Willem Dafoe hallucination. The cameo was suggested by Dafoe, comparing it to the ghost of Hamlet's father visiting his son to ask him to avenge his death. Dafoe was next seen in the comedy-drama "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), his first of three films with director Wes Anderson. He played the "hilariously doltish" German first mate of a research vessel owned by the eponymous lead character, who is played by Bill Murray. Dafoe then had a small role as a tabloid magazine editor in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" (2004), a biographical film about Howard Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also in
Anjelica Huston and "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (1993). She received acclaim for her portrayal of the Grand High Witch in the 1990 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Witches", and earned two Golden Globe nominations for starring as Morticia Addams in "The Addams Family" (1991) and its sequel. Subsequent film credits have included "Buffalo '66" (1998), "Ever After" (1998), "Blood Work" (2002), "Daddy Day Care" (2003), "Seraphim Falls" (2006), "Choke" (2008), "50/50" (2011), and "The Cleanse" (2016). She frequently works with director Wes Anderson; their collaborations have included "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001), "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), and "The Darjeeling Limited"