Annette Bening

Annette Bening began on the stage in San Francisco and New York. She was nominated for a Tony for her performance in Coastal Disturbance (1987), then moved into films. Her breakthrough role in The Grifters (1990, starring John Cusack) earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 1992 she married Warren Beatty and together they have four children. In 2000 Bening was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in American Beauty (1999, starring Kevin Spacey. Her other films include Tim Burton's Mars Attacks (1996), Open Range (2003, starring Kevin Costner) and Being Julia (2004, with Jeremy Irons).

Extra credit: There's no truth to the rumor that Bening was the model for the Columbia Pictures logo; the model was Jennifer Joseph.