She’s been called “a leading lady from the old school” who “epitomizes the wit and glamour of modern Hollywood” by Vanity Fair, while the Los Angeles Times has said she “brings to mind such Golden Age actresses as Bette Davis, Claudette Colbert and Barbara Stanwyck — sassy, ready-for-anything heroines a half-step ahead of their man.”
Over the course of some 35 years in the business, Annette Bening has given standout performances in films like The Grifters, Bugsy, The American President, American Beauty, Being Julia, The Kids Are All Right, 20th Century Women and Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, accumulating along the way five Oscar nominations, an Emmy nomination and two Tony nominations, and winning two Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award and a SAG Award. But, in the eyes…