Huston, Anjelica (1951–)

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Huston, Anjelica (1951–)

American actress and director. Born July 8, 1951, in Santa Monica, CA; dau. of John Huston (director) and Enrica (Ricki) Soma Huston (Russian ballerina); lived with Jack Nicholson (actor), 1973–89; m. Robert Graham (sculptor), 1992.

Began career as a model; came to prominence in film Prizzi's Honor (1985), winning Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; other films include Gardens of Stone (1987), The Dead (1987), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), The Grifters (1990), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, The Addams Family (1991), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Ever After (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); on tv, appeared on "Lonesome Dove" (1989) and "Buffalo Girls" (1995); directed Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and Agnes Browne (1999).

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