Anjelica Huston Biography (1951-)

Born July 8, 1951, in Los Angeles (some sources say Santa Monica), CA; daughter of John Marcellus (a director, actor, and writer) and Enrica (a ballet dancer; maiden name, Soma) Huston; married Robert Graham, Jr. (a sculptor), 1992. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Artists Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: Gray Angel Productions, 74 Market St., Venice, CA 90291.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, director
Birth Details
July 8, 1951
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Claudia, A Walk with Love and Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
  • Sinful Davey, United Artists, 1969
  • Court lady, Hamlet, Columbia, 1969
  • Durant's woman/Woman of Dark Visage, Swashbuckler (also known as Scarlet Buccaneer), Universal, 1976
  • Edna, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976
  • Madge, The Postman Always Rings Twice (also known as Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt), Paramount, 1981
  • Mental patient, Frances, Universal, 1982
  • Miss Emily Grierson, Rose for Emily, 1982
  • Polly Deutsch, This Is Spinal Tap (also known as Spinal Tap), Embassy, 1984
  • Maida, The Ice Pirates, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • Maerose Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
  • The supreme leader, Captain Eo, Walt Disney Productions, 1986
  • Good to Go (also known as Short Fuse), 1986
  • Samantha Davis, Gardens of Stone, TriStar, 1987
  • Gretta Conroy, The Dead, Vestron-Zenith, 1987
  • Herself, John Huston and the Dubliners, 1987
  • Persis Bosworth-Tennyson, Mr. North, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988
  • Mrs. Rattery, A Handful of Dust, New Line Cinema, 1988
  • Herself, John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (also known as John Huston), 1988
  • Tamara Broder, Enemies: A Love Story, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
  • Dolores Paley, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Orion, 1989
  • Mrs. Ernst/Grand High Witch, The Witches, Warner Bros., 1990
  • Lilly Dillon, The Grifters, Miramax, 1990
  • Morticia Addams, The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991
  • (As Angelica Huston) Herself, The Player, New Line Cinema, 1992
  • Storyteller, Rabbit Ears: Rip Van Winkle, 1992
  • Herself, Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991, 1992
  • Marcia Fox, Manhattan Murder Mystery, TriStar, 1993
  • Morticia Addams, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
  • Mary, The Crossing Guard, Miramax, 1995
  • Carmela Perez, The Perez Family, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1995
  • Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent, Ever After (also known as Cinderella and Ever After: A Cinderella Story), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
  • Janet "Jan" Brown, Buffalo '66, Lions Gate Films, 1998
  • The Mammy, October Films, 1999
  • Title role, Agnes Browne, USA Films, 1999
  • Narrator, Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power (documentary), 1999
  • Fanny Assingham, The Golden Bowl (also known as La coupe d'or), Miramax, 2000
  • Jennifer Adler, The Man from Elysian Fields, Elysian Llc, 2001
  • Etheline "Ethel" Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001
  • Dr. Bonnie Fox, Blood Work, Warner Bros., 2002
  • Herself, Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), 2002
  • Voice of Witch, Barbie As Rapunzel, 2002
  • Queen of the Selenites, Axis, Universal, 2002
  • Film Work
  • Director, The Mammy, October Films, 1999
  • Producer and director, Agnes Browne, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Miniseries
  • Clara Allen, Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1989
  • Viviane, The Mists of Avalon (also known as Die Nebel von Avalon), 2002
  • Movies
  • Sonja, The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984
  • Lainey Eberlin, Family Pictures, ABC, 1993
  • Dr. Betsey Reisz, ... And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
  • Calamity Jane, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
  • Leila, Phoenix, HBO, 1998
  • Specials
  • The Making of Disney's Captain Eo, The Disney Channel, 1986
  • Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1991
  • Herself, Lonesome Dove: The Making of an Epic, TNN, 1992
  • Labor of Love: The Making of Bastard out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996
  • Narrator, Daughters of the Troubles: Belfast Stories, PBS, 1997
  • Lifetime Women's Film Festival, Lifetime, 1998
  • Intimate Portrait: Anjelica Huston, Lifetime, 1998
  • Narrator, Showgirl Stories, 1998
  • Herself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
  • Herself, Huston y Joyce: Dialogos con los muertos, 2001
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 57th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1985
  • The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
  • The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
  • The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
  • The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
  • The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, ABC, 1990
  • The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
  • The 49th Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
  • The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
  • The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
  • Episodic
  • Geraldine, "An Affair to Forget," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1982
  • "The Fashion Show," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1983
  • Marguerite, "Beauty and the Beast," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1984
  • Pansy, "Nightengale," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1989
  • Also appeared in an episode of Inside the Actors Studio.
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Director and producer, Bastard out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996
  • Stage Appearances
  • Understudy Ophelia, Hamlet, London, 1969
  • Tamara de Lempicka, Tamara, Il Vittorale Theatre, Los Angeles, 1985
  • RECORDINGS
  • Music Videos
  • Appeared in Hammer's "Addams Groove."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Harris, Martha, Anjelica Huston, St. Martin's, 1989
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
    • Newsmakers 1989, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1989
    Periodicals
    • Cosmopolitan, May, 1994, p. 270
    • Film Comment, September/October, 1987, p. 24
    • Interview, September, 1985, p. 245; December, 1987, p. 62; December, 1991, pp. 80-84; October, 1994, p. 175; February, 2000, p. 116
    • New York Times Magazine, February 12, 1989, p. 19
    • Parade Magazine, July 8, 2001, p. 14
    • People Weekly, July 8, 1985, p. 50
    • Variety, September, 1999, p. 76
    • Vogue, September, 1985, p. 674; November, 1990, p. 356

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