Biography
Few of these roles allowed her to express anything more than slow-simmering sexuality, but gradually films like Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night" (1973), George Cukor's "Rich and Famous" (1981) and John Huston's "Under the Volcano" (1983) revealed her talent for intelligent, complex performances. Unlike many actresses as they approached their fourth and fifth decades, Bisset remained active and in demand, playing a wide range of parts from …
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Career Milestones
| Began working at age 18 as professional model | ||
1965 | First film appearance, "The Knack ... and How to Get It" | |
1966 | Made acting debut in Roman Polanski's "Cul-de-Sac" | |
1967 | Appeared in the James Bond satire, "Casino Royale" as Miss Goodthighs | |
1967 | Cast in the movie "Two for the Road," with Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney | |
1968 | Cast in her breakout role as Steve McQueen's girlfriend in the hit film "Bullitt"; directed by Peter Yates | |
1968 | Made French-language debut in "La promesse" | |
1970 | Joined an ensemble cast for the blockbuster disaster film "Airport" | |
1972 | Co-starred with Paul Newman and Anthony Perkins in "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" | |
1973 | Appeared opposite Ryan O'Neal in "The Thief Who Came to Dinner" | |
1973 | Co-starred in the French film "Day for Night"; directed by François Truffaut | |
1974 | Re-teamed with Perkins for the ensemble mystery "Murder on the Orient Express" | |
1975 | Cast in the lead role in Luigi Comencini's "La donna della domenica" | |
1977 | Starred in Peter Yates' "The Deep," with Robert Shaw and Nick Nolte | |
1978 | Earned her first Golden Globe nomination for the comedy "Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?" | |
1981 | Co-starred with Candice Bergen in "Rich and Famous"; also produced | |
1983 | Played an older woman who has an affair with her son's friend in "Class" | |
1984 | Received second Golden Globe nomination for her role in "Under the Volcano" | |
1985 | Made TV-movie debut as "Anna Karenina" (ABC) | |
1987 | Made TV miniseries debut as Josephine in "Napoleon and Josephine" (ABC) | |
1989 | Co-starred with Mickey Rourke in the erotic film "Wild Orchid" | |
1995 | Played a wealthy housewife in the French film "La Cérémonie" | |
1998 | Played the mother of the Italian courtesan, Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) in "Dangerous Beauty" | |
2000 | Cast as the Virgin Mary in the CBS miniseries "Jesus" | |
2001 | Earned praise for her performance as a terminally ill woman in "The Sleepy Time Gal" | |
2001 | Guest-starred on two episodes of FOX's "Ally McBeal" | |
2003 | Portrayed Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis in "America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story" (TBS) | |
2005 | Played Sophie Wynn, Domino's mother (played by Keira Knightley), in Tony Scott's "Domino" | |
2006 | Had a recurring role on FX's "Nip/Tuck" as a former madam | |
2009 | Played a woman who survives a Nazi concentration camp in "Death in Love" | |
Awards
1968 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |
1978 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Under the Volcano |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Joan of Arc |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Joan of Arc |
2004 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema |