![Actress Faye Dunaway](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/faye-dunaway.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Dorothy Faye Dunaway
Profession: Actress
Biography: Faye Dunaway is an American actress who came to fame in the late 1960s with her role in the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She followed this with critically acclaimed performances Chinatown (1974) and Network (1976), with the latter earning her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Dunaway received numerous further awards and accolades over her career, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Her performances spanned genres and styles, extending also to the stage, where she has acted in plays such as "A Man for All Seasons" (1961) and "Master Class" (1996).
During the filming of A Place for Lovers (1968), she fell in love with co-star Marcello Mastroianni. Despite the intensity of their romance, and the fact that years later both recalled it as their pinnacle, the two ultimately separated as Mastroianni was married. Dunaway later married the photographer Terry O'Neill, and the two adopted a son.
Born: January 14, 1941
Birthplace: Bascom, Florida, USA
Age: 83 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Capricorn
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Married Life
- 1974-08-07 American actress Faye Dunaway (33) weds American rock singer Peter Wolf (28) of J. Geils Band; divorce in 1979
Historical Events
- 1967-08-13 "Bonnie and Clyde" crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released
- 1968-01-20 Arthur Penn's film "Bonnie and Clyde" premieres in Paris, France with stars Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway in attendance
- 1974-06-20 "Chinatown", directed by Roman Polanski starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, is released
- 1976-11-14 "Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premieres in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch - Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)
- 1977-01-29 34th Golden Globes: "Rocky", Peter Finch, & Faye Dunaway win
- 1977-03-28 49th Academy Awards: "Rocky", Peter Finch & Faye Dunaway win