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Faye Dunaway

Actress

Faye Dunaway

  • Born: 14 January 1941, Bascom, Florida, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $40 million

Faye Dunaway is an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances in film. She gained fame for roles in iconic films such as 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'Chinatown,' and 'Network.' Renowned for her distinct voice and intense acting style, Dunaway has…

About Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway is an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances in film. She gained fame for roles in iconic films such as 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'Chinatown,' and 'Network.' Renowned for her distinct voice and intense acting style, Dunaway has left a lasting mark on cinema, earning her multiple awards and nominations throughout her career.

Born
14 January 1941, Bascom, Florida, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouses
Terry Jastrow (1984-1989)
Children
1 (Laila Dunaway)
Parents
John MacDowell Dunaway, Grace Dunaway
Estimated net worth
$40 million

Fun facts about Faye Dunaway

  • Faye Dunaway was the first actress to win an Academy Award for her role in a film directed by a woman, 'Network.'
  • She was once considered for the role of Princess Leia in 'Star Wars,' but she turned it down.

Famous Faye Dunaway quotes

“I'm not a movie star, I'm a movie actress.”
Network, 1976
“What I am is what I am.”
Chinatown, 1974
“You can't win them all.”
Bonnie and Clyde, 1967

Faye Dunaway: coming up

  • Fate (Movie, Tilly)14 February 2027

Credits and dates: TMDB.

