Annette was born on 29 May 1958. She was born in Kansas in the United States of America and the name of her father is Arnett Grant Bening. The name of Annette’s mother is Shirley Bening and Annette also has three siblings. The name of her brothers is Byron Bening and Bradley Bening. The name of Annette’s sister is known to be Jane Bening. It is known that her mother was a musician and she often sang in a church where as her father worked as a salesman for an insurance company.


Annette has her roots in Germany as well as the United Kingdom. Most of her childhood was spent in Kansas as she moved there at the age of one. It is also known that she started acting from her high school itself and she completed her schooling from Patrick Henry High School. Later she went to San Diego Mesa College and after this, Annette went to San Francisco State University. It is also known that Annette worked as a cook on a boat.

It is known that Annette started her career in 1980 and she started with working on stage dramas. She worked in many plays written by Shakespeare and it is known that she also worked in Macbeth and her role was of Lady Macbeth. Later she got to work in several movies and TV shows and she also worked in movies like The Great Outdoors. This was also her first film. She had been nominated for several awards like Tony Award and Academy Award.

Annette also worked in The Grifter and the movie was loved a lot by the audience. She gained a lot of popularity and support because of her role in that movie. Annette also worked in movies like The American President and Mars Attacks. In 1999, she was honored with an Academy Award for her work in American Beauty. Until now she worked in over 30 movies and two of her movies are due for release in 2017 and another movie is still in production phase which is due for a release in 2018. Annette also worked in about 8 TV shows until now.

Talking about her personal life, Annette had been got married to J Steven White in 1984 but unfortunately, her marriage lasted only 7 years. A year later, Annette got married to Warren Beatty and he is still her husband. In total, Annette gave birth to four children out of which two are her son and two are her daughters. The name of her son is Stephen Beatty and Benjamin Beatty. The name of Annette’s daughter is known to be Ella Beatty and Isabel Beatty.

There is no information available about the salary of Annette but it is known that her net worth is over 48 million American Dollars. She surely leads a royal life. As per the information available, Annette also has a lot of fans following her on social media platform and her complete biography can be read on Wikipedia and other online sources.

Last Modified: Apr 5, 2020


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