Faye Dunaway filmography Faye Dunaway filmography Faye Dunaway is an American actress who appeared in over seventy films, thirty television shows, eleven plays and two music videos. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she was one of the leading actresses during the golden age of New Hollywood. After her film debut "The Happening", she starred in the gangster film "Bonnie and Clyde", in which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She starred with Steve McQueen in "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968) . In 1969, she co-starred with Kirk Douglas in Elia Kazan's drama "The Arrangement".
Faye Dunaway Following her divorce from O'Neill in 1987, Dunaway returned to the United States and attempted to rebuild her career by appearing in several independent dramas. Dunaway was widely praised for her performance as an alcoholic opposite Mickey Rourke in Barbet Schroeder's drama "Barfly" (1987). Based on a novel by Charles Bukowski, the film was very important to her, as she later explained, "This character, who has given over her days and nights to a bottle, is my way back to the light. This is a role that I care deeply about. I haven't felt this passion for a character since