Anjelica Huston Through The Years: The ‘Witches’ Actress From Her Young Days To Her 72nd Birthday

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July 8, 2023 9:00AM EDT

Happy birthday Anjelica Huston! Celebrate her 72nd with a look back at her career in photos.

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Anjelica Huston: Through The Years

Anjelica Huston: Through The Years — Anjelica Huston, born July 8, 1951, is an American actress, author, director, producer, and former fashion model whose career spans over six decades. She came from Hollywood stock, as the daughter of director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston.

Her first role was in her father’s ‘A Walk with Love and Death’ (1969), but her breakout role wouldn’t be until their collab on ‘Prizzi’s Honor’ (1985). She would win an Oscar for the role. From there, there would be Oscar-nominated roles in ‘Enemies, A Love Story’ (1989) and ‘The Grifters’ (1990),

BAFTA noms would come for her two Woody Allen collabs, ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’ (1989) and ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’ (1993). Anjelica was recognized by the Golden Globes for playing as Morticia Addams in ‘The Addams Family’ (1991) and its sequel ‘Addams Family Values’ (1993). Other acclaimed roles include ‘The Witches’ (1990), Wes Anderson’s ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ (2001), ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ (2004), and ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ (2007), the mockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ (1984), ‘The Dead’ (1987), ‘Ever After’ (1998), ‘Buffalo ’66’ (1998), ‘Daddy Day Care’ (2003), ’50/50′ (2011), and ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’.

Here, the young star appears with short hair in a vintage photo. Her belt had the faces of The Beatles on it.

Want to see more? Take a look at Anjelica Huston through the years in our gallery here.

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Anjelica Huston & Jack Nicholson In 1974

Anjelica Huston & Jack Nicholson In 1974 — Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson spend time together in 1974. The couple dated on and off until 1990

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Anjelica Huston In 1982

Anjelica Huston In 1982 — Anjelica Huston is super chic in a 1982 photoshoot at her LA home. She wore a pale pink jacket and white dress while a lovely potted orchid peeked out from behind her.

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Anjelica Huston In The 1980s

Anjelica Huston In The 1980s — Anjelica Huston sits in her garden in this shot from the 80s. She wore a grey blue outfit and red lipstick with tons of gold bangles on her wrists.

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Anjelica Huston At The 1986 Oscars

Anjelica Huston At The 1986 Oscars — Anjelica Huston glows in green as she shows off her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the film ‘Prizzi’s Honor’ on Mar. 24 1986. She was thrilled.

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Anjelica Huston In 1999

Anjelica Huston In 1999 — Honored! Anjelica Huston poses with the Donostia Prize which she received at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Sep. 24, 1999. She wore a pale skirt suit and beamed.

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‘A Handful Of Dust’

‘A Handful Of Dust’ — Anjelica Huston dons a waistcoat in a scene from 1988s’s ‘A Handful Of Dust’. The film was about what happens when a wife’s affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.

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Anjelica Huston & Robert Graham At The 1994 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Anjelica Huston & Robert Graham At The 1994 Vanity Fair Oscar Party — Anjelica Huston and husband Robert Graham are seen at the 1994 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in LA on Mar. 21. The duo, who was wed from 1992 to 2008, matched in black suits.

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‘Phoenix’

‘Phoenix’ — Anjelica Huston appears in a scene from 1998’s ‘Phoenix’. The film, which also starred Ray Liotta and Anthony LaPaglia, was about a cop (Liotta) with a gambling addiction who plots a theft from the bookies who are putting pressure on him to pay off or else.

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‘The Royal Tenenbaums’

‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ — Family values. (from left to right) Ben Stiller, Danny Glover, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Anjelica Huston appear in the 2001 Wes Anderson movie ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’. She was matriarch Etheline Tenebaum in the movie, which is about the eccentric members of a dysfunctional family who reluctantly gather under the same roof for the first time in many years.

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Anjelica Huston In 2004

Anjelica Huston In 2004 — Anjelica Huston is chic in black during the 56th Annual Directors Guild Awards in LA on Feb. 7, 2004. She gave the suit a girly touch with round, silky lapels.

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Anjelica Huston In 2008

Anjelica Huston In 2008 — Anjelica Huston is ravishing in ruby red during the 10th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on Feb. 19, 2008. Her low dress had a shimmering, beaded bodice, and long skirt with a leg slit.

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Anjelica Huston At The Premiere Of ‘Smash’

Anjelica Huston At The Premiere Of ‘Smash’ — Anjelica Huston is silky smooth in a sharp suit during the premiere of ‘Smash’ in New York on Jan. 26, 2012. She wore a sparkling necklace and chandelier earrings for some extra pop.

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Anjelica Huston At The Premiere Of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum’

Anjelica Huston At The Premiere Of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum’ — Anjelica Huston is chic as can be at the New York premiere of’John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum’ on May 9, 2019. She wore black and it was classic!

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Anjelica Huston At The 2021 LACMA: Art + Film Gala

Anjelica Huston At The 2021 LACMA: Art + Film Gala — Anjelica Huston is pure elegance in a silky emerald green dress with a cape during the 2021 LACMA: Art + Film Gala on Nov. 6, 2021. The dress had a silver slipt and long tassels too.

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