Biography
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has received many accolades, including a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globes as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Tony Awards, and five Academy Awards. Bening began her career on stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival company in 1980, and played Lady Macbeth in 1984 at the American Conservatory Theater. She made her Broadway debut in the Tina Howe play Coastal ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Bride!
2026
as Dr. Euphronius
In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a...

Heightened Scrutiny
2025
as Self
Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narrati...

Poolman
2024
as Diane Espilnade
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting...

NYAD
2023
as Diana Nyad
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean...

Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022
as Marge Selbee
The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, M...

Death on the Nile
2022
as Euphemia Bouc
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfec...

A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
Exclusive look at the movies' 120-year history as well as an insight into the largest institution in the U.S. dedicated to the arts, sciences and arti...

Hope Gap
2019
as Grace
Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her ...

The Report
2019
as Dianne Feinstein
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to...

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019
as Narrator (voice)
A live reading of passages from the Mueller report for “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts,” Robert Schenkkan’s stage adaptation of...

Georgetown
2019
as Amanda Brecht
Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by ...

Captain Marvel
2019
as Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between...

Life Itself
2018
as Dr. Cait Morris
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create rev...

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Examine the rise and fall of Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein following the scandal in 2017. Learn from exclusive interviews with those who knew...

The Seagull
2018
as Irina Arkadina
At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017
as Gloria Grahame
Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her...

20th Century Women
2016
as Dorothea
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment ...

Rules Don't Apply
2016
as Lucy Mabrey
It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Ang...

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
2015
as Self (archive footage)

Danny Collins
2015
as Mary Sinclair
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

The Search
2014
as Helen
A woman who works for a non-governmental organization (NGO) forms a special relationship with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya.

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self - Interviewee
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

The Face of Love
2013
as Nikki Lostorm
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.

Ginger & Rosa
2012
as Bella
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and th...

Girl Most Likely
2012
as Zelda
A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.

Ruby Sparks
2012
as Gertrude
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. ...

I'm Still Here
2010
Thanks
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as...

The Kids Are All Right
2010
as Nic
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids...

Mother and Child
2009
as Karen
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for ado...

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009
as Self
Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come from? What is the story of his life?

PoliWood
2009
as Self
An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.

The Women
2008
as Sylvie Fowler
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-we...

14 Women
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary that explores the lives of 14 female U.S. senators and the uniquely feminine challenges they face, including the sometimes difficult balan...

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
2006
as Self
Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

Running with Scissors
2006
as Deirdre Burroughs
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed...

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances")
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...

Mrs. Harris
2006
as Jean Harris
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean ...

Who Needs Sleep?
2006
as Self
A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.

Being Julia
2004
as Julia Lambert
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant...

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome to a song-filled, smile-making, simply scrumptious video starring everyone's favorite Sesame Street connoisseur de crumbs: Cookie Monster!

Beyond the 'Open Range'
2004
as Self
From the very first idea to the final product, the film Open Range (2003) is documented here. Kevin Costner narrates this documentary and talks about ...

Open Range
2003
as Sue Barlow
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.

The Directors: Milos Forman
2000
as Self
Documentary about the Chzech director, Milos Forman.

What Planet Are You From?
2000
as Susan Anderson
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their...

American Beauty
1999
as Carolyn Burnham
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daug...

In Dreams
1999
as Claire Cooper
A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

The Siege
1998
as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent ...

Mars Attacks!
1996
as Barbara Land
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim...

Richard III
1995
as Queen Elizabeth
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil...

The American President
1995
as Sydney Ellen Wade
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wa...

Love Affair
1994
as Terry McKay
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship ...

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....

Bugsy
1991
as Virginia Hill
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitat...

Regarding Henry
1991
as Sarah Turner
Respected lawyer Henry Turner survives a convenience-store shooting only to find he has lost his memory, and has serious speech and mobility issues. A...

Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as Ruth Merrill
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for h...

Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Evelyn Ames
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continu...

The Grifters
1990
as Myra Langtry
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own a...

Valmont
1989
as Merteuil
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that h...

The Great Outdoors
1988
as Kate Craig
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishi...

Hostage
1988
as Jill
After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for ...

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986
as Ann Tillman
This is the story is based on an actual incident. Claude Dallas is a man who loves to be free, so he lives in the mountains where he hunts for his foo...

Behind the Lines
N/A
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary based on three New York Times bestselling books by historian Andrew Carroll and inspired by the stage play If All the Sky Were Paper, the ...
Turn of Mind
N/A
as Dr. Jennifer White
A retired surgeon suffering from Alzheimers becomes a suspect in her friend's murder.