Biography
Annette Bening is an American actress. Born in Topeka, Kansas, she trained at San Francisco State University and the American Conservatory Theater.
Bening began her career on stage, including with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and a Broadway debut in Coastal Disturbances (1987). Her film work includes The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999), Being Julia (2004), The Kids Are All Right (2010) and 20th Century Women (2016). She has also appeared in Captain Marvel (2019) and Death on the Nile (2022).
Bening's television credits include a role in The Sopranos (1999) and the miniseries Lucky (2026) as Priscilla Masterson. In 2026 she played Dr Euphronious in the film The Bride!.
