An icy, elegant blonde with a knack for playing complex and strong-willed female leads, enormously popular actress 费·唐纳薇 starred in several films which defined what many would come to call Hollywood's "second Golden Age." During her tenure at the top of the box office, she was a more than capable match for some of the biggest macho stars of the period. An overwrought turn in the disastrous biopic 亲爱的妈咪 (1981) effectively derailed her career - but, at the same time, made her a bit of a camp favorite in the gay community - though she's been given infrequent opportunities worthy of her talent since that unfortunate halt.
Born prematurely on Jan. 14, 1941 in Bascom, FL, Dorothy Faye Dunaway was the daughter of MacDowell Dunaway, Jr., a career Army officer, and his wife, Grace April Smith. After a stint as a teenaged beauty queen in Florida, she intended to pursue education at the University of Florida, but switched to acting, earning her degree from Boston University in 1962. She was given the enviable task of choosing between a Fulbright Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts or a role in the Broadway production of "A Man For All Seasons" as a member of the American National Theatre and Academy. She picked the latter, enjoying a fruitful stage career for the next two years, which was capped by appearances in "After the Fall" and "Hogan's Goat." The latter - an off-Broadway production in 1967 - required Dunaway to tumble down a flight of steps in every performance, earning her a screen debut in the wan counterculture comedy 迈阿密传奇 (1967). Just five months after its release, however, she was wowing audiences across the country as Depression-era bank robber Bonnie Parker in 阿瑟·佩恩's controversial Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Her turn as the naïve but trigger-happy and sexually aggressive Parker earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, and provided a direct route to the front of the line for Hollywood leading ladies in an unbelievably short amount of time.
Dunaway followed this success with another hit, The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), in which her coolly sensual insurance investigator generated considerable sparks with playboy and jewel thief 史蒂夫·麦奎因. She then bounced between arthouse efforts like 一个堕落儿童的雕像 (1970), directed by her ex-boyfriend, photographer 杰瑞·沙茨伯格, and the revisionist Western 'Doc' (1971), as well as big-budget efforts like 小巨人 (1970), which cast her as a predatory preacher's wife with designs on 达斯汀·霍夫曼's reluctant Native American hero. Dunaway also balanced these projects with several well-regarded theatrical productions, including a 1972-73 stint as Blanche Du Bois in "A Streetcar Named Desire," and notable TV-movies like The Woman I Love (1972), which cast her as the Duchess of Windsor, and TV broadcasts of Great Performances: Hogan's Goat (1971) and After the Fall (1974). But her turn as the duplicitous Lady De Winter in 理查德·莱斯特's splashy, slapstick take on The Three Musketeers (1973) and its 1974 sequel The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974) preceded a long period of critical and box office hits, starting with her masterful performance in 1974's 唐人街 (1974).
Dunaway's turn as Evelyn Mulwray, the mysterious woman who draws detective Jake Gittes (杰克·尼科尔森) into a dark and complicated web of murder, incest and catastrophic business deals, seemed the epitome of every femme fatale to ever stride across a chiaroscuro-lit scene in classic noir. But Dunaway also found the horribly wounded core of her character as well, and turned Evelyn from a pastiche to a full-blown and emotionally resonant human being. Critics and award groups rushed to nominate Dunaway for the role, and she netted her second Academy Award nod, as well as Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Dunaway had fought hard for her performance - her battles with director 罗曼·波兰斯基 were no secret - but sadly, she lost the Oscar to 艾伦·伯斯汀 for 曾经沧海难为水 (1974). However, it would be Dunaway's performance which stood the test of time.
High-gloss turns in The Towering Inferno (1974) and 西德尼·波拉克's political thriller 秃鹰七十二小时 (1975) preceded one of her best television performances; that of Depression-era radio preacher Aimee Semple MacPherson in 消失的艾梅 (1976). Even more startling was her sterling role in 电视台风云 (1976), 帕迪·查耶夫斯基's blistering take on the television industry. Dunaway pulled out all the stops as an executive on the rise who stops at nothing to advance her career - even bedding veteran producer 威廉·霍尔登. Critics again rose in unison to praise Dunaway, and she finally netted an Oscar for the role, as well as a Golden Globe.
Surprisingly, Dunaway's career began to fall away after her Oscar win. She was effective as a fashion photographer who experiences disturbing visions in Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), but was wasted in thankless roles as the dissatisfied ex of washed-up boxer 强·沃特 in 舐犊情深 (1979) and wife to 弗兰克·辛纳特拉's detective in 无头血案 (1980). And then came 亲爱的妈咪 (1981), director Frank Perry's biopic of actress 琼·克劳馥 based on the tell-all book by her daughter Christina. Crawford herself had praised Dunaway in the early stages of her career, and while some critics gave positive reviews to her performance - in particular, the extent to which she physically transformed herself into Crawford - most fixated on the hysterical dialogue and garish scenes of child abuse. Clips of Dunaway as Crawford bellowing "No more wire hangers!" became immediate laugh-getters on late-night television, and a substantial gay following rose up in response to the film's high camp value. Dunaway, however, found none of the response amusing, and later admitted her regret in taking the role. Whether laughable or pure genius, no one could deny that Dunaway threw her everything into the role. The film's continued cult success proved she had succeeded in becoming Crawford.
The fallout from "Mommie Dearest" obscured Dunaway's follow-up projects, which included the title role in the 1981 TV-movie 女强人 (1981) and a return to Broadway in 1982's "The Curse of an Aching Heart." Discouraged, she moved to London with her second husband, photographer Terry O'Neill, who had also served as a producer on "Mommie Dearest." For the next few years, Dunaway appeared sporadically in films, most of which underscored her newly minted status as a camp icon. 女强盗 (1983) was an absurd, near-softcore period drama by 迈克尔·温纳, with Dunaway as an 18th-century highway robber. Fans of her early dramatic work were similarly aghast by her turn as a shrieking witch battling 海伦·斯雷特's Girl of Steel in Supergirl (1984). Only a Golden Globe-winning appearance in the cumbersome miniseries 埃利斯岛 (1984) offered any respite from the negative press which now continued to follow her.
Dunaway returned to the United States in 1987 following her divorce from O'Neill, and attempted to rebuild her career and reputation by appearing in several independent dramas. She was widely praised for her performance as a once-glamorous woman felled by alcohol in 巴贝特·施罗德's 酒心情缘 (1987), and served as executive producer and star of 小城风波 (1989), a TV adaptation of the popular novel by Olive Ann Burns about an independent-minded woman who romances a recently widowed store owner (理查德·威德马克). Dunaway was exceptionally busy for the remainder of the decade in both major Hollywood features and independent fare, though her strong women now occasionally sported an unfortunate shrill side. She was 罗伯特·杜瓦尔's frosty wife in the dystopian thriller 使女的故事 (1990) and contributed a vocal cameo as Evelyn Mulwray in 重返唐人街 (1990), the ill-fated sequel to "Chinatown." Other notable performances came as the unhappy wife of psychiatrist 马龙·白兰度 in 天生爱情狂 (1994), as the daughter of imprisoned Klansman 吉恩·哈克曼 in 毒气室 (1996) and as a bartender caught in the middle of a hostage standoff in 凯文·史派西's Albino Alligator (1996). She later received Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe nominations as the matron of a wealthy Jewish family in turmoil in 高兹一家的黎明 (1996). Perhaps her best turn of the decade was as a seductive murderess who attempts to sway the unflappable Lt. Columbo (彼得·法尔克) in Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993), which earned her a 1994 Emmy. In 1998, she won her third Golden Globe as modeling agency head 威廉敏娜·库珀 in the biopic 吉娅 (1998), starring 安吉丽娜·朱莉 as doomed model 吉雅·卡兰芝.
The 1990s were also not without incident for Dunaway. She was embroiled in an ugly lawsuit against 安德鲁·洛伊德 after he closed a Los Angeles production of his musical version of "Sunset Blvd." with claims that she was unable to sing to his standards. The suit was later settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. A national tour of 特伦斯·麦克纳利's "Master Class," about the legendary opera diva 玛丽亚·卡拉斯, ended with her involvement in a suit over legal rights to the play. The project was expected to become her next great film role, but remained uncompleted more than a decade after the 1996 tour. Her attempt at sitcom stardom in It Had to Be You (1993), co-starring 罗伯特·乌立希, was met with universal disinterest, and the project was announced as being retooled without Dunaway prior to its cancellation.
Dunaway's schedule remained busy from 2000 onward, mostly in television and small independent features. She co-starred with 马克·沃尔伯格 and 华金·菲尼克斯 as the wife of career criminal 詹姆斯·肯恩 in 家族情仇 (2000), then made her directorial debut with the short The Yellow Bird (2001), based on the play by 田纳西·威廉斯. Younger audiences had their first taste of Dunaway's particular star power as 伊恩·萨默海尔德's mother in 诱惑法则 (2002), 罗杰·阿夫瑞's amped-up adaptation of the 布莱特·伊斯顿 novel, before Dunaway turned up the heat as a merciless celebrity judge on the reality series The Starlet (2005).
Dunaway penned her memoirs, Looking For Gatsby, in 1995, one year before receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Attached throughout her professional career to intriguing men ranging from 兰尼·布鲁斯 to 马塞洛·马斯楚安尼, she was twice married; her first husband was singer Peter Wolf of the popular seventies rock group, The J. Geils Band. Liam O'Neill, her son by second husband Terry, followed in her footsteps with minor acting roles beginning in 2004. His father later dropped a bombshell in 2003 by revealing that Liam was not their biological son, but was adopted - a claim that Dunaway had previously denied.
A series of occasional roles in little-seen films followed, but Dunaway was unexpectedly thrust back into the public eye at the 2017 Academy Awards. Reunited with 沃伦·比蒂 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of "Bonnie and Clyde," the pair were tapped to present the Best Picture award to close the night. Before proceeding onstage, Beatty was mistakenly handed a backup envelope for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which had already been won by 艾玛·斯通 for 爱乐之城 (2016). Unsure what to do when he opened the envelope and discovered the error, Beatty stalled for time and showed the card to Dunaway; misunderstanding his intent, the actress announced that the Best Picture Oscar went to "La La Land." During producer 约旦·霍洛维茨's acceptance speech, he was informed that the actual Best Picture winner was 月光男孩 (2016). During the onstage chaos that ensued, Beatty delivered a heartfelt explanation and apology for the snafu while undergoing good-natured ribbing from host 吉米·坎摩尔.
After her break from acting and the memorable Oscars moment, Dunaway is now back in the saddle as an actress working more frequently in her 70s. Over the past year, she has appeared in three films, starring in The Bye Bye Man (2017), The Case for Christ (2017) and 难以置信 (2017), with more projects expected to be on the way. The icon also fronts Gucci's summer 2018 ad campaign for their Sylvie handbag and has a Broadway show scheduled for 2019.
She auditioned for the role of Daisy that went to 米亚·法罗 in 了不起的盖茨比 (1974). Her 1995 autobiography was titled "Looking for Gatsby: My Life".
Attended Boston University. Gave up a Fulbright Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London to join the original training program at the Lincoln Center Repertory Theater in New York. She got her first starring role in "A Man for All Seasons" just days after graduating from college. She was the daughter of a career army man which resulted in her traveling constantly in her early life.
Her son with Terry O'Neill, Liam O'Neill, was born in 1980.
Her first husband, Peter Wolf, was the lead singer of the rock band J. Geils.
Ranked #65 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Converted to Roman Catholicism while in Boston, Massachusetts. [December 1996]
Has a connection with the James Bond - 007 franchise: was considered for the role of Domino Derval in 007之霹雳弹 (1965) and as the female lead in Octopussy (1983) (莫德·亚当斯 ended up with the role). Faye had a chance to work with 皮尔斯·布鲁斯南 (the fifth 007) in the remake of 托马斯皇冠事件 (1999).
Competing for beauty titles was considered de rigueur for Southern girls in the 1950s, and Dunaway remembers in her autobiography that she was somehow convinced that she could NOT leave Florida until she won one. She missed being crowned May Queen at Leon High School in Tallahassee by a mere six votes, and had another near-miss at a title when she was voted runner up for Miss University of Florida in 1959. Dunaway finally scored her beauty crown when she was named Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, and promptly transferred to Boston University.
简·方达, Ann-Margret, 塔斯黛·韦尔德 and 娜塔莉·伍德 were each offered Dunaway's breakthrough role of Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) but they all turned it down. Other actresses up for the part included 莱斯莉·卡伦 (who was rejected as too old), 苏·莱恩, 卡洛尔·琳蕾, Jean Hale, 雪儿, and even 沃伦·比蒂's big sister 雪莉·麦克雷恩 (before Beatty signed on to play Clyde, of course).
The role of Evelyn Mulwray in 唐人街 (1974) was originally marked for 艾丽·麦古奥, wife of the film's producer 罗伯特·埃文斯. By the time production started, MacGraw had left Evans for actor 史蒂夫·麦奎因 and other actresses were considered for the part. Dunaway's main competition for the role was 简·方达.
By her own admission in a New York Times interview many years back, she and late comedian 兰尼·布鲁斯 were briefly lovers and lived together for a week, circa 1963. She was also engaged to director 杰瑞·沙茨伯格 in the mid-1960s.
In order to be taken seriously as an actress, she turned down a regular role on Guiding Light (1952) in 1965.