Faye Dunaway filmography

Cast (163)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2027Fate MovieTilly
2025Breakdown: 1975 MovieSelf (Network- archive footage)6.9
2024Hollywood Black TVSelf (archive footage)3.0
2024Faye MovieSelf6.4
2024Remembering Gene Wilder MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
2023The Man Who Drew God MovieTasha4.8
2023Commitment to Life MovieSelf (archive footage)
2022Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man MovieUnknown character5.0
2019Valerie MovieUnknown character3.0
2018Becoming Iconic MovieSelf5.3
Show 153 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please! MovieUnknown character5.5
2017Inconceivable MovieDonna5.5
2017The Case for Christ MovieDr. Roberta Waters7.0
2017Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival MovieUnknown character
2017The Bye Bye Man MovieWidow Redmon5.2
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films MovieSelena (archive footage) (uncredited)7.2
2012The Story of Musicals TVSelf (archive footage)
2010A Family Thanksgiving MovieGina6.3
200921 and a Wake-Up MovieMajor Rose Thorn2.0
2009The Bait MovieDr Ash2.3
2009The Seduction of Dr. Fugazzi MovieDetective Rowland2.6
2009Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou MovieOdette Simone5.3
2008Flick MovieLt. McKenzie4.0
2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' MovieSelf4.6
2008La rabbia MovieMadre4.3
2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired MovieSelf (archive footage)6.3
2007The Gene Generation MovieDr. Josephine Hayden4.7
2007Say It in Russian MovieUnknown character4.0
2007Pandemic TVLillian Schaefer5.1
2007Cougar Club MovieEdith Birnbaum3.9
2006Rain MovieIsabel Hudson6.0
2006Love Hollywood Style MovieGod9.5
2006The Making of 'Network' MovieSelf
2006Cut Off MovieMarilyn Burton4.7
2005Ghosts Never Sleep MovieKathleen Dolan5.7
2005Grey's Anatomy TVDr. Margaret Campbell8.2
2005The Starlet TVUnknown character8.0
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TVSelf6.9
2004Back When We Were Grownups MovieTina4.8
2004Anonymous Rex MovieShin4.9
2004Jennifer's Shadow MovieMary Ellen Cassi5.1
2004El padrino: The Latin Godfather MovieAtty. Gen. Navarro7.2
2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild MovieSelf2.0
2004Last Goodbye MovieSean Winston5.5
2003Blind Horizon MovieMs. K5.8
2003The Calling MovieMae West3.7
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show TVSelf5.6
2002The Rules of Attraction MovieMrs. Denton6.2
2002The Biographer MovieAmanda Washington9.0
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories MovieSelf7.7
2002The Yellow Bird MovieAurora Beavis10.0
2002Changing Hearts MovieBetty Miller6.4
2002Heart of the Festival MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
2001Festival in Cannes MovieSelf5.2
2001Alias TVAriana Kane6.8
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TVLois O'Neill7.6
2000Running Mates MovieMeg Gable5.2
2000Soul Food TVKatherine Burke7.2
2000Stanley's Gig MovieLeila6.2
2000The Yards MovieKitty Olchin6.2
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc MovieYolande of Aragon6.4
1999The Thomas Crown Affair MoviePsychiatrist6.8
1999Love Lies Bleeding MovieJosephine Butler5.7
1998A Will of their Own TVMargaret Sanger7.5
1998Gia MovieWilhelmina Cooper7.1
1998The Entertainment Biz TVSelf
1997In Praise of Older Women MovieCondesa5.5
1997Drunks MovieBecky3.2
1997Albino Alligator MovieJanet Boudreaux5.7
1997Rebecca TVMrs. Van Hopper6.0
1996The Chamber MovieLee Cayhall Bowen5.9
1996The Twilight of the Golds MoviePhyllis Gold5.6
1996The People Next Door MovieEllen Morse8.0
1996Dunston Checks In MovieMrs. Dubrow5.4
1995Inside the Dream Factory MovieSelf / Host8.0
1995Unzipped MovieSelf5.4
1995A Family Divided MovieKaren Billingsley7.1
1994Don Juan DeMarco MovieMarilyn Mickler6.8
1994Touched by an Angel TVDr. Rebecca Markham7.2
1994Inside the Actors Studio TVSelf
1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! MovieUnknown character
1993It Had to Be You TVLaura Scofield7.0
1993The Temp MovieCharlene Towne4.8
1993Arizona Dream MovieElaine Stalker7.1
1992Double Edge MovieFaye Milano4.3
1991Scorchers MovieThais4.4
1990Silhouette MovieSamantha Kimball7.2
1990The Two Jakes MovieEvelyn Mulwray (voice)6.0
1990The Handmaid's Tale MovieSerena Joy6.1
1989Wait Until Spring, Bandini MovieMrs. Hildegarde6.2
1989Cold Sassy Tree MovieLove Simpson Blakeslee6.6
1989On a Moonlit Night MovieMrs. Colbert6.7
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre MovieSelf (voice)
1989Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge MovieSelf6.0
1988Burning Secret MovieSonya5.9
1988The Gamble MovieContessa Matilda Von Wallenstein3.4
1988Midnight Crossing MovieHelen Barton4.6
1987Barfly MovieWanda Wilcox6.9
1987Casanova MovieMadame D'Urfe4.1
1986Beverly Hills Madam MovieLil Hutton4.6
1986Raspberry Ripple MovieMatron and 'M'8.0
1985Supergirl: The Making of the Movie MovieSelf / Selena6.9
1985Thirteen at Dinner MovieJane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams5.9
1985Christopher Columbus TVRegina Isabella di Spagna6.2
1985Friday People TVUnknown character
1984Ellis Island TVMaud Charteris5.1
1984Supergirl MovieSelena5.4
1984Ordeal by Innocence MovieRachel Argyle5.1
1983The Wicked Lady MovieLady Barbara Skelton4.9
1982The Country Girl MovieGeorgie Elgin7.0
1981Mommie Dearest MovieJoan Crawford6.4
1981Entertainment Tonight TVEvita Peron4.3
1981Evita Peron MovieEva 'Evita' Duarte Peron
1981Wetten, dass..? TVSelf5.6
1980The First Deadly Sin MovieBarbara Delaney5.9
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's MovieSelf (archive footage)4.0
1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground MovieSelf10.0
1979The Champ MovieAnnie7.0
1978Eyes of Laura Mars MovieLaura Mars5.8
1976Voyage of the Damned MovieDenise Kreisler6.0
1976Network MovieDiana Christensen7.8
1976The Disappearance of Aimee MovieSister Aimee Semple McPherson8.7
1975Three Days of the Condor MovieKathy Hale7.3
1975People's Choice Awards TVSelf - Presenter8.3
1974The Towering Inferno MovieSusan7.0
1974After the Fall MovieMaggie8.0
1974The Four Musketeers MovieMilady de Winter6.5
1974Chinatown MovieEvelyn Cross Mulwray7.9
1973The Three Musketeers MovieLady de Winter6.7
1973Oklahoma Crude MovieLena Doyle6.1
1972The Woman I Love MovieWallis Warfield Simpson7.0
1971Film '72 TVSelf5.1
1971Hogan's Goat MovieKathleen Stanton6.3
1971Columbo TVLauren Staton8.1
1971Doc MovieKatie Elder6.2
1971The Deadly Trap MovieJill5.5
1971Great Performances TVKathleen Stanton6.1
1970Little Big Man MovieMrs. Louise Pendrake7.4
1970Puzzle of a Downfall Child MovieLou Andreas Sand6.4
1969The Arrangement MovieGwen6.5
1969The Extraordinary Seaman MovieJennifer Winslow3.4
1968A Place for Lovers MovieJulia5.1
1968The Thomas Crown Affair MovieVicki Anderson6.8
1968The Dick Cavett Show TVSelf - Guest6.8
1968The Movie Orgy MovieBonnie Parker (archive footage)6.8
1967Bonnie and Clyde MovieBonnie Parker7.5
1967The Happening MovieSandy6.2
1967Hurry Sundown MovieLou McDowell6.4
1967Lionpower from MGM MovieSelf - Jennifer Winslow (archive footage) (uncredited)6.3
1961The Mike Douglas Show TVSelf5.8
1956Tony Awards TVSelf - Presenter
1953The Oscars TVSelf7.1
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame TVTina8.8
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame TVAimee Semple McPherson8.8
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Host / Nominee7.0
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf7.0
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Presenter7.0
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Audience Member7.0
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Presenter / Nominee7.0
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Nominee7.0
TBAMonty and the Movies MovieSelf (archive footage)
TBAPrima MovieUnknown character
TBAThe Evilry MovieAnastasia

