Faye Dunaway Biography (1941-)

Full name, Dorothy Faye Dunaway; born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, FL; daughter of John MacDowell Dunaway (a career army officer) and Grace April (a homemaker; maiden name, Smith) Dunaway Hartshorn; married Peter Wolf (a singer), August 7, 1974 (divorced, c. 1978); married Terrence "Terry" O'Neill (a photographer), 1983 (divorced, c. 1987); children: (second marriage) Liam. Addresses: Agent: Nevin Dolcefino, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.; Manager: Hillard Elkins, Elkins Entertainment, 8306 WilshireBlvd., Suite 438, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; David Herd, Teitelbaum Artists Group, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, producer, writer
Birth Details: January 14, 1941; Bascom, Florida, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Bonnie Parker, Bonnie and Clyde (also known as Bonnie and Clyde... Were Killers!), Warner Bros., 1967
Lou McDowell, Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967
Sandy, The Happening, Columbia, 1967
Vicky Anderson, The Thomas Crown Affair (also known as The Crown Caper and Thomas Crown and Company), United Artists, 1968
Gwen, The Arrangement, Warner Bros., 1969
Jennifer Winslow, The Extraordinary Seaman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
Julia, A Place for Lovers (also known as Amanti and Le temps des amants), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
Lou Andreas Sand, Puzzle of a Downfall Child, Universal, 1970
Mrs. Louise Pendrake/Lulu Kane, Little Big Man, National General,1970
Katie Elder, Doc, United Artists, 1971
Jill, The Deadly Trap (also known as Death Scream, The House under the Trees, La maison sous les arbes, and Unico indizio: Una sciarpa gialla), National General, 1972
Lena Doyle, Oklahoma Crude, Columbia, 1973
Milady de Winter, The Three Musketeers (also known as The ThreeMusketeers: The Queen's Diamonds and Los tres mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Evelyn Cross Mulwray, Chinatown, Paramount, 1974
Susan Franklin, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox/WarnerBros., 1974
Kathy Hale, Three Days of the Condor, Paramount, 1975
Lady de Winter, The Four Musketeers (also known as The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge and The Revenge of Milady), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
Denise Kreisler, The Voyage of the Damned, Avco-Embassy, 1976
Diana Christensen, Network, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1976
Laura Mars, Eyes of Laura Mars, Columbia, 1978
Annie, The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1979
Barbara Delany, The First Deadly Sin, Filmways, 1980
Joan Crawford (title role), Mommie Dearest, Paramount, 1981
Lady Barbara Skelton, The Wicked Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1983
Rachel Calgary (some sources cite Rachel Argyle), Ordeal by Innocence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Selena, Supergirl (also known as Supergirl: The Movie), TriStar, 1984
Wanda Wilcox, Barfly, Cannon, 1987
Countess Von Wallenstein, La partita (also known as The Gamble), 1988
Helen Barton, Midnight Crossing, Vestron, 1988
Mrs. Colber (some sources cite Joan Colbert), In una notte di chiaro di luna (also known as As Long as It's Love, Clair, Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love, and On a Moonlit Night), 1989
Mrs. Effie Hildegarde, Wait until Spring, Bandini (also known as Bandini, John Fante's Wait until Spring, Bandini, Aspetta primavera Bandini, and Le ragioni del cuore), 1989
Mrs. Sonya Tuchman, Burning Secret (also known as Brennendes Geheimnis), 1989
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (documentary; also known as Frames from the Edge), 1989
Serena Joy, The Handmaid's Tale (also known as Die Geschichte der Dienerin), Cinecom, 1990
Voice of Evelyn Cross Mulwray, The Two Jakes, Paramount, 1990
Elaine Stalker, The Arrowtooth Waltz (also known as Arizona Dream), 1991
Thais, Scorchers, FoxVideo, 1992
Faye Milano, Double Edge (also known as Three Weeks in Jerusalem, Lahav Hatzui, and Shlosha Shavuot B'Yerushalaim), CastleHill, 1992
Charlene Towne, The Temp, Paramount, 1993
Marilyn Mickler, Don Juan DeMarco (also known as The Centerfold and Don Juan DeMarco and the Centerfold), New Line Cinema, 1995
(Uncredited) Unzipped (documentary), Miramax, 1995
Janet Boudreaux, Albino Alligator, Miramax, 1996
Lee Bowen Cayhall, The Chamber, Universal, 1996
Mrs. Dubrow, Dunstan Checks In, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
The countess, In Praise of Older Women (also known as En brazosde la mujer madura), 1997
The psychiatrist, The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Love Lies Bleeding, TriPictures, 1999
Kitty Olchin, The Yards, Miramax, 2000
Leila, Stanley's Gig, Left Hook Productions, 2000
Herself, Festival in Cannes, Paramount, 2001
Betty Miller, Changing Hearts, PorchLight Entertainment, 2002
Blue/mother, Mid-Century, Electric Sandbox Productions, 2002
Mrs. Eve Denton, The Rules of Attraction (also known as Die Regeln des Spiels), Lions Gate Films, 2002
Mae West, The Calling (also known as Man of Faith), SabevaFilm Distribution, 2002
(Uncredited; in archive footage from the film Chinatown) The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary), Focus Features, 2002
Attorney general Navarro, El Padrino, Heartless Films, 2004
God, Love Hollywood Style, Stein Media, 2004
Kathleen Dolan, Ghosts Never Sleep, Kill Switch/More East to Go Films, 2004
Mary Ellen Cassi, Jennifer's Shadow, 2004
Ms. K, Blind Horizon, Lions Gate Films, 2004
Sean Winston, Last Goodbye, POP Films, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Laura Scofield, It Had to Be You (also known as Marry Me Anyway), CBS, 1993
Miniseries
Eva "Evita" Duarte Peron, Evita Peron, NBC, 1981
Maud Charteris, Ellis Island, CBS, 1984
Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus (also known as CristoforoColombo), CBS, 1985
Voice of Gaia, Voice of the Planet, TBS, 1991
Margaret Sanger, A Will of Their Own (also known as Daughters of the New World), 1998

Movies
Wallis Warfield Simpson, The Woman I Love, ABC, 1971
Sister Aimee Semple McPhearson, The Disappearance of Aimee, NBC, 1976
Jan Wilkinson (Lady Edgeware) and Carlotta Adams, Agatha Christie's "Thirteen at Dinner" (also known as Thirteen at Dinner), CBS, 1985
Lil Hutton, Beverly Hills Madam (also known as Ladies of the Night), NBC, 1986
Madame D'Urfe, Casanova (also known as Il veneziano, vita, e amori di Giacomo Casanova), CBS, 1987
Raspberry Ripple, Arts and Entertainment, 1987
Miss Love Simpson Blakeslee, Cold Sassy Tree, TNT, 1989
Samantha Kimball, Silhouette, USA Network, 1990
Lauren Black (some sources cite Laura Staton), Columbo: It's All in the Game (also known as Two Women and a Dead Man), ABC, 1993
Karen Billingsley, A Family Divided (also known as Mother Love), NBC, 1995
Becky, Drunks, Showtime, 1996
Ellen Morse, The People Next Door, CBS, 1996
Phyllis Gold, The Twilight of the Golds, Showtime, 1997
Wilhelmina Cooper, Gia, HBO, 1998
Meg Gable, Running Mates, TNT, 2000
Aurora Beavis, Yellow Bird, WE (Women's Entertainment), 2001
Amanda Washington, The Biographer (also known as The Biographer: The Secret Life of Princess Di), CBS, 2002
Tina, Back When We Were Grownups, CBS, 2004
Specials
Kathleen Stanton, "Hogan's Goat," NET Playhouse, NET (now PBS), 1971
Maggie, After the Fall, NBC, 1974
Herself, Arthur Miller: On Home Ground, 1979
The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky '70s, NBC, 1980
(In archive footage) Sixty Years of Seduction, 1981
Georgie Elgin, The Country Girl, Showtime, 1982
Host, Supergirl--The Making of the Movie, ABC, 1985
Host, Inside the Dream Factory, TCM, 1995
Mrs. Van Hopper, "Rebecca," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1997
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory, 1998
Herself, Academy Awards Pre-Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Yolande d'Aragon, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (also known as Joan of Arc and Jeanne d'Arc), History Channel, 1999
Narrator, Thailand: Jewel of the Orient, PBS, 2000
(In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2004
Awards Presentations
The 49th Annual Academy Awards, 1977
Presenter, The 34th Annual Tony Awards, 1980
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988
The 11th Annual ACE Awards, multiple networks, 1990
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991
The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993
The 65th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1993
Host, The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1994
Presenter, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1996
The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, 1996
Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards, TNT, 1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (also known as The 27th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Dustin Hoffman), ABC, 1999
Herself, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000
(Uncredited) The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
Episodic
Alexis Webster, "The 34th Man," Seaway, syndicated, 1965
Myra, "The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole," The Trials of O'Brien, CBS, 1966
CHiPs, NBC, 1982
Guest, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 1988
Countess Polenska, "What a Tangled Web We Weave," Avonlea (also known as The Road to Avonlea), CBC and The Disney Channel, 1995
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1995
Voice, Tekwar, syndicated, 1995
Herself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, c. 1995
The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998
