American Beauty (1999 film) and "Magnolia"). In 2006, the Writers Guild of America ranked the screenplay number 38 on its list of the 101 greatest screenplays. Annotations Footnotes Bibliography American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature film directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper,
Carolyn Hennesy Hennesy works at Disney World as an imagineer. Carolyn Hennesy Carolyn Lee Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American soap opera actress, author, and animal advocate. She is known for her role as Diane Miller on the daytime television series "General Hospital", for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Hennesy's 2011 novel "The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli", featuring characters from "General Hospital", reached #16 on the "New York Times" Best Seller list. She is also known for her work promoting AZA zoos and aquariums, and accredited marine parks like SeaWorld. Hennesy was born on June 10,