Faye Dunaway's Glamorous Life in Photos
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On July 13, Faye, director Laurent Bouzereau's documentary about the brilliant career and tumultuous life of the movie star Faye Dunaway, will premiere on HBO. But before Dunaway sat down with the filmmaker to discuss her award-winning roles, epic romances, legendary feuds, and the battles she fought on and off screen, she made a name for herself with outstanding work and a singular persona that have captivated generations of fans. How did Dunaway become a legend? Follow along, below.
Dunaway received her first Academy Award nomination for playing Bonnie Parker opposite Warren Beatty (as Clyde Barrow) in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde, the third film she ever made.
Dunaway starred opposite Steve McQueen in 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair, the iconic heist film about a bored millionaire (McQueen) who orchestrates a near-perfect crime and the insurance investigator (Dunaway) who tries to prove his guilt. She later starred in the 1999 remake with Pierce Brosnan, this time as his therapist.
On set in Italy in 1968 filming A Place For Lovers with co-star Marcello Mastroianni and director Vittorio de Sica (left). Dunaway and Mastroianni would embark on a two-year-long secret romance. “We were like spies in love,” she wrote in her autobiography. “...slipping into this villa or that…always avoiding the paparazzi.”
Dunaway as Mrs. Pendrake in the 1970 Western Little Big Man, which required her to play a scene giving costar Dustin Hoffman a bath.
Dunaway is pictured on the set of Chinatown with co-star Jack Nicholson (left). The 1974 neo-noir, directed by Roman Polanski (seated at right)—and inspired by the political fight for Southern California water rights in the early 20th century—was a critical success, earning 11 Oscar nominations, and is still hailed as one of the greatest of all time.
Dunaway married Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J. Geils Band, in 1974. They divorced five years later.
Dunaway, Hollywood agent Sue Mengers, and producer Robert Evans at the 1975 Golden Globe Awards.
Dunaway won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 1977 Academy Awards for her role in the movie Network.
Perhaps the most famous image of Dunaway, taken at the Beverly Hills Hotel on March 29, 1977, the morning after she won her Oscar.
Dunaway with her son, Liam Dunaway O’Neill.
Dunaway and Mara Hobel in the 1981 film Mommie Dearest. Now considered a camp classic, the film was widely panned when it was first released and Dunaway received a Razzie "Worst Actor" award for her portrayal of Joan Crawford.
Terry O’Neill, the photographer who shot the portrait of Dunaway the morning after her Oscar win, would eventually become her second husband: the two tied the knot in 1983 and were married for five years.
In 1985, Dunaway won a Golden Globe for her role in the television miniseries Ellis Island.
Another of Dunaway's paramours was musician Hook Herrera. Here, the pair is seen at a 1991 Christmas party at the Beverly Hills restaurant Spago.
Dunaway with Warner Brothers executive Warren Lieberfarb, whom she dated for three years, at the 1992 premiere of Batman Returns.
Dunaway won an Emmy Award in 1993 for her role in the TV movie: Columbo: It’s All in the Game. “I was overwhelmed by the generosity of spirit my colleagues extended me that night,” she wrote in her autobiography. “It was like being wrapped up in a warm embrace.”
In 1996, Dunaway received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2017, Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented the Academy Award for Best Picture—the trouble was that the pair accidentally announced the wrong winner. The air soon cleared, and Moonlight walked away with the prize. The following year, the pair returned to present the same award and no mistakes were made.
In 2024, Dunaway attended the Cannes Film Festival, where her documentary screened and she walked the red carpet for the premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, greeting fans along the way.
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