Bening Annette is a talented American actress who has won many different awards and nominations. She has been nominated for an Academy Award four times, and has many nominations and several wins in other awards programs.
Childhood and school years
The full name of this American actress is Annette Carol Bening. She was born on May 29, 1958, to a large family in Topeka, Kansas, and was younger than her two siblings.
Annette's father's name was Arnett Grant Bening. He did not have a passion for creativity. My father worked in sales and insurance. The mother of the future actress (Shirley Ashley) was engaged in housekeeping, periodically devoting time to the singer's activities in the church choir.
Shortly after Annette was born, her family moved to Wichita in connection with Annette's father getting a job there. The family lived in Wichita for a long time. For the first time, the actress appeared on stage, performing her role in the musical "The Sound of Music".
Annette received specialized education in several schools. She studied drama at Patrick Henry High School, graduating at 17. In addition, the actress studied at MesaCollege in San Diego, California and at San Francisco State University.
Career
In 1987, she was nominated for the first ever Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in Coastal Troubles.
For the first time in 1988, Annette Bening played an inconspicuous role in the film "In the lap of nature". However, this did not prevent the actress from developing in the future.
Already in 1991, Annette was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film Kidals. In addition to 1991, the actress became an Oscar nominee three more times: in 2000, 2005, 2011.
She also won a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in American Beauty in 2000. In addition to two victories, thanks to this role, Annette was nominated for an Oscar for the second time.
A little more should be said about the film "American Beauty", because the actress received two awards for her role in it at once. The film itself was commercially successful and surrounded itself with a fair amount of critical opinion. Critics never came to a common understanding of the meaning of this motion picture.
The film turned out to be extremely entertaining and intriguing. Annette played in it the ambitious wife of the protagonist, who had no happiness in marriage. The high skill of her acting is evidenced by the merits received by the actress in 2000.
However, Annette Bening was not alone in receiving awards for this film. The film won five Oscars, 6 BAFTA awards, 3 Golden Globes and 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2000, American Beauty was named Best Drama Film, and the Screen Actors Guild of the United States recognized the film's cast as the best at that time.
Since her debut, the actress has been gaining popularity, she was invited to shoot in various films. Some of them were generally extremely successful, while others were not so outstanding.
So, Annette played the role of one of the main characters in the comedy drama "On the Edge". Critics spoke of the film itself not in the best way, however, despite this, they noted the excellent performance of Annette, which once again confirmed the talent of the actress. Even in unsuccessful films, she showed herself only from the best side.
The actress has twice received a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Theater 2005 and The Kids Are Alright 2011.
The filmography of the actress dates back to 1988, and in 2016 Annette played her 30th anniversary film role.
It became known that the actress was invited to participate in the much-anticipated 2019 film "Captain Marvel", but the role of Annette has not yet been specified.
Personal life
The actress's first husband was choreographer and dancer Jay Stephen White in 1984. Their relationship did not last long. In 1985, the couple moved to Colorado, where they had to participate in the Shakespeare Festival. After that, they lived together for another year. However, since 1987 they stopped living together, and in 1991 they officially filed for divorce. In total, their official relationship lasted only 7 years.
Annette didn't have to be alone for long. At the time of her divorce from Jay White, she already had a relationship with actor Warren Beatty, and in March 1992 she got married. Warren Beatty is still the husband of the actress.
Their relationship began with playing together in the movie Bugsy. Warren, being the producer of the motion picture, simultaneously played the main role in the film. The second main role went to Annette: she played Bugsy's mistress. By the way, for this role she received her first nomination for a Golden Globe in 1992.
In 1994, Annette and Warren, who were in official relations, played together in another motion picture - the drama Love Story.
Already in 1992, Annette and Warren's first child, the daughter of Kathleen Ira, was born. 2 years later, in 1994, Annette gave birth to her second child - the son of Benjamin McLean. After another 3 years, the second daughter of the star couple, Isabel Ayra Ashley, was born. And in 2000, the youngest daughter, Ella Corinne, was born.
Subsequently, in 2006, Kathleen Ira changed her gender to male and became Stephen. At first, the parents were worried about such a reincarnation of their child, but later they resigned themselves and accepted this fact.
In total, the Annette and Warren couple are currently raising four children: two sons and two daughters.
