charlene TowneActor
- 1994Don Juan DeMarco · as Marilyn MicklerActor
- 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!Actor
- 1995Unzipped · as SelfActor
- 1995A Family Divided · as Karen BillingsleyActor
- 1995Inside the Dream Factory · as Self / HostActor
- 1996The Chamber · as Lee Cayhall BowenActor
- 1996Dunston Checks In · as Mrs. DubrowActor
- 1996The Twilight of the Golds · as Phyllis GoldActor
- 1996The People Next Door · as Ellen MorseActor
- 1997Albino Alligator · as Janet BoudreauxActor
- 1997In Praise of Older Women · as CondesaActor
- 1997Drunks · as BeckyActor
- 1998Gia · as Wilhelmina CooperActor
- 1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc · as Yolande of AragonActor
- 1999The Thomas Crown Affair · as PsychiatristActor
- 1999Love Lies Bleeding · as Josephine ButlerActor
- 2000The Yards · as Kitty OlchinActor
- 2000Running Mates · as Meg GableActor
- 2000Stanley's Gig · as LeilaActor
- 2001Festival in Cannes · as SelfActor
- 2002The Rules of Attraction · as Mrs. DentonActor
- 2002Changing Hearts · as Betty MillerActor
- 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories · as SelfActor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002The Yellow BirdDirector
- 2002The Yellow Bird · as Aurora BeavisActor
- 2002The Biographer · as Amanda WashingtonActor
- 2003Blind Horizon · as Ms. KActor
- 2003The Calling · as Mae WestActor
- 2004El padrino: The Latin Godfather · as Atty. Gen. NavarroActor
- 2004Anonymous Rex · as ShinActor
- 2004Jennifer's Shadow · as Mary Ellen CassiActor
- 2004Back When We Were Grownups · as TinaActor
- 2004Last Goodbye · as Sean WinstonActor
- 2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild · as SelfActor
- 2005Ghosts Never Sleep · as Kathleen DolanActor
- 2006Cut Off · as Marilyn BurtonActor
- 2006Rain · as Isabel HudsonActor
- 2006Love Hollywood Style · as GodActor
- 2006The Making of 'Network' · as SelfActor
- 2007The Gene Generation · as Dr. Josephine HaydenActor
- 2007Cougar Club · as Edith BirnbaumActor
- 2007Say It in RussianActor
- 2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Flick · as Lt. McKenzieActor
- 2008La rabbia · as MadreActor
- 2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' · as SelfActor
- 2009Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou · as Odette SimoneActor
- 2009The Seduction of Dr. Fugazzi · as Detective RowlandActor
- 200921 and a Wake-Up · as Major Rose ThornActor
- 2009The Bait · as Dr AshActor
- 2010A Family Thanksgiving · as GinaActor
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · as Selena (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2017The Bye Bye Man · as Widow RedmonActor
- 2017Inconceivable · as DonnaActor
- 2017The Case for Christ · as Dr. Roberta WatersActor
- 2017Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film FestivalActor
- 2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please!Actor
- 2018Becoming Iconic · as SelfActor
- 2019ValerieActor
- 2022Mickey Rourke: Just Like a ManActor
- 2023The Man Who Drew God · as TashaActor
- 2023Commitment to Life · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Remembering Gene Wilder · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Faye · as SelfActor
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 · as Self (Network- archive footage)Actor
- 2027Fate · as TillyActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.