Quick Facts
- NAME: Dorothy Faye Dunaway
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
- BIRTH DATE: January 14, 1941 (Age: 71)
- EDUCATION: University of Florida, Florida State University, Boston University, American National Theater and Academy
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Bascom, Florida
- ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
Best Known For
Faye Dunaway is an American actress perhaps best known for her led role in the 1976 film Network. She also starred in 1967's Bonnie and Clyde.
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Synopsis
Film actress, born in Bascom, Florida, USA. She made her Broadway debut in A Man for All Seasons (1962), but it was an off-Broadway success in the play Hogan's Goat (1965) which led her to a television debut, a personal contract with Otto Preminger, and a film debut in The Happening (1966). Her first starring role was in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Later films include Chinatown (1974, Oscar nomination),
Quotes
The impulse toward perfection is more important than perfection itself.
Don Juan DeMarco (1995), Network (1976, Oscar), Rebecca (TV, 1997), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and Jennifer's Shadow (2004).
Profile
(born Jan. 14, 1941, Bascom, Fla., U.S.) U.S. film actress. She acted in several off-Broadway plays (1962–67) before making her film debut in The Happening (1967). She became an international star in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). In her best roles, such as those she played in Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown (1974), and Network (1976, Academy Award), she gave textured performances that embodied the spirit of the films. She later starred in notable films such as Mommie Dearest (1981), Barfly (1987), and Arizona Dreams (1993).
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