Faye Dunaway Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. In 2011, the government of France mad ...

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. After her film debut '' The Happening'', she starred in the gangster film '' Bonnie and Clyde'', in which she was nominated for the

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. She starred with Steve McQueen in '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968). In 1969, she co-starred with Kirk Douglas in Elia Kazan's drama '' The Arrangement''. The following year, she starred with

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in ''

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''. In 1970, her performance in

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's experimental drama ''

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'' earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She portrayed

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's ''

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'' (1973) and '' The Four Musketeers'' (1974). In 1974, Dunaway starred in

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's crime film '' Chinatown'', in which she was nominated for the Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her performance. That same year, she appeared in the all-star disaster epic ''

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''. In 1975, her role in Sydney Pollack's political thriller '' Three Days of the Condor'' earned her a fourth Golden Globe nomination. Dunaway received the

and the

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for her performance in Sidney Lumet's satire ''

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'' (1976). She then starred in the thriller ''

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'' (1978) and the drama '' The Champ'' (1979). Her controversial portrayal of

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in the 1981 film ''

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'' became one of her most famous roles, but she later blamed the film for hurting her career. She won a

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for her work in the miniseries ''

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'' (1985) and received critical acclaim for her performance in Barbet Schroeder's drama '' Barfly'' (1987), opposite

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. Her role in a 1993 episode of '' Columbo'' earned her a

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. She co-starred with Johnny Depp twice, in the surrealist comedy-drama ''

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'' (1993) and the romantic comedy ''

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'' (1995). Her portrayal of Wilhelmina Cooper in the drama ''

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'' (1998) with

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earned her a third Golden Globe Award, for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television. Dunaway also appeared in the James Gray-directed crime film ''

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'' (2000) and

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's satirical black comedy ''

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'' (2002). Dunaway started her acting career on Broadway and appeared in several plays throughout her career, including '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1961–63), '' After the Fall'' (1964), '' Hogan's Goat'' (1965–67) and ''

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'' (1973). She was awarded the Sarah Siddons Award for her portrayal of opera singer Maria Callas in ''

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'' (1996). Dunaway also appeared in two music videos, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' '' Into the Great Wide Open'' in 1991 and

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