Faye Dunaway
Photo: PBS / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
January 14, 1941
Age
80 years old
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Natural hair color
Blonde
Eye color
Brown
Height
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
Net Worth
$40 Million
Body Measurements
34-25-35 in | 86-61-89 cm
Weight
67.5 kg | 149 pounds
Bra Size
34C
Shoe size
10 US | 41 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Dorothy Faye Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida, United States, on January 14, 1941, is an American actress.
Young Faye Dunaway first started acting during her senior year in a summer stock company at Harvard's Loeb Drama Center.
She landed her Broadway debut in a play "A Man for All Seasons" (1961-1963) in role as Margaret More, at August Wilson Theatre.
She got her television debut in Canadian drama series Seaway (1965) in episode "34th Man", in role as Alexis Webster.
She made her big screen debut in crime comedy film The Happening (1967) in role as Sandy, opposite Anthony Quinn.
Her breakthrough performance came as Bonnie Parker in biographical crime film Bonnie and Clyde (1967) with Warren Beatty, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and she won a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
New Movies
The American Connection (2021) thriller in role as Margarette, opposite Jeff Espanol, David Roy and Ben Maccabee
Best Movies
She won the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Diana Christensen in satirical film Network (1976).
She was nominated for the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Evelyn Cross Mulwray in neo-noir mystery film Chinatown (1974) opposite Jack Nicholson.
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) drama thriller with Steve McQueen
A Place for Lovers (1968) romantic drama with Marcello Mastroianni
Little Big Man (1970) western with Dustin Hoffman
The Arrangement (1969) drama romance opposite Kirk Douglas
Hurry Sundown (1967) drama with Jane Fonda and Michael Caine
The Towering Inferno (1974) drama disaster with Paul Newman and Steve McQueen
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) mystery thriller with Tommy Lee Jones
Barfly (1987) comedy drama with Mickey Rourke
Arizona Dream (1993) drama fantasy with Johnny Depp
Don Juan DeMarco (1994) romantic comedy drama with Marlon Brando and Johnny Depp
TV Shows
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Lauren Staton in television series Columbo (1994).
She won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Wilhelmina Cooper in biographical HBO film Gia (1998) and as Maud Charteris in television miniseries Ellis Island (1985).
She played Laura Scofield in sitcom It Had to Be You (1993).
She portrayed Gov. Shaefer in Hallmark Channel mini-series Pandemic (2007).
She had a recurring role as Ariana Kane in ABC action television series Alias (2002-2003).
Facts
Graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida.
Studied theatre at Boston University.
Studied acting at the American National Theater and Academy and at HB Studio in New York City.
Has English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in 1996.
She received Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2011.
Good friends with Sharon Stone.
Converted to Roman Catholicism in 1996.
Featured in music videos for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Into the Great Wide Open" (1991) and Hill Zaini "I Heard" (2010).
Has production company, Port Bascom.
Relationships
She was married to:
Terry O'Neill (1982-1987), they have one son
Peter Wolf (1974-1979)
Has been in relationships with Harris Yulin (1970-1972), Marcello Mastroianni (1968-1971) and Jerry Schatzberg (1966-1968).