Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway is an American actress whose performances in Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown, and Network made her a leading figure of 1970s cinema.

Bonnie and Clyde: A 1967 crime film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as Depression-era bank robbers. Dunaway’s portrayal of Bonnie Parker helped make her a major screen presence.
Arthur Penn: An American film director whose work includes Bonnie and Clyde and Little Big Man. He directed Dunaway’s breakthrough performance as Bonnie Parker.
Boston University: A private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. Dunaway studied theater there before pursuing professional acting.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An annual Academy Award recognizing a leading performance by an actress in a film. Dunaway received the award for Network in 1977.
Chinatown: A 1974 neo-noir film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Dunaway plays Evelyn Mulwray, a role central to the film’s mystery.
Roman Polanski: A Polish-French film director whose work includes Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby. He directed Dunaway in Chinatown, one of her defining roles.
American National Theater and Academy: An American conservatory and theater organization that trains performers. Dunaway continued her acting education there after college.
New Hollywood: A period of American filmmaking, chiefly from the late 1960s through the 1970s, marked by director-led films. Dunaway’s major roles helped define the era’s morally complex screen characters.
Network: A 1976 satirical drama about television news, directed by Sidney Lumet. Dunaway won an Academy Award for her portrayal of network executive Diana Christensen.
Sidney Lumet: An American film and theater director known for socially engaged dramas. His direction of Network brought Dunaway an Academy Award-winning role.

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