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Faye Dunaway
Actor

Faye Dunaway

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Leading roles in Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network.

Bonnie and Clyde · Network

Born
14 January 1941
Birthplace
Bascom

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Faye Dunaway

American actor whose screen breakthrough in the late 1960s led to major roles in crime drama and satire.

Early life

Early training

Grew up in a military family, moving around the United States and Europe. Took dance and music lessons before university study in acting.

Career

  1. Early 1960s

    Broadway

    Began her professional stage career.

  2. 1967

    Screen breakthrough

    Played Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde.

  3. 1974

    Chinatown

    Received another Oscar nomination.

  4. 1977

    Academy Award

    Won Best Actress for Network.

Selected work

Bonnie and Clyde

Played the outlaw opposite Warren Beatty.

Network

Played an ambitious television executive in the media satire.

Beyond work

Family

Was married to musician Peter Wolf and later photographer Terry O’Neill, with whom she had a son, Liam.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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