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Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Acting

Born: 1951 Santa Monica, California, USA 27 Global Credits 🔥 2.5 Popularity
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Biography

Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director, producer, author, and former fashion model. She is the daughter of director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston. After reluctantly making her big screen debut in her father's A Walk with Love and Death (1969), Huston moved from London to New York City, where she worked as a model throughout the 1970s. She decided to actively pursue acting in the early 1980s, and, subsequently, had her breakthrough with her performance in Prizzi's Honor (1985), also directed by her father, for which she became the third generation of her family to receive an Academy Award, when she won Best Supporting Actress, joining both John and Walter Huston in this recognition.

Huston received Academy Award nominations for Enemies, A Love Story (1989) and The Grifters (1990), for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actress for the Woody Allen films Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for starring as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993). She also received acclaim for her portrayal of the Grand High Witch in Roald Dahl's film adaptation The Witches (1990). Huston has frequently worked with director Wes Anderson, starring in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007). Her other notable credits include The Dead (1987), Ever After (1998), Buffalo '66 (1998), Daddy Day Care (2003), 50/50 (2011) and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019). She has lent her voice to several animated films, mainly the Tinker Bell franchise (2008–2015).

On television, Huston has had recurring roles on Huff (2006), Medium (2008–2009), and Transparent (2015–2016). She won a Gracie Award for her portrayal of Eileen Rand on Smash (2012–2013). Huston made her directorial debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996). This was followed by Agnes Browne (1999), in which she also starred. She has written the memoirs A Story Lately Told (2013) and Watch Me (2014).

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Full Credits

Show / Title Year Credit / Role
The Mighty Nein 2025 Deirta (voice)
Towards Zero 2025 Lady Tressilian
Star Wars: Visions 2021 Sith Mother (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch 2021 Isa Durand (voice)
Angie Tribeca 2016 Anna Summour
All Hail King Julien 2014 Julienne (voice)
Transparent 2014 Vicki
Finding Your Roots 2012 Self
Smash 2012 Eileen Rand
The Adventures of Disney Fairies 2010 Queen Clarion (voice)
Covert One: The Hades Factor 2006 Mrs. President
The Reichen Show 2005 Self - Guest
American Dad! 2005 Superintendent Ellen Riggs (voice)
Medium 2005 Cynthia Keener
Huff 2004 Contributor
The Tony Danza Show 2004 Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 2001 Self - Guest
The Mists of Avalon 2001 Vivianne
The View 1997 Self
Lonesome Dove 1989 Clara Forsythe Allen
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982 Marguerite
Laverne & Shirley 1976 Contributor
Saturday Night Live 1975 Self - Host
Film '72 1971 Self
Omnibus 1967 Self
The Oscars 1953 Self