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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 8, 1951
Place of Birth:
Santa Monica, California, USA
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Anjelica Huston
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 her portrayal of the Grand High Witch in Roald Dahl's film adaptation The Witches (1990). Huston has frequently worked with director Wes Anderson, starring in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007). Her other notable credits include The Dead (1987), Ever After (1998), Buffalo '66 (1998), Daddy Day Care (2003), 50/50 (2011) and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019). She has lent her voice to several animated films, mainly the Tinker Bell franchise (2008–2015).
On television, Huston has had recurring roles on Huff (2006), Medium (2008–2009), and Transparent (2015–2016). She won a Gracie Award for her portrayal of Eileen Rand on Smash (2012–2013). Huston made her directorial debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996). This was followed by Agnes Browne (1999), in which she also starred. She has written the memoirs A Story Lately Told (2013) and Watch Me (2014).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Towards Zero | Lady Tressilian |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Sith Mother (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Isa Durand (voice) |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Anna Summour |
| 2014 | All Hail King Julien | Julienne (voice) |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Angela Diaz (voice) |
| 2014 | Transparent | Vicki |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 2012 | Smash | Eileen Rand |
| 2010 | The Adventures of Disney Fairies | Queen Clarion (voice) |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Mrs. President |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Superintendent Ellen Riggs (voice) |
| 2005 | Medium | Cynthia Keener |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Huff | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon | Vivianne |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Narrator (voice) |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Clara Forsythe Allen |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Primrose |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Marguerite |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |