Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. With a career spanning over four decades, she is known for her versatile work across screen and stage.

Bening's off-screen life, however, is the picture of normalcy at least as much as the life of a movie star who's married to an even bigger movie star and has four young children (Kathlyn, 14, Ben ...

Bening is the sixth female jury president of the world’s oldest film festival, following in the footsteps of Deneuve, Chinese actress Gong Li (2002), Australian director Jane Campion (1997 ...