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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Santa Monica, California, … |