Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston born July 8 1951 is an American actress director producer author and former fashion model She is the daughter of director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston After reluctantly making her big screen debut in her fathers A Walk with Love and Death 1969 Huston moved from London to New York City where she worked as a model throughout the 1970s She decided to actively pursue acting in the early 1980s and subsequently had her breakthrough with her performance in Prizzis Honor 1985 also directed by her father for which she became the third generation of her family to receive an Academy Award when she won Best Supporting Actress joining both John and Walter Huston in this recognition Huston received Academy Award nominations for Enemies A Love Story 1989 and The Grifters 1990 for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress respectively BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actress for the Woody Allen films Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 and Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for starring as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family 1991 and its sequel Addams Family Values 1993 She also received acclaim for her portrayal of the Grand High Witch in Roald Dahls film adaptation The Witches 1990 Huston has frequently worked with director Wes Anderson starring in The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004 and The Darjeeling Limited 2007 Her other notable credits include The Dead 1987 Ever After 1998 Buffalo 66 1998 Daddy Day Care 2003 5050 2011 and John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum 2019 She has lent her voice to several animated films mainly the Tinker Bell franchise 20082015 On television Huston has had recurring roles on Huff 2006 Medium 20082009 and Transparent 20152016 She won a Gracie Award for her portrayal of Eileen Rand on Smash 20122013 Huston made her directorial debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina 1996 This was followed by Agnes Browne 1999 in which she also starred She has written the memoirs A Story Lately Told 2013 and Watch Me 2014 Description above from the Wikipedia article Anjelica Huston licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia