1970s Icon Faye Dunaway at 83 – You Won’t Believe How She Looks Now
Faye Dunaway is one of the few true legends we still have today.
The iconic actress, known for playing tough, strong-willed, and complicated women, is considered one of the greatest performers in movie history.
Even at 83 years old, she’s still going strong!
Faye Dunaway is famous for her dramatic line, “no more wire hangers!” from the cult classic Mommie Dearest. She’s also known for her roles in Hurry Sundown with Michael Caine and Bonnie and Clyde, where she won the lead role over Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood.
Born in Bascom, Florida, Dunaway has won three Golden Globes and an Emmy.
It’s hard to talk about her career without mentioning Mommie Dearest. In this movie, based on Christina Crawford’s memoir, Dunaway played Joan Crawford. When she first appeared as Joan Crawford on set, she amazed everyone.
Mommie Dearest (1981) is a sensationalized film about Christina Crawford’s troubled relationship with her adopted mother, Joan Crawford. Dunaway captured both the frightening and captivating aspects of the role.
Faye Dunaway blurred the lines between reality and fiction with her intense portrayal of Joan Crawford. She brought Joan Crawford to life both on and off the set, saying she wanted to “climb inside her skin.”
Dunaway either mastered method acting or seemed to be possessed by Joan Crawford’s spirit. In her autobiography, Looking for Gatsby, she describes how people felt it was like seeing Joan Crawford come back from the dead.
The media even reported that Dunaway was being haunted by Crawford. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Dunaway’s voice sounded like she had borrowed it from Joan Crawford’s ghost.
Despite the success of this role, Dunaway has some regrets. She told Entertainment Tonight that she felt it gave people the wrong impression of her career, and it was difficult to change that perception. “I should have known better,” she said, “but sometimes you’re vulnerable and don’t realize what you’re getting into.”
Throughout her career, Dunaway worked with many famous actors like Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Kirk Douglas, and Johnny Depp, but she kept her relationships with them professional and platonic.
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Faye Dunaway talked about her attractions to a few people, mentioning Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty. At the time, Beatty was single, but Steve McQueen was in a committed relationship, and Dunaway wouldn’t get involved with someone who was already with someone else.
She told *Harper’s Bazaar*, “You just don’t. I have a rule: It’s going to ruin the performance and the movie, so you don’t do that.”
Despite this rule, Dunaway broke it for Marcello Mastroianni, an Italian actor who was very tempting.
In the movie *A Place for Lovers* (1968), Dunaway plays a fashion designer who has an affair with Mastroianni’s race-car driver character. In real life, Dunaway had a three-year affair with Mastroianni. She ended the relationship when he wouldn’t leave his wife.
Even though Faye Dunaway has sometimes had a difficult and tough personality, she remains a very talented actress.
In 1997, People magazine named her one of the 50 Most Beautiful People, and in 1996, she got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Today, she is single. In a 2016 interview with People, she said she is open to dating. “I’m very much a loner,” she admitted. “I would like to have a partner in life if I could find the right person.”
Her most recent work was in 2022, where she appeared with Kevin Spacey in the Italian movie L’uomo che disegnò Dio.
Hollywood would be different without Faye Dunaway. What do you think about her role as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest? And how do you feel about her reported outbursts? Let us know your thoughts!