Dr. Rebecca Markham, "Shallow Water: Parts 1 & 2," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
Ariana Kane, "The Abduction," Alias, ABC, 2002
Katherine Burke, "Tonight at Noon," Soul Food, Showtime, 2002
Ariana Kane, "The Getaway," Alias, ABC, 2003
Ariana Kane, "A Higher Echelon," Alias, ABC, 2003
Guest, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Karlsruhe," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2003
Pilots
Shin, Anonymous Rex, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004
Cooking Lessons, CBS, 2004
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, Cold Sassy Tree, TNT, 1989
(With others) Executive producer, Silhouette, USA Network, 1990
Director and producer, Yellow Bird, WE (Women's Entertainment), 2001
Stage Appearances
Margaret More, A Man for All Seasons, American National Theatre and Academy, New York City, 1962
Beatrice's maid, The Changeling, American National Theatre and Academy, Washington Square Theatre, New York City, 1964
Faith Prosper, But for Whom, Charlie, American National Theatre and Academy, Washington Square Theatre, 1964
Nurse, then Elsie, After the Fall, American National Theatre and Academy, Washington Square Theatre, 1964-1965
Kathleen Stanton, Hogan's Goat, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1965
Tartuffe, American National Theatre and Academy, Washington SquareTheatre, 1965
Candida, summer theatre production, 1971
Old Times, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1972
Blanche du Bois, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1973
Frances Anna Duffy Walsh, The Curse of an Aching Heart, Little Theatre (now Helen Hayes Theatre), New York City, 1982
Circe and Bravo, London production, 1986
Maria Callas, Master Class, Boston, MA, 1996
Major Tours
Maria Callas, Master Class, U.S. cities, 1996-1997
RECORDINGS
Videos
(In archive footage) Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992
Landlady and agent in "Into the Great Wide Open" music video, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Playback, by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, MCA, 1995
Music Videos
Landlady and agent, "Into the Great Wide Open," by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1991
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Movies
Yellow Bird, WE (Women's Entertainment), 2001
Nonfiction
(With Betsy Sharkey) Looking for Gatsby (autobiography; also knownas Looking for Gatsby: My Life), Simon & Schuster, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Hunter, Allen, Faye Dunaway, St. Martin's Press, 1986
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Cable TV, January, 1998, pp. 22-23
Empire, October, 1997, p. 198
Entertainment Weekly, October 8, 1993; February 22, 2002, pp. 72-73
Esquire, August, 1999, pp. 110-11
Fame, April, 1990
Harper's Bazaar, September, 1989
Hollywood Reporter, October 28, 1994, pp. 1, 38
Interview, February, 1993; November, 2002, pp. 94-96
Ladies Home Journal, March, 1990
Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1997
Movieline, September, 1998, p. 92; June, 2002, pp. 70-73, 91
People Weekly, May 8, 1995, p. 227
Premiere, October, 1996, p. 34
TV Guide, October 14, 1989
USA Today, November 7, 1995
Variety, June 27, 1994
Vogue, March, 1988

User Contributions:

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IS FAYE DUNAWAY REALLY A CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM? IF SO, WHAT DROVE HER TO IT? I MEAN, OF ALL THE EQUALLY-SPIRITUAL RELIGIONS ON THE PLANET, WHY SELECT CATHOLICISM? HOPE I'M NOT BEING TOO PERSONAL.
JUNE 1, 2011.

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