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Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Acting
Born: Jul 08, 1951
From: Santa Monica, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director, producer, author, and former fashion model. She is the daughter of director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston. After reluctantly making her big screen debut in her father's A Walk with Love and Death (1969), Huston moved from London to New York City, where she worked as a model throughout the 1970s. She decided to actively pursue acting in the early 1980s, and, subsequently, had her breakthrough with her performance in Prizzi's Honor (1985), also directed by her father, for which she became the third generation of her family to receive an Academy Award, when she won Best Supporting Actress, joining both John and Walter Huston in this recognition. Huston received Academy Award nominations for Enemies, A Love Story (1989) and The Grifters (1990), for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actress for the Woody Allen films Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for starring as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993). She also received acclaim for …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
50/50 Diane Lerner 2011 7.182
When in Rome Celeste 2010 5.928
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Queen Clarion (voice) 2009 6.8
Tinker Bell Queen Clarion (voice) 2008 6.9
Choke Ida J. Mancini 2008 6.1
The Darjeeling Limited Patricia 2007 7.148
Martian Child Mimi 2007 6.678
Seraphim Falls Madame Louise 2007 6.409
Material Girls Fabiella 2006 5.307
Art School Confidential Art History Teacher 2006 6.12
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Eleanor Zissou 2004 7.074
Daddy Day Care Miss Gwyneth Harridan 2003 5.924
Blood Work Dr. Bonnie Fox 2002 6.217
The Royal Tenenbaums Etheline Tenenbaum 2001 7.458
EverAfter Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent 1998 7.431
Phoenix Leila 1998 5.474
Daughters of the Troubles: Belfast Stories Narrator (voice) 1996 8.0
The Crossing Guard Mary 1995 6.0
Addams Family Values Morticia Addams 1993 7.0
Manhattan Murder Mystery Marcia Fox 1993 7.259
And the Band Played On Dr. Betsy Reisz 1993 6.491
The Player Anjelica Huston 1992 7.192
The Addams Family Morticia Addams 1991 7.1
The Witches Miss Eva Ernst 1990 6.953
Crimes and Misdemeanors Dolores Paley 1989 7.422
Gardens of Stone Samantha Davis 1987 6.216
Prizzi's Honor Maerose Prizzi 1985 6.4
The Cowboy and the Ballerina 1984 3.8
The Ice Pirates Maida 1984 5.63
The Postman Always Rings Twice Madge 1981 6.5
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1951
FromSanta Monica, California, …