Anjelica Huston

American actress

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Born:: July 8, 1951, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (age 73)

Awards And Honors:: Academy Award (1986); Academy Award (1986): Actress in a Supporting Role; Golden Globe Award (2005): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Notable Works:: “Agnes Browne”

Notable Family Members:: father John Huston

Married To:: Robert Graham (1992–2008 [his death])

Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):: "BoJack Horseman" (2014–2020); "Waiting for Anya" (2020); "Arctic Dogs" (2019); "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" (2019); "Angie Tribeca" (2018); "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia" (2016–2018); "Isle of Dogs" (2018); "All Hail King Julien" (2016–2017); "Trouble" (2017); "Thirst Street" (2017); "Transparent" (2015–2016); "The Cleanse" (2016); "James McNeill Whistler and the Case for Beauty" (2014); "Smash" (2012–2013); "Secret of the Wings" (2012); "American Dad!" (2011); "The Big Year" (2011); "50/50" (2011); "Horrid Henry: The Movie" (2011); "A Cat in Paris" (2010); "When in Rome" (2010); "Medium" (2008–2009); "Spirit of the Forest" (2008); "The Kreutzer Sonata" (2008); "Choke" (2008); "Martian Child" (2007); "The Darjeeling Limited" (2007); "Seraphim Falls" (2006); "Material Girls" (2006); "Huff" (2006); "Covert One: The Hades Factor" (2006); "Art School Confidential" (2006); "These Foolish Things" (2005); "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004); "Kaena: La prophétie" (2003); "Daddy Day Care" (2003); "Blood Work" (2002); "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001); "The Man from Elysian Fields" (2001); "The Mists of Avalon" (2001); "The Golden Bowl" (2000); "Agnes Browne" (1999); "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" (1998); "Phoenix" (1998); "Buffalo '66" (1998); "The Crossing Guard" (1995); "The Perez Family" (1995); "Buffalo Girls" (1995); "Addams Family Values" (1993); "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (1993); "Family Pictures" (1993); "The Player" (1992); "The Addams Family" (1991); "The Grifters" (1990); "The Witches" (1990); "Enemies: A Love Story" (1989); "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989); "Lonesome Dove" (1989); "Mr. North" (1988); "A Handful of Dust" (1988); "The Dead" (1987); "Gardens of Stone" (1987); "Good to Go" (1986); "Prizzi's Honor" (1985); "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1983–1984); "The Ice Pirates" (1984); "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984); "Laverne & Shirley" (1982–1983); "The Comic Book Kids" (1982); "Frances" (1982); "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981); "The Last Tycoon" (1976); "Swashbuckler" (1976); "Hamlet" (1969); "A Walk with Love and Death" (1969)

Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American actress noted for her coolly elegant portrayals of tough-minded self-sufficient women. Huston was the second child born to film director John Huston (himself the son of actor Walter Huston) and former ballerina Enrica Soma. In 1953 the family relocated from California to County Wicklow, Ireland. The next year, they moved into a manor in County Galway. Huston spent much of her childhood at the secluded estate. Her father was absent for long periods, working on film sets. Soma left him in 1962 and moved with the children ...(100 of 932 words)

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