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Anjelica Huston Biography (1951-)
Born July 8, 1951, in Los Angeles (some sources say Santa Monica), CA; daughter of John Marcellus (a director, actor, and writer) and Enrica (a ballet dancer; maiden name, Soma) Huston; married Robert Graham, Jr. (a sculptor), 1992. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Artists Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: Gray Angel Productions, 74 Market St., Venice, CA 90291.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, director
- Birth Details
- July 8, 1951
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Claudia, A Walk with Love and Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
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Sinful Davey, United Artists, 1969
- Court lady, Hamlet, Columbia, 1969
- Durant's woman/Woman of Dark Visage, Swashbuckler (also known as Scarlet Buccaneer), Universal, 1976
- Edna, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976
- Madge, The Postman Always Rings Twice (also known as Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt), Paramount, 1981
- Mental patient, Frances, Universal, 1982
- Miss Emily Grierson, Rose for Emily, 1982
- Polly Deutsch, This Is Spinal Tap (also known as Spinal Tap), Embassy, 1984
- Maida, The Ice Pirates, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
- Maerose Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- The supreme leader, Captain Eo, Walt Disney Productions, 1986
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Good to Go (also known as Short Fuse), 1986
- Samantha Davis, Gardens of Stone, TriStar, 1987
- Gretta Conroy, The Dead, Vestron-Zenith, 1987
- Herself, John Huston and the Dubliners, 1987
- Persis Bosworth-Tennyson, Mr. North, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988
- Mrs. Rattery, A Handful of Dust, New Line Cinema, 1988
- Herself, John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (also known as John Huston), 1988
- Tamara Broder, Enemies: A Love Story, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
- Dolores Paley, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Orion, 1989
- Mrs. Ernst/Grand High Witch, The Witches, Warner Bros., 1990
- Lilly Dillon, The Grifters, Miramax, 1990
- Morticia Addams, The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991
- (As Angelica Huston) Herself, The Player, New Line Cinema, 1992
- Storyteller, Rabbit Ears: Rip Van Winkle, 1992
- Herself, Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991, 1992
- Marcia Fox, Manhattan Murder Mystery, TriStar, 1993
- Morticia Addams, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
- Mary, The Crossing Guard, Miramax, 1995
- Carmela Perez, The Perez Family, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1995
- Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent, Ever After (also known as Cinderella and Ever After: A Cinderella Story), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
- Janet "Jan" Brown, Buffalo '66, Lions Gate Films, 1998
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The Mammy, October Films, 1999
- Title role, Agnes Browne, USA Films, 1999
- Narrator, Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power (documentary), 1999
- Fanny Assingham, The Golden Bowl (also known as La coupe d'or), Miramax, 2000
- Jennifer Adler, The Man from Elysian Fields, Elysian Llc, 2001
- Etheline "Ethel" Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001
- Dr. Bonnie Fox, Blood Work, Warner Bros., 2002
- Herself, Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), 2002
- Voice of Witch, Barbie As Rapunzel, 2002
- Queen of the Selenites, Axis, Universal, 2002
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Film Work
- Director, The Mammy, October Films, 1999
- Producer and director, Agnes Browne, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Clara Allen, Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1989
- Viviane, The Mists of Avalon (also known as Die Nebel von Avalon), 2002
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Movies
- Sonja, The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984
- Lainey Eberlin, Family Pictures, ABC, 1993
- Dr. Betsey Reisz, ... And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
- Calamity Jane, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
- Leila, Phoenix, HBO, 1998
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Specials
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The Making of Disney's Captain Eo, The Disney Channel, 1986
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Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1991
- Herself, Lonesome Dove: The Making of an Epic, TNN, 1992
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Labor of Love: The Making of Bastard out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996
- Narrator, Daughters of the Troubles: Belfast Stories, PBS, 1997
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Lifetime Women's Film Festival, Lifetime, 1998
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Intimate Portrait: Anjelica Huston, Lifetime, 1998
- Narrator, Showgirl Stories, 1998
- Herself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
- Herself, Huston y Joyce: Dialogos con los muertos, 2001
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Awards Presentations
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The 57th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1985
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The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
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The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
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The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
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The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
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The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, ABC, 1990
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The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
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The 49th Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
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The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
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Episodic
- Geraldine, "An Affair to Forget," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1982
- "The Fashion Show," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1983
- Marguerite, "Beauty and the Beast," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1984
- Pansy, "Nightengale," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1989
- Also appeared in an episode of Inside the Actors Studio.
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Television Work
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Movies
- Director and producer, Bastard out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996
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Stage Appearances
- Understudy Ophelia, Hamlet, London, 1969
- Tamara de Lempicka, Tamara, Il Vittorale Theatre, Los Angeles, 1985
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RECORDINGS
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Music Videos
- Appeared in Hammer's "Addams Groove."
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Harris, Martha, Anjelica Huston, St. Martin's, 1989
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
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Newsmakers 1989, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1989
Periodicals
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Cosmopolitan, May, 1994, p. 270
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Film Comment, September/October, 1987, p. 24
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Interview, September, 1985, p. 245; December, 1987, p. 62; December, 1991, pp. 80-84; October, 1994, p. 175; February, 2000, p. 116
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New York Times Magazine, February 12, 1989, p. 19
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Parade Magazine, July 8, 2001, p. 14
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People Weekly, July 8, 1985, p. 50
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Variety, September, 1999, p. 76
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Vogue, September, 1985, p. 674; November, 1990, p. 356
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