Name: Anjelica Huston
Date of Birth: 8 July 1951
Daughter of John Huston and Ricki Soma.
She was born under the astrological sign of Cancer.
Lived in Ireland when young.
Sister of Tony Huston.
She had a brief career as a model.
She currently lives in Venice, California.
Third generation of Oscar winners.
Although they never lived together, her on-and-off relationship with Jack Nicholson spanned 16 years, from 1973 to 1989.
Attended Kylemore Abbey High School in Connemara, Ireland.
Granddaughter of Walter Huston.
... Cat lover -- during an appearance on the "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996), she divulged that she has 8 outdoor cats and 3 indoor cats at her Venice, California, home.
Was offered the part of Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990), but turned it down. The role went to Kathy Bates.
In Blood Work (2002), she works with Clint Eastwood. In White Hunter Black Heart (1990), Eastwood plays a movie director based on her father, John Huston, in a story about his experiences making The African Queen (1951).
Her husband was a famous sculptor.
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990.
Sister-in-law of Pat Delaney.
Former sister-in-law of Virginia Madsen.
Half-sister of Danny Huston.
Was President of the International Jury of the 53rd San Sebastian Film Festival (2005). Other members of the jury were actress 'Ver?nica Forqu?', actor Enrico Lo Verso, directors Lone Scherfig and Claude Miller, production designer Dean Tavoularis and writer Antonio Skármeta.
9/05: President of the Jury at San Sebasti?n International Film Festival. She decided the Silver Shell for the Best Actor: Juan José Ballesta.
Her father, John Huston, directed The African Queen (1951) with Katharine Hepburn and played Gandalf in The Return of the King (1980) (TV). Anjelica herself later worked with her father's successor, Ian McKellen, in And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) and with Cate Blanchett, who appeared in the trilogy, as well as playing Hepburn in The Aviator (2004), in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Also appearing in The Aviator (2004) was her brother, Danny Huston.
In Addams Family Values (1993), Wednesday and Pugsley are forced to watch children's videos. Among them is Annie (1982), which was directed by her father, John Huston.
There are three generations of Oscar winners in the Huston family: Anjelica, her grandfather Walter Huston and her father John Huston. They are the first family to do so, the second family were the Coppolas - Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Nicolas Cage and Carmine Coppola.
Her performance as Lilly Dillon in The Grifters (1990) is ranked #84 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1996.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in Material Girls (2006); however, she failed to receive a nomination.
She is an avid reader and will read anything she can get her hands on.
Was chosen for the role of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991) (1991) above singer-actress Cher.
Was named one of Barbara Walters' Ten Most Fascinating People of 1991.
Speaks French.
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