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Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Actor, also director and producer · Born July 8, 1951 (75) · Santa Monica, California, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 7 other major award bodies

Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director, producer, author, and former fashion model. She is the daughter of director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston. After reluctantly making her big screen debut in her father's A Walk with Love and Death (1969), Huston moved from London to New York City, where she worked as a model throughout the 1970s. She decided to actively pursue acting in the early 1980s, and, subsequently, had her breakthrough with her performance in Prizzi's Honor (1985), also directed by her father, for which she became the third generation of her family to receive an Academy Award, when she won Best Supporting Actress, joining both John and Walter Huston in this recognition. Huston received Academy Award nominations for Enemies, A Love Story (1989) and The Grifters (1990), for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actress for the Woody Allen films Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for starring as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993). She also received acclaim for her portrayal of the Grand High Witch in Roald Dahl's film adaptation The Witches (1990). Huston has frequently worked with director Wes Anderson, starring in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007). Her other notable credits include The Dead (1987), Ever After (1998), Buffalo '66 (1998), Daddy Day Care (2003), 50/50 (2011) and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019). She has lent her voice to several animated films, mainly the Tinker Bell franchise (2008–2015). On television, Huston has had recurring roles on Huff (2006), Medium (2008–2009), and Transparent (2015–2016). She won a Gracie Award for her portrayal of Eileen Rand on Smash (2012–2013). Huston made her directorial debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996). This was followed by Agnes Browne (1999), in which she also starred. She has written the memoirs A Story Lately Told (2013) and Watch Me (2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 8, 1951 (75)
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Anjelica Huston's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 13 · Dark 16

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 14

A split, not a type: Gentle 24 · Charged 21 · Intense 10

A split, not a type: Steady 27 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 13

A split, not a type: Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 2

Casual 31 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 4

A split, not a type: Easy watch 28 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 16

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 32 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 32
Mentor
7 of 32
Trickster
5 of 32
Threshold guardian
4 of 32
Hero
3 of 32
Ally
2 of 32
Herald
2 of 32
Shapeshifter
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
22
Warm
19
Joyful
17
Absurd
17
Other
60

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anjelica Huston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Subscription and free streaming for Anjelica Huston's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Mighty Nein(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Deirta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Ballerina(2025)

    as The Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Towards Zero(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Tressilian

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sith Mother (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Isa Durand (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Waiting for Anya(2020)

    as Horcada

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Arctic Dogs(2019)

    as Magda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Trouble(2017)

    Producer · as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Cleanse(2016)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Mute Poodle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Watcher in the Woods(2017)

    as Mrs. Aylwood

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Thirst Street(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · as Queen Usurna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Summour

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • All Hail King Julien(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Julienne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast(2014)

    as Queen Clarion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Transparent(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Vicki

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angela Diaz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy(2014)

    as Queen Clarion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Pixie Hollow Bake Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Queen Clarion (Voice)

  • Haven't We Met Before? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Secret of the Wings(2012)

    as Queen Clarion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Burma: A Human Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 32 episodes · as Eileen Rand

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Pixie Hollow Games(2011)

    as Queen Clarion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Big Year(2011)

    as Annie Auklet

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • 50/50(2011)

    as Diane Lerner

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Horrid Henry: The Movie(2011)

    as Miss Battleaxe

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • When in Rome(2010)

    as Celeste

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of Disney Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 49 episodes · as Queen Clarion (voice)

  • Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure(2009)

    as Queen Clarion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Choke(2008)

    as Ida J. Mancini

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Tinker Bell(2008)

    as Queen Clarion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Kreutzer Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Elinore

  • Martian Child(2007)

    as Mimi

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Darjeeling Limited(2007)

    as Patricia

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Seraphim Falls(2006)

    as Madame Louise

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Material Girls(2006)

    as Fabiella

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Art History Teacher

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. President

  • These Foolish Things(2006)

    as Lottie Osgood

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Superintendent Ellen Riggs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Medium(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Cynthia Keener

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004)

    as Eleanor Zissou

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Huff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Iron Jawed Angels(2004)

    as Carrie Chapman Catt

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Daddy Day Care(2003)

    as Miss Gwyneth Harridan

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Kaena: The Prophecy(2003)

    as Queen of the Selenites

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Barbie as Rapunzel(2002)

    as Gothel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Blood Work(2002)

    as Dr. Bonnie Fox

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    as Etheline Tenenbaum

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)

    as Jennifer Adler

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Mists of Avalon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vivianne

  • The Golden Bowl(2000)

    as Fanny Assingham

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Agnes Browne(1999)

    Director · Producer · as Agnes Browne

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Phoenix(1998)

    as Leila

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Ever After: A Cinderella Story(1998)

    as Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Buffalo '66(1998)

    as Jan Brown

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Daughters of the Troubles: Belfast Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Perez Family(1995)

    as Carmela Perez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Buffalo Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Calamity Jane

  • The Crossing Guard(1995)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Addams Family Values(1993)

    as Morticia Addams

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Intimate Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice) · as Self

  • And the Band Played On(1993)

    as Dr. Betsy Reisz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993)

    as Marcia Fox

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Family Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lainey Eberlin

  • The Player(1992)

    as Anjelica Huston

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Addams Family(1991)

    as Morticia Addams

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Rabbit Ears - Rip Van Winkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Grifters(1990)

    as Lilly Dillon

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Witches(1990)

    as Miss Eva Ernst

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Enemies, a Love Story(1989)

    as Tamara Broder

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)

    as Dolores Paley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Lonesome Dove(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Clara Forsythe Allen

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Mr. North(1988)

    as Persis Bosworth-Tennyson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • A Handful of Dust(1988)

    as Mrs. Rattery

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Dead(1987)

    as Gretta Conroy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Gardens of Stone(1987)

    as Samantha Davis

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Captain EO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Witch

  • Good to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Charlemaigne

  • Prizzi's Honor(1985)

    as Maerose Prizzi

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Cowboy and the Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Beauty and the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Marguerite

  • The Ice Pirates(1984)

    as Maida

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • This Is Spinal Tap(1984)

    as Polly Deutsch

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • A Rose for Emily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Miss Emily Grierson

  • The Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Primrose

  • Frances(1982)

    as Mental Patient

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Marguerite · as Primrose

  • Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Last Tycoon(1976)

    as Edna

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Swashbuckler(1976)

    as Woman of Dark Visage

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

    as Woman in Crowd on Pier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Ride This Way Grey Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Claudia

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Court Lady

  • A Walk with Love and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Claudia

  • Sinful Davey(1969)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Casino Royale(1967)

    as Agent Mimi's Hands (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ruth

  • The Christmas Witch Trial of La Befana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Befana

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 110 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 1990.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512025

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 9 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 112: 107 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting5 of 112: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 112: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s4 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s20 · 19 acting · 2 crew2000s26 · 25 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · 27 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 9% of 56 roles
7686919601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 3 other major awards from 33 major nominations, 1986–2012.

WinNomination
  1. 2012
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  2. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
  3. 2005
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  4. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 1999
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
    • Cannes award, nominated
  7. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials
  8. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Cannes award, nominated ×2
Show 8 earlier years
  1. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  2. 1994
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  3. 1992
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  4. 1991
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Female Lead
  5. 1990
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  6. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
  7. 1988
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Female
  8. 1986
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Anjelica Huston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 70; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed19

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anjelica Huston's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles15–88 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles12–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles27–72 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles11–59 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles13–78 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anjelica Huston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anjelica Huston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Anderson shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles