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Anjelica Huston

Birth Place: Santa Monica, CA, USA

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Academy Award-winning actress and director, Anjelica Huston continues her renowned family’s legacy in film, which began with her grandfather, Walter Huston and her father, John Huston. Huston received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Prizzi’s Honor, and in 2005, Huston received a Golden Globe Award for her role in HBO’s original movie “Iron Jawed Angels.” Huston most recently starred in the musical drama series “Smash” on NBC. Huston continues to voice the role of Queen Clarion in Disney’s “Tinker Bell” franchise, and has starred in Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Royal Tenenbaums. Other film credits include 50/50, Gardens of Stone, Woody Allen’s Manhattan Murder Mystery and Crimes and Misdemeanors, Enemies: A Love Story, The Witches, The Grifters, Addams Family, Addams Family Values, The Perez Family, The Crossing Guard, Buffalo ‘66, Ever After and Choke. She also collaborated with her director/father on his final film, The Dead. Her directorial debut was “Bastard Out of Carolina,” which garnered Huston critical acclaim, an Emmy Award nomination, and a Directors Guild Award nomination. Huston directed, produced and starred in Agnes Browne. Huston’s television credits include “Covert One: The Hades Factor,” “Huff,” “American Dad,” and Emmy nominations for “Medium,” “Buffalo Girls,” “Lonesome Dove,” “Family Pictures” and “The Mists of Avalon.” Anjelica Huston’s memoir A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York was published by Scribner in November 2013. A Story Lately Told ends as she launches her Hollywood life. The second part of her story—Watch Me—opens in Los Angeles in 1973 and will be published in Nov 2014.

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Anjelica Huston STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1969
Ensemble

Ophelia (Understudy)


Anjelica Huston Movies

Hamlet
[ 1969 ] Court Lady
A Walk with Love and Death
[ 1969 ] Claudia
Swashbuckler
[ 1976 ] Woman of Dark Visage
The Postman Always Rings Twice
[ 1981 ] Madge
Frances
[ 1982 ] Mental Patient
This Is Spinal Tap
[ 1984 ] Polly Deutsch
The Ice Pirates
[ 1984 ] Maida
Prizzi's Honor
[ 1985 ] Maerose Prizzi
Good to Go
[ 1986 ] Charlemaigne
Gardens of Stone
[ 1987 ] Samantha Davis
The Dead
[ 1987 ] Gretta
Mr. North
[ 1988 ] Persis Bosworth-Tennyson
A Handful of Dust
[ 1988 ] Mrs. Rattery
Enemies, A Love Story
[ 1989 ] Tamara
Crimes and Misdemeanors
[ 1989 ] Dolores Paley
The Witches
[ 1990 ] Miss Ernst, Grand High Witch
The Grifters
[ 1990 ] Lilly Dillon
The Addams Family
[ 1991 ] Morticia Addams
The Player
[ 1992 ] Anjelica Huston
Addams Family Values
[ 1993 ] Morticia Addams
Manhattan Murder Mystery
[ 1993 ] Marcia Fox
The Perez Family
[ 1995 ] Carmela Perez
The Crossing Guard
[ 1995 ] Mary
Buffalo '66
[ 1998 ] Jan Brown
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
[ 1998 ] Rodmilla
Phoenix
[ 1998 ] Leila
Agnes Browne
[ 1999 ] Agnes Browne
The Golden Bowl
[ 2000 ] Fanny Assingham
The Royal Tenenbaums
[ 2001 ] Etheline Tenenbaum
The Man from Elysian Fields
[ 2001 ] Jennifer Adler
Blood Work
[ 2002 ] Dr. Bonnie Fox
Kaena: The Prophecy
[ 2003 ] Queen of the Selenites
Daddy Day Care
[ 2003 ] Mrs. Gwyneth Harridan
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
[ 2004 ] Eleanor Zissou
Seraphim Falls
[ 2006 ] Madame Louise
Art School Confidential
[ 2006 ] Art History Teacher
These Foolish Things
[ 2006 ] Lottie Osgood
Material Girls
[ 2006 ] Fabiella
Martian Child
[ 2007 ] Tina
The Darjeeling Limited
[ 2007 ] Patricia
Spirit of the Forest
[ 2008 ] Mrs. D Abondo
The Kreutzer Sonata
[ 2008 ] Elinore, Edgar's'sister
Choke
[ 2008 ] Ida J. Mancini
When in Rome
[ 2010 ] Celeste
A Cat in Paris
[ 2010 ] Claudine
Horrid Henry: The Movie
[ 2011 ] Miss Battleaxe
The Big Year
[ 2011 ] Annie Auklet
50/50
[ 2011 ] Diane
Secret of the Wings
[ 2012 ] Queen Clarion
James McNeill Whistler and the Case for Beauty
[ 2014 ] Narrator
The Cleanse
[ 2016 ] Lily
Thirst Street
[ 2017 ] Narrator
Trouble
[ 2017 ] Maggie
Isle of Dogs
[ 2018 ] Mute Poodle
Arctic Dogs
[ 2019 ] Magda
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
[ 2019 ] The Director
Waiting for Anya
[ 2020 ] Widow Horcada
The French Dispatch
[ 2021 ] Narrator

Anjelica Huston TV Shows

American Dad!
Superintendent Ellen Riggs
BoJack Horseman
Angela Diaz
Laverne & Shirley
Miss Paris, Geraldine
Medium
Cynthia Keener
Smash
Eileen Rand
Transparent
Vicki
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Queen Usurna

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Theresa Rebeck Will Talk DIG and I NEED THAT at the Drama Book Shop Today


Theresa Rebeck will discuss her new book Two Plays, which includes her plays Dig and I Need That, at the Drama Book Shop today. The talk will take place Tuesday, December 19 from 7:30 - 8:30pm.

Video: Recap the Works of Theresa Rebeck


Just last night, Broadway welcomed the latest work from one of the industry's most prolific and widely produced playwrights, Theresa Rebeck. I Need That, starring Danny and Lucy DeVito, marks her fifth Broadway play, though the scope of her work is much wider. 

WATCHER IN THE WOODS Musical Will Get Workshop in 2024


Producer Douglas Thompson announced development of the musical WATCHER IN THE WOODS, based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall, with music by Johanna Telander, book & lyrics by Douglas Thompson, and directed by Saki Kawamura.

Ensemble Theatre Company Adds Performance of SEARED Next Weekend


Due to popular demand, Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) has announced a special added performance of its critically-acclaimed production of SEARED on Saturday, June 24 at 2:00pm.  SEARED performs through Sunday, June 25, 2023 at The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria Street in Santa Barbara. 

Photos: First Look at SEARED at Ensemble Theatre Company


Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) has released production photos for the final show of its 2022-2023 Season, SEARED, written by acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck and directed by ETC Artistic Director Jonathan Fox. SEARED opens tonight, Saturday, June 10 at 8:00pm and runs through Sunday, June 25, 2023 at The New Vic Theatre. Check out the photos here!

Summer Movies At Sarasota Opera House To Begin May 12, 2023


Sarasota Opera has announced the lineup for the 2023 Summer Classic Movies at the Opera House. The Classic Movies at the Opera House series featuring many beloved movies will open on Friday, May 12th at 7:30 pm with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Throughout the summer and into the fall, featured movies will include films ranging from the 1930's to the 1990's. Tickets will be $12 and will go on sale starting on Wednesday, May 3. Additional movie titles are detailed below.  

Danny DeVito Will Return to Broadway in Theresa Rebeck's I NEED THAT; Roundabout Announces 2023-2024 Season


Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the Broadway and Off-Broadway line-up for the 2023-2024 season. Check out all the details on who, what, when, and where!

CHICAGO, A History- Part 2: A Modern Classic Makes A Bang On Stage and Screen


Discover the story behind one of the greatest musicals in history as we dive deep into the history of Broadway's longest-running American musical, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's, 'Chicago.'

J. Harrison Ghee, Jack Davenport & More Join Fox's ACCUSED


Emmy Winner Margo Martindale, Emmy Nominee Molly Parker, Rachel Bilson and Jack Davenport, J. Harrison Ghee and Ian Anthony Dale have joined the cast of Accused, which also features Malcolm Jamal Warner, Karen LeBlanc, Wendell Pierce, Baron Vaughn, Sean Kleier, Rhea Pearlman, Aaron Ashmore and Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega. 

Full Cast Announced For The World Première of MAD HOUSE, Starring David Harbour and Bill Pullman


Joining the previously announced David Harbour and Bill Pullman are Hanako Footman, Akiya Henry, Sinead Matthews, Charlie Oscar and Stephen Wight. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production opens on 26 June at the Ambassadors Theatre, with previews from 15 June, and runs until 4 September.

BWW Feature: A Conversation with PORCUPINE's Jena Malone at the 2022 Sarasota Film Festival


Her insights from a twenty-seven-year career as an actress in films of nearly all genres, from blockbusters to micro-budget independent films.

32nd Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon & Oscar de la Renta to Honor Catherine and India Oxenberg


The 32nd Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta will present award-winning actress Catherine Oxenberg and her daughter India with The Colleagues Champion of Children Award, which honors those who have made a lasting impact on the lives of children.

David Harbour and Bill Pullman Will Lead Theresa Rebeck's MAD HOUSE This June


David Harbour and Bill Pullman will star in the world première of Theresa Rebeck’s dark and funny new play Mad House. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production opens on 26 June at the Ambassadors Theatre, with previews from 15 June, and runs until 4 September.

LOVE LETTERS Returns To CVPA Ballroom For Valentine's Day Weekend


'Love Letters,' the timeless play by A.R. Gurney, will be presented for two dinner performances Saturday Feb. 12 in the ballroom at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, Ind. Directed by William Pullinsi, 'Love Letters' will star Philip Potempa, noted newspaper columnist for Chicago Tribune Media Co. opposite actress and comedienne Jeannie Rapstad.

BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Hale Center Theatre


The amazing thing about live theatre that this reviewer has always loved is the magic moment when the cast kicks into high gear, the jokes all land just right, and the realization of an intermission is a cherished moment to breathe and take in the greatness you’ve witnessed. In those times, audience and actor are entangled, riding the beautiful wave we call theatre. THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Hale Center Theatre in Glendale, AZ did exactly that on their opening night, giving their audience exactly what was needed to continue snapping with them until the final bow.

EVER AFTER Starring Christy Altomare and Corey Cott to be Featured at Discovering Broadway Inc. Writer's Retreat


On Sunday, May 23rd, at 5:00PM and 7:30PM, Discovering Broadway Inc. will present songs in concert from the new musical Ever After starring Christy Altomare and Corey Cott at the newly opened Feinstein's Cabaret located in the Hotel Carmichael, Autograph Collection.

VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for Roger Spottiswoode's EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT Featuring Adam Kantor


Veteran director Roger Spottiswoode (48HRS, TOMORROW NEVER DIES, SHOOT TO KILL) will premiere his love letter to New York, EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, during CINEJOY, an online version of CINEQUEST designed to deliver the highs of a festival experience in a virtual context.

VIDEO: On This Day, February 6- SMASH Brings Broadway to Primetime


On this day we celebrate the premiere of NBC's Broadway-centric drama, Smash, starring Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Anjelica Huston, and Brian d'Arcy James. 

BWW Blog: “Dream It, Do It!” - Disney Attractions That Could Work As Broadway Musicals


Throughout the years, there have been several successful musicals produced by the Disney Theatrical Group.

Anjelica Huston FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Anjelica Huston been in?

Anjelica Huston has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Anjelica Huston been in?

Anjelica Huston has not appeared in the West End.

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