Annette Bening, Warren Beatty and Ella Beatty attend A24’s ‘20th Century Women’ at AFI Fest 2016, at The Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on November 16, 2016.Photo:David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media/Getty
David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media/Getty
Annette BeningandWarren Beatty’s youngest daughter Ella Beatty is coming into her own in her acting career.
TheFeud: Capote vs. The Swansactress was born to her iconic actor parents on April 8, 2000. She is the youngest of four children, including brothers Stephen and Benjamin and sister Isabel.
After graduating from The Juilliard School in May 2022, Ella went on to create a career for herself in Hollywood. In March 2024, she alsomade her Broadway debutinAppropriate.
Ella is aware of the privilege that comes with being the daughter of two acclaimed actors, she toldVoguein February 2024. However, she said she still hopes to add something new to the conversation.
“I totally acknowledge that there is an inherent privilege and exposure that comes from having well-known actors as parents,” she said. “And I really hope that I can offer something meaningful.”
From watching her parents on set when she was a child to becoming a star in her own right, here’s everything to know about Annette Bening and Warren Beatty’s daughter, Ella Beatty.
She was born in 2000
Ella Beatty when she was a child on her birthday.Ella Beatty Instagram
Ella Beatty Instagram
Annette and Warren welcomed their fourth child, Ella, on April 8, 2000. Before she was born, Ella already was joining her parents at industry events like the Academy Awards red carpet.
During an appearance on theTodayshow in March 2024, Annette reflected on the 1999 Oscars when she washeavily pregnant with Ella.
“It’s so funny you asked me this because one time I was nominated I was extremely pregnant,” she said. “I was just about to give birth, and I know how many years ago it was because that’s my almost 24-year-old.”
She grew up accompanying her parents to sets and award shows
Ella Beatty in a selfie on Instagram.Ella Beatty Instagram
Ella may be a burgeoning star herself, but she grew up in her mom’s dressing rooms and on the set of her parent’s projects. She toldVoguethat when she was a teenager, she visited her dad while he directed 2016’sRules Don’t Apply.
She graduated from The Juilliard School
Ella Beatty celebrating New Years in 2024.Ella Beatty Instagram
In May 2022, Ella graduated with a degree in drama from The Juilliard School as one of 18 students in her class. There, she was trained under legendary instructors who taught her that she was a “vessel for a character,” she toldVogue, meaning it was better for people to know less about who she was.
However, the best lesson she learned there was to always be ready, she toldWomen’s Wear Dailyin February 2024.
“My favorite thing that they said to us there was ‘stay ready so you don’t gotta get ready,’ ” she said.
Her parents have given her advice about navigating the acting industry
Annette Bening and Ella Beatty backstage at the hit play “Appropriate” on Broadway on March 26, 2024 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Growing up with actor parents meant that Ella always had people to turn to for advice as she dove into a career in acting. Most importantly, Ella told PEOPLE in January 2024, her mom always told her to “[be] kind, treat people with respect, work hard and be grateful.”
She elaborated on the advice toVogue, sharing that her mom always emphasized kindness above all, while her dad was strict about being on time.
“Be kind — because there’ll always be someone more beautiful, more charming, more interesting. If you show up and be kind, it goes a long way,” she said of her mom’s input.
Ella said that in addition to their words of wisdom, she also learned much of the art of acting from watching her parent’s work, down to how they prepared behind the scenes.
“Just watching my mom backstage, watching how hard she works, even something like watching the way she memorizes her lines because that’s how I learn my dialogue now,” she toldWWD.
Her first major project was Ryan Murphy’sFeud
Ella Beatty at the premiere of “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” on January 23, 2024 in New York City.John Nacion/Variety/Getty
John Nacion/Variety/Getty
Ella put her training to use in her professional debut as Kerry O’Shea, Truman Capote’s surrogate daughter, in Ryan Murphy’sFeud: Capote vs. The Swans.
She toldVoguethat while the show was shooting in 2023, she would show up on set even when she wasn’t scheduled to be just so she could watch and learn from her fellow actors. Ella added that Tom Hollander, who plays Capote, took her under his wing and helped her through her first professional gig.
“He came to my dressing room privately — not in front of anybody else. He didn’t want to, I think, embarrass me or make me feel like a newbie,” she said. “He was like, ‘Do you want to run lines? Do you want to talk about the scene? Do you want to talk to each other?’ I think he had been tipped off that I was new, that I was jumping on a moving train.”
She made her Broadway debut in March 2024
Ella Beatty making her broadway debut and Sarah Paulson during the curtain call as the new play “Appropriate” re-opens on Broadway on March 25, 2024 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/Getty
Bruce Glikas/Getty
The day after her debut,Ella’s family came out in support of her. Her mom gave her a hug and kiss backstage and she posed with Annette and two of her siblings — Isabel and Stephen — in her dressing room.
source: people.com