Her portrayal of actress 琼·克劳馥 in the critically panned film 亲爱的妈咪 (1981) was ranked #41 on the villains list of the 100 years of "The Greatest Screen Heroes and Legends", while her portrayal of Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - which she shared with 沃伦·比蒂 was ranked #32. She is one of only two actresses - the other being 贝蒂·戴维斯 - to have two villainous roles in the list.
Member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
One of only four actresses, along with 哈莉·贝瑞, 桑德拉·布洛克 and 丽莎·明奈利, to win both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Razzie Award for Worst Actress (Dunaway shared her award with 波·德瑞克).
Is only 14 years older than 戴安娜·斯卡尔维德, who played her daughter in 亲爱的妈咪 (1981).
Is the only actor/actress to have appeared in both the 1968 version (The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)) and 1999 version (托马斯皇冠事件 (1999)) of "The Thomas Crown Affair".
Her performance as Evelyn Cross Mulwray in 唐人街 (1974) is ranked #36 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
Her performance as Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is ranked #34 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
According to the DVD commentary by 约翰·沃特斯 on 亲爱的妈咪 (1981), Dunaway feels the film's reception ruined her career, to an extent, and she refuses to discuss the film (hence her lack of participation in its release).
Turned down 长征万宝山 (1969), 黑狮震雄风 (1975), 抢钱夫妻 (1977) and 李尔王 (1983).
Mother of Liam O'Neill from her marriage to renowned British photographer Terry O'Neill.
Was offered the title role in 茱莉亚 (1977) which she turned down. 瓦妮莎·雷德格雷夫, who went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance, was cast instead.
Studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
She presented the Palme d'Or to 维姆·文德斯 for 德州巴黎 (1984) at the 37th Cannes Film Festival in 1984.
Was hired to replace 格伦·克洛斯 as Norma Desmond in the Broadway production of "Sunset Boulevard". However, she was dismissed as 安德鲁·洛伊德 felt her voice was not up to the role.
In August 2011, her New York City landlord was seeking to evict Dunaway from a rent-stabilized one-bedroom apartment, alleging she was not entitled to it since her primary residence is a house in West Hollywood.
Her small production company, Port Bascom, is named for her hometown.
Drives a 2007 Toyota Corolla.
Prior to living in a very modest New York City apartment on East 78th Street between First and Second Avenues, Dunaway had resided at the huge, sumptuous Eldorado on Central Park West.
Cohabited with 马塞洛·马斯楚安尼 (1968-1970). When after two years together Marcello still refused to divorce his estranged wife and marry Faye, she broke up with him.
When she made the cover of Newsweek magazine (4 March 1968), the photograph was taken by then fiancée 杰瑞·沙茨伯格 for "The New American Beauties" issue.
Release of her autobiography, "Looking for Gatsby: My Life" by Faye with Betsy Sharkey. [1995]
She was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 26, 1996.
Was considered for the role of "Betsy" in 出租车司机 (1976) that later went to 斯碧尔·谢波德.
阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克 offered her 凯伦·布莱克's role in 大巧局 (1976), but she turned it down without even reading the script. Dunaway later said she thought the movie was about kidnapping children.
Born at 8:15 p.m. (CST).
Was the 79th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for 电视台风云 (1976) at 第49届奥斯卡金像奖 (1977) on March 28, 1977.
Was one of the presenters of the Best Director Golden Globe in 1986 which was awarded to 约翰·休斯顿 for 普里兹家族的荣誉 (1985). They had previously co-starred together in the mystery film 唐人街 (1974).
Has appeared with 理查德·查伯兰 in five films: The Woman I Love (1972), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), The Towering Inferno (1974) and 卡萨诺瓦 (1987).
Has appeared with 马龙·白兰度 in 天生爱情狂 (1994). Dunaway played a villain named Selena in Supergirl (1984), and Brando played Superman's father, Joe-El, in 超人 (1978).
She was awarded Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand on May 15, 2011.
She has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Born to John MacDowell Dunaway, Jr. (1920-1984), a cook in the United States Army, and Grace April Hartshorn (née Smith; 1922-2004), no profession. They married in 1939 and divorced in 1954. Faye has one brother, Mac S. Dunaway (born 1942), a Washington, D.C. based lawyer.
Was originally cast in 心房客 (2015) as Jeanne Meyer, but had to pull out due to health issues and was replaced by 伊莎贝尔·于佩尔.
Was replaced by 朱莉·安德鲁斯 for the role of Stephanie Anderson in 春天里的二重奏 (1986).
Turned down 梦之安魂曲 (2000).
After playing famed opera singer 玛丽亚·卡拉斯 in a touring stage production of "Master Class" in 1996, Dunaway bought the rights to the play and announced her intention of writing, directing and starring in a film version. For nearly two decades it has been in development limbo.
Had a drug problem in her 30s.
Faye and Terry O'Neill didn't issue a press release when they got married. In July 1983 the couple confirmed they had secretly wed the previous year.
Has indicated that she finds therapy unhelpful.
In an unprecedented envelope mix-up, she announced 爱乐之城 (2016) as the Best Picture winner at 奥斯卡金像奖 (2017) instead of the actual winner, 月光男孩 (2016). [February 2017]
Good friends with actress 莎朗·斯通.
Born 2½ months premature.
As of 2018, has starred in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 唐人街 (1974), The Towering Inferno (1974) and 电视台风云 (1976).
Considers 一个堕落儿童的雕像 (1970) to be her most underrated movie.
Each of the three times she was Oscar nominated for Best Actress (for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 唐人街 (1974) and 电视台风云 (1976)) the film she was in was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
No longer smokes cigarettes (quit around 1992) or drinks alcohol and has cut sugar, salt and most grains from her diet.
Broke her leg a few days before filming 难以置信 (2017) but director 乔纳森·贝克 refused to recast the role, as it had been written specifically for her, and rewrote her part so that she would be able to perform sitting down.
At 5'7", Dunaway was taller than the non-fictional characters she portrayed on film, bank robber Bonnie Parker and movie star Joan Crawford. The former was only 4'11" and the latter was 5'3".
Moved to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah in 1954. Joined the "Skull Valley Players" and the first production was "Harvey" as Nurse Kelly. She was 13 at the time in eighth grade. She stayed in Utah until her sophomore year in high school at Dugway.
Was in a relationship with 沃伦·利伯费布, Home Video president of WB, from 1988 to 1991.
She is only 11 years younger than 吉恩·哈克曼, who played her father in 毒气室 (1996).
While working as a cocktail waitress in her last year of college, Dunaway was hit on so often that she went out and bought herself a cheap wedding band to keep the advances at bay.
She was the first recipient of a Leopard Club Award that honors film professionals whose work has left a mark on the collective imagination. She made a rare personal appearance at the Locarno International Film Festival to accept the award.
In 2014, she was recognized as the guest of honor by the Lumière Film Festival. Organizers praised the "immense contribution she has made to the emergence of the independent American films of the sixties and seventies, and the contribution is of the highest caliber". Her attendance at the festival was described as an "exceptional event". Dunaway received a standing ovation by a crowd of 5,000, and declared in an emotional speech following the tribute she received, "My fans and my friends have supported me in this search for all these years, and I thank you from all of my heart, and without you, I would not be the same Faye Dunaway.".
Was dating 哈里斯·于林 when they co-starred in 'Doc' (1971).
贝蒂·戴维斯 described Dunaway as the worst person she had ever worked with in an interview with 约翰尼·卡森 in 1988, calling her "totally impossible", "uncooperative", and "very unprofessional". Dunaway denied Davis' claims in her autobiography, writing "Watching her, all I could think of was that she seemed like someone caught in a death throe, a final scream against a fate over which no one has control. I was just the target of her blind rage at the one sin Hollywood never forgives in its leading ladies: growing old.".
In 2011, the government of France made her an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.
She is a devout Roman Catholic and has said that she attends morning Mass regularly.
史蒂夫·麦奎因 named her as the best actress he ever worked with.
Her favourite actresses include 娜奥米·沃茨, 朱丽安·摩尔, 詹妮弗·劳伦斯 and 梅丽莎·麦卡西. She's also a fan of 克里斯蒂安·贝尔 and 布莱德利·库珀.
Despite her clashes with 罗曼·波兰斯基, she referred to 唐人街 (1974) as "possibly the best film I ever made".
She has appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 小巨人 (1970), 唐人街 (1974) and 电视台风云 (1976).
In the 1986 book "Son of Golden Turkey Awards" by Harry and Michael Medved, Faye won the award for "The Most Ludicrous On Screen Impersonation of a Hollywood Legend" for her performance as Joan Crawford in 亲爱的妈咪 (1981).
Dated 弗雷德里克·福赛斯 in 1987 and Bernard Montiel in the mid-'90s.
Had an affair with 罗伯特·奥特曼. [1972]
Deep husky yet smooth voice
Classic beauty with delicate high cheekbones
Often plays tough, spiteful and difficult women
