26 Amazing Publicity Photos of Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker in “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967)

Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. In 2011, the government of France made her an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Her career began in the early 1960s on Broadway. She made her screen debut in 1967 in The Happening, the same year she made Hurry Sundown with an all-star cast, and rose to fame with her portrayal of outlaw Bonnie Parker in Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde, for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.

Bonnie and Clyde is considered one of the first films of the New Hollywood era and a landmark picture. It broke many cinematic taboos and for some members of the counterculture, the film was considered a “rallying cry.” Its success prompted other filmmakers to be more open in presenting sex and violence in their films. The film’s ending became famous as "one of the bloodiest death scenes in cinematic history.”

The film received Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Parsons) and Best Cinematography (Burnett Guffey). In 1992, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” It was ranked 27th on the American Film Institute’s 1998 list of the 100 greatest American films of all time and 42nd on its 2007 list.