Annette Bening originally known as Annette Carol Bening is a 55-year-old American actor who has been nominated for Oscar, four times. She was born in Kansas to Shirley and Arnett Grant Bening on 29th May, 1958. Her father was a sales consultant and her mother was a singer. Annette is known for her roles in Grifter, American Beauty, Running with Scissors, The Kids are All right. She is of German and English descent. She has a sister Jane, and two brothers Bradley and Byron. She began her acting career from Junior School. She also worked as a cook on the charter boats and loved scuba diving.
She married Steven White in 1984. They were separated in 1986. They got divorced in 1991. She then married her Bugsy co-star Warren Beatty in 1992, a year after her divorce. She did not have any children from her previous marriage. She has four children from her second union, namely, Stephen, Benjamin, Isabel, and Ella.
She was also a member of American Conservatory Theatre before she took acting. Her second union seemed to have lasted longer than her first wedlock. She was Steven’s girlfriend before they got married. She has won many international awards for her performance as an actor in many movies. She studied drama in her graduation. None of her parents were from the theatre of film background. Her mother, however, took interest in church singing. This must have inspired her to take up a career in the creative field such as films.
Annette Bening is an excellent actor and an adventurer at heart. She loves outdoor activities. She made her Debut in the movie, The Great Outdoors in 1988. Her second film was opposite Collin Firth in the movie ‘Valmont’. She also had a role in Tim Burrton’s Sci-fi flick, Mars Attacks. She acted in movie, The Siege along with Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington. She also had the opportunity to star along with the legendary actor Katherine Hepburn in the movie, Love Affair.
Her husband, Warren Beatty is an American actor, producer and a screenwriter. He has never been married before. She was his first wife. He has received many prestigious awards in his film career. She is the younger of her two siblings in the family. Her first husband was not as famous as her second husband is. He has been the director of American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She has a degree in arts from the San Francisco State University. Annette Bening has done many notable films in English. She is working on her spouse’s forthcoming movie project for the year 2014. She has acted in Ruby Sparks, The Face of Love, Imagine, The Search, Girl Most Likely, Mother and Child, The Women, Mr. Harris, Being Julia, Bugsy, just to name a few. Most of the movies have won her nominations for Oscar, golden globes, BAFTA awards. She has been additionally nominated for London Film Critics Award, San Diego Film Critics Society Award etc. Most of her characters in her films are very different from each other. Her net worth is $48 million dollars, approximately.
| Birth Date: | 29 May, 1958 |
| Age: | 61 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Topeka |
| Education: | San Francisco State University San Diego Mesa College |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress |
| Spouse: | Warren Beatty [M. 1992] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 118 million |