Crew (4)

YearTitleRoleRating
2002The Yellow Bird MovieScreenplay · Writing10.0
2002The Yellow Bird MovieDirector · Directing10.0
1990Silhouette MovieCo-Executive Producer · Production7.2
1989Cold Sassy Tree MovieExecutive Producer · Production6.6

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Questions about Faye Dunaway

What are some of Faye Dunaway's most famous films?

Faye Dunaway is best known for her roles in 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'Chinatown,' and 'Network.' These films are celebrated for their storytelling and her powerful performances.

Has Faye Dunaway won any major awards?

Yes, Faye Dunaway won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Network' in 1977. She has also received multiple Golden Globe Awards throughout her career.

What was Faye Dunaway's first film?

Faye Dunaway made her film debut in the 1967 movie 'The Happening.' Her breakout role came shortly after in 'Bonnie and Clyde.'

What is Faye Dunaway's acting style known for?

Faye Dunaway's acting style is characterized by her intense emotional delivery and strong screen presence. She often portrays complex characters with depth.

How many children does Faye Dunaway have?

Faye Dunaway has one daughter named Laila Dunaway, who was born in 1970.

What is Faye Dunaway's estimated net worth?

Faye Dunaway's estimated net worth is around $40 million, reflecting her successful career in film and television.

What notable performances has Faye Dunaway given on stage?

Faye Dunaway has also performed on stage, including her role in the Broadway production of 'The Curse of an Aching Heart' in 1970, showcasing her versatility as an actress.

What is a milestone in Faye Dunaway's filmography?

A significant milestone in Faye Dunaway's filmography is her role in 'Network,' which solidified her status as a leading actress and earned her critical acclaim.