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Faye Dunaway is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 14 january 1941 at Bascom (USA)
Faye Dunaway participated to 86 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 10 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Directed by Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about the labor movement, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely
Roles Susan
Rating69%
Architect Doug Roberts (Newman) returns to San Francisco for the dedication of the Glass Tower, which he designed for owner James Duncan (Holden). At 138 stories (1,800 ft/550 m), it is the world's tallest building. Shortly after his arrival, an electrical short starts an undetected fire on the 81st floor while Roberts accuses the building's electrical engineer, Roger Simmons (Chamberlain), of cutting corners. Simmons insists the building is up to standards.
, 2h38
Directed by Luc Besson
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes French war films, Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo
Roles Yolande of Aragon
Rating63%
As a child, Joan has a violent and supernatural vision. She returns home to find her village burning. Her sister Catherine tries to protect her by hiding her from the attacking English forces, part of a longstanding rivalry with France. Joan, while hiding, witnesses the brutal murder and rape of her sister. Afterward, Joan is taken in by distant relatives.
Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Gene Wilder
Roles Bonnie Parker
Rating76%
In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued with Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime. They pull off some holdups, but their amateur efforts, while exciting, are not very lucrative.
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Spy films, Political films
Actors Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow, John Houseman, Addison Powell
Roles Kathy Hale
Rating73%
Joe Turner (Robert Redford) is a CIA analyst, code name "Condor", who works in a clandestine office in New York City. He reads books, newspapers, and magazines from around the world, looking for hidden meanings and new ideas. As part of his duties, Turner files a report to CIA headquarters on a low-quality thriller novel his office has been reading, pointing out strange plot elements therein, and the unusual assortment of languages into which the book has been translated.
Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam, Richard Mulligan, Cal Bellini
Roles Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Rating74%
In the present day, 121-year-old Jack Crabb, residing in a hospice, recounts his plentiful life story to a curious historian. Among other things, Crabb claims to have had been a captive of the Cheyenne, a gunslinger, an associate of Wild Bill Hickok, a scout for General George Armstrong Custer, and the sole white survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Arthur Hill, Joan Blondell
Roles Annie
Rating68%
Billy Flynn, an ex-boxing champion, is now a horse trainer in Hialeah, Florida. He makes just enough money to raise his little son T.J., of whom Flynn has full custody of since his wife Annie left him, seven years before the events of the film. T.J. worships "The Champ," who has gambling debts and begins working on a comeback to give his boy a better future. Suddenly Annie shows up again and wants to become a part of T.J.'s life.
Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd
Roles Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Rating80%
A woman identifying herself as Evelyn Mulwray (Ladd) hires private investigator J. J. "Jake" Gittes (Nicholson) to carry out surveillance on her husband, Hollis I. Mulwray (Zwerling), chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Gittes tails him, hears him publicly oppose the creation of a new reservoir, and shoots photographs of him with a young woman (Palmer), which are published on the front page of the following day's paper. Upon his return to his office, Gittes is confronted by a beautiful woman who, after establishing that the two of them have never met, irately informs him she is the real Evelyn Mulwray (Dunaway) and that he can expect a lawsuit.
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Films about television
Actors Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy
Roles Diana Christensen
Rating80%
Howard Beale, the longtime anchor of the Union Broadcasting System's UBS Evening News, learns from the news division president, Max Schumacher, that he has just two more weeks on the air because of declining ratings. The two old friends get roaring drunk and lament the state of their industry. The following night, Beale announces on live television that he will commit suicide on next Tuesday's broadcast. UBS fires him after this incident, but Schumacher intervenes so that Beale can have a dignified farewell. Beale promises he will apologize for his outburst, but once on the air, he launches back into a rant claiming that life is "bullshit". Beale's outburst causes the newscast's ratings to spike, and much to Schumacher's dismay, the upper echelons of UBS decide to exploit Beale's antics rather than pull him off the air.
Directed by Irvin Kershner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, René Auberjonois, Raúl Juliá, Darlanne Fluegel
Roles Laura Mars
Rating61%
Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a glamorous fashion photographer who specializes in stylized violence. Amid controversy over whether her photographs glorify violence and are demeaning to women, Laura begins seeing, in first person through the eyes of the killer, real-time visions of the murders of her friends and colleagues.
Directed by Norman Jewison, Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston, Gordon Pinsent, Addison Powell
Roles Vicki Anderson
Rating68%
Millionaire businessman-sportsman Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) pulls off a perfect crime by orchestrating four men to rob $2,660,527.62 from a Boston bank, along with a fifth man who drives the getaway Ford station wagon with the money and dumps it in a cemetery trash can. None of the men ever meets Crown face-to-face, nor do they know or meet each other before the robbery. Crown retrieves the money from the trash can personally after secretly following the driver of the station wagon, then personally deposits the money into an anonymous Swiss bank account in Geneva, making several trips, never depositing the money all at once so as to not draw undue attention to his actions.
Faye Dunaway
Among those, 10 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actress
Add to a movie listThe Towering Inferno (1974)
, 2h45Directed by Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about the labor movement, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely
Roles Susan
Rating69%
Architect Doug Roberts (Newman) returns to San Francisco for the dedication of the Glass Tower, which he designed for owner James Duncan (Holden). At 138 stories (1,800 ft/550 m), it is the world's tallest building. Shortly after his arrival, an electrical short starts an undetected fire on the 81st floor while Roberts accuses the building's electrical engineer, Roger Simmons (Chamberlain), of cutting corners. Simmons insists the building is up to standards.
, 2h38Directed by Luc Besson
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes French war films, Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo
Roles Yolande of Aragon
Rating63%
As a child, Joan has a violent and supernatural vision. She returns home to find her village burning. Her sister Catherine tries to protect her by hiding her from the attacking English forces, part of a longstanding rivalry with France. Joan, while hiding, witnesses the brutal murder and rape of her sister. Afterward, Joan is taken in by distant relatives.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
, 1h51Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Gene Wilder
Roles Bonnie Parker
Rating76%
In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued with Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime. They pull off some holdups, but their amateur efforts, while exciting, are not very lucrative.
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
, 1h57Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Spy films, Political films
Actors Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow, John Houseman, Addison Powell
Roles Kathy Hale
Rating73%
Joe Turner (Robert Redford) is a CIA analyst, code name "Condor", who works in a clandestine office in New York City. He reads books, newspapers, and magazines from around the world, looking for hidden meanings and new ideas. As part of his duties, Turner files a report to CIA headquarters on a low-quality thriller novel his office has been reading, pointing out strange plot elements therein, and the unusual assortment of languages into which the book has been translated.
Little Big Man (1970)
, 2h19Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam, Richard Mulligan, Cal Bellini
Roles Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Rating74%
In the present day, 121-year-old Jack Crabb, residing in a hospice, recounts his plentiful life story to a curious historian. Among other things, Crabb claims to have had been a captive of the Cheyenne, a gunslinger, an associate of Wild Bill Hickok, a scout for General George Armstrong Custer, and the sole white survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
The Champ (1979)
, 2h3Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Arthur Hill, Joan Blondell
Roles Annie
Rating68%
Billy Flynn, an ex-boxing champion, is now a horse trainer in Hialeah, Florida. He makes just enough money to raise his little son T.J., of whom Flynn has full custody of since his wife Annie left him, seven years before the events of the film. T.J. worships "The Champ," who has gambling debts and begins working on a comeback to give his boy a better future. Suddenly Annie shows up again and wants to become a part of T.J.'s life.
Chinatown (1974)
, 2h11Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd
Roles Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Rating80%
A woman identifying herself as Evelyn Mulwray (Ladd) hires private investigator J. J. "Jake" Gittes (Nicholson) to carry out surveillance on her husband, Hollis I. Mulwray (Zwerling), chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Gittes tails him, hears him publicly oppose the creation of a new reservoir, and shoots photographs of him with a young woman (Palmer), which are published on the front page of the following day's paper. Upon his return to his office, Gittes is confronted by a beautiful woman who, after establishing that the two of them have never met, irately informs him she is the real Evelyn Mulwray (Dunaway) and that he can expect a lawsuit.
Network (1976)
, 2h1Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Films about television
Actors Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy
Roles Diana Christensen
Rating80%
Howard Beale, the longtime anchor of the Union Broadcasting System's UBS Evening News, learns from the news division president, Max Schumacher, that he has just two more weeks on the air because of declining ratings. The two old friends get roaring drunk and lament the state of their industry. The following night, Beale announces on live television that he will commit suicide on next Tuesday's broadcast. UBS fires him after this incident, but Schumacher intervenes so that Beale can have a dignified farewell. Beale promises he will apologize for his outburst, but once on the air, he launches back into a rant claiming that life is "bullshit". Beale's outburst causes the newscast's ratings to spike, and much to Schumacher's dismay, the upper echelons of UBS decide to exploit Beale's antics rather than pull him off the air.
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
, 1h44Directed by Irvin Kershner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, René Auberjonois, Raúl Juliá, Darlanne Fluegel
Roles Laura Mars
Rating61%
Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a glamorous fashion photographer who specializes in stylized violence. Amid controversy over whether her photographs glorify violence and are demeaning to women, Laura begins seeing, in first person through the eyes of the killer, real-time visions of the murders of her friends and colleagues.
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
, 1h42Directed by Norman Jewison, Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston, Gordon Pinsent, Addison Powell
Roles Vicki Anderson
Rating68%
Millionaire businessman-sportsman Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) pulls off a perfect crime by orchestrating four men to rob $2,660,527.62 from a Boston bank, along with a fifth man who drives the getaway Ford station wagon with the money and dumps it in a cemetery trash can. None of the men ever meets Crown face-to-face, nor do they know or meet each other before the robbery. Crown retrieves the money from the trash can personally after secretly following the driver of the station wagon, then personally deposits the money into an anonymous Swiss bank account in Geneva, making several trips, never depositing the money all at once so as to not draw undue attention to his actions.