Look at her - you cannot call her beauty, and she is somewhat similar to our Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya. But Angelica Houston never thought about making a career in anything other than a movie. At the beginning of her career, the daughter of actor John Houston - the legend of world cinema - worked as a fashion model and walked the catwalk. In those days, her husband was Bob Richardson. Angelica with her demonic beauty, large facial features, article and high growth has a hypnotic effect on people. All female roles with strong characters - her, for example, the role of stepmother in Cinderella (and remember, Ranevskaya also played her?).
Angelica Houston was born July 8, 1951 in American Santa Monica. Her mother, prima ballerina Ricky Soma, divorced her father, and he sent them to Ireland. "Angel" - it is so called among friends - grew up on the southwest coast of Ireland, among hunters and residents of the taiga. And until 9 years old, her tutors and nannies were engaged in her upbringing. For two years she stayed in an Irish monastery, but with an overnight stay at home, not at full board. Then Angelica left with her mother in London, where she was educated at the French Lyceum, where she encountered difficulties, because the school curriculum was difficult, the “taiga” education made her stay with the graduates of ... a kindergarten! Angelica was left in the second year.
Angelica has no children, nevertheless she plays the role of mothers masterly. For example, in the movie “Scammers” or in the “Addams Family” in the image of Mortizia. Journalists, knowing about her childlessness, often ask how she herself was a child? And they get a very self-critical answer - a mixture of a geek with a moron. It is hard to believe that this is how Angelica Houston herself evaluates herself, whose photos are kept by almost every male representative on Earth! She is beautiful with her demonic beauty and attractive to men.
Youth events
In 1969, Angelica Houston first appeared in a movie, and it seems to be a joyful event, but this year grief happened - her mother died in a car accident. Angelica moved to her father, her adult life and film career began. Houston considers the most significant men in his life to be the father who shot such landmarks as The Maltese Falcon, Asphalt Jungle and The African Queen, as well as Jack Nicholson, with whom Angelica lived for 17 years - from 1973 to 1990. But she does not like to remember it. They only broke up when Houston found out that Jack had a baby from another woman. It was the greatest love in her life and the biggest loss. After breaking up with Nicholson, she married sculptor Robert Graham.
Character
Angelica Houston in her youth was very funny, and in adulthood, in spite of everything, she did not lose this character trait. Her angelic smile contrasts with an extraordinary, rude and bitchy appearance, and her loved ones say that she is a very good and kind person. She claims that her bitch in the movie - funny and unhappy women. Scoundrels, in her opinion, play is much more interesting than combed benefactor. Angelica Houston admits that she loves watching Latin American TV shows. She believes that they have freshness, courage and fire, so bewitching the viewer.
Cinema, television
Is an actress like Angelica Houston interested in filmography? Her roles are a provocation, a walk along the razor's edge. She herself says that fresh images do not interest her. She likes to play women who control and manipulate, for example, in the film “Scammers,” her heroine masterfully twirls as she wants with her son.
The best of films
She starred in 73 films, the five best of them are as follows:
- “The Postman Always Calls Twice,” 1981. In it, Angelica starred with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange.
- “The Prizzi Family Honor” of 1985. She received an Oscar in the nomination "Best Supporting Actress".
- "Witches."
- "Scammers."
- The Addams Family.
The last film starring Angelica Houston was released in 2012 under the title Lost for Words.
She also has the Golden Globe Academy Award for Carrie’s role in the television film Angels with Iron Teeth, and five times won an Emmy nomination for television roles.
Directing
Since the mid-90s, Angelica along with acting became interested in directing. In 1996, her first film “The Bastard from Carolina” was released, then, in 1999, there was a picture “Agnes Brown”, and she released her last film “Rides with a Sister” in 2005.
Record holder
Angelica was noted in the Guinness Book of Records as the third-generation Academy Award winner - her grandfather, actor Walter Houston, was awarded the coveted golden figurine for his role in the film Sierra Madre’s Treasure. John Houston was also awarded the Academy Award, and Angelica Oscar went for his role in the film The Honor of the Przzi Family, filmed by her father. The second husband of Angelica - Robert Graham, like Jack Nicholson once , took part in the film where Houston starred.
But today Angelica is not married ... She periodically meets with Nicholson in some posh restaurant to chat, laugh, remember and dream ...