Faye Dunaway`s parents are Grace April and MacDowell Dunaway Jr. From quite an early age, Faye Dunaway got an opportunity to understand much about the life and daily happenings in the whole of the United States and that of Europe as well. It all became possible because of extensive travels she had undertaken during her early stage of life. Her preparation for acting career began right from the beginning of her life, and it got matured in Florida State University and Boston University also where from she graduated in theater discipline. She worked for Drama companies before gaining major roles in movies and televisions and as such gained enough experience of the filed she had chosen for herself. After the Fall, A Man for All Seasons and Hogan`s Goat are few worth mentioning dramas she had appeared in. From her biography her limelight career can be traced beginning with a role in The Happening, also starring the famous Anthony Quinn. Followed that, she got a major appearance in Hurry Sundown; a role that gave her the first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best New Star of the Year. Her role in Bonnie and Clyde film set her career in the limelight and became a star actress. She moved on doing many movies and consequently won her lone Academy Award for Best Actress for satirical movie Network. In recognition of her strong and influential contribution to the film industry, she was bestowed with Leopard Club Award and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the government of the France.

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