the first time i saw Anjelica Huston in a film was when she played Morticia in Addams Family. i was probably around 9 or 10 years old and just fell completely in love with her. she was the first woman in whom i recognised what sex appeal was – in a cool, understated, knowing way that wasn’t garish. which i suppose is a pretty significant moment for a kid on the cusp of learning about all that stuff and would become my benchmark of what sex appeal should be. some say she has a femme fatale quality about her but personally i think the term gentlewoman applies perfectly to Anjelica (that might be the influence of all those Wes Anderson characters talking). a gentlewoman femme fatale… perhaps.
another film that she was in that i loved as a kid (and still do) was The Witches. i am of course a massive Roald Dahl fan, and so had read & loved the book as a youngster… i kind of wanted the grand high witch to win in the end just because she was so cool in her portrayal.
my image sources here are pretty shit, i do apologise. most of these pics were saved to my computer anyway (…) – some of them are from youthquakers (specifically the old vogue shoots) and a few are from this great article.
Such a classy babe! Loved The Witches when I was a kid. Maybe it’s time for a nostalgia viewing…
Love her! She is a wonderful actress and such a great inspiration.
ooh!! I love your blog and thank you so much for this post!!!!
WOW that sixth-from-the-bottom photo of her green eyes is electrifying. Also gotta have that stars sweater.
I was introduced to her by Ever After, love her!
Holy Hell, the Witches?!? One of my complete favorite films growing up!
I adore the image of her with the bob on the train/subway in the plaid coat. Perfection.
I agree with Mariah, I loved her in Witches but she also scared the crap out of me!
the first thing i can remember seeing her in was “ever after” as the evil stepmother. i absolutely hated her for the longest time, but then i realized that it was only because she was such a great actress – and i’ve loved her ever since. i also think she’s absolutely stunning – was and still is!
she’s the greatest!
Amaing photos! Thanks for sharing! She is such an unusual beauty…
Such an awesome lady, great post, love the photos (and your blog)!
Holy wow. She has aged so, so well.
I could not agree more! She ages so gracefully and she’s such an inspiration! I LOVE her! Thank you for posting :)
I love The Witches, she is perfect and terrifying in it.
Jack was soooo dumb.
She’s amazing.
The best thing about Anjelica is that she is simultaneously completely normal and supernatural.
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uhh, these are amazing, she is amazing.
Anjelica Huston is sooo amazing, she is a true beauty and icon. The Addams Family was the first film i saw of her and thats how i became a fan. She is a very special person and such a wonderful actress :)
I, too, loved the Witches, ha. Great post. She’s a classic beauty. xo.
I can stare at her face for hours…Anjelica is amazing. The first time I saw her was from Addams Family too. I so wanted Morticia to be my mother and of course, I wanted to be Wednesday :)
She’s beautiful! I just watched the Darjeeling Limited last night and I didn’t know she stars in that film! Grey-haired and all but still lovely!
This is such an incredible collection of photos. I am taken with the idea of gentlewoman femme fatale. I love it!
there are no words to describe how much I love this post. I’ve always thought sexiness had more to do with attitude than physical assets, and damn, she has attitude.
total fox!
Personal favourite moment is life aquatic. x
What a stunning, stunning woman. These photos and descriptions are just perfect! I love the confidence behind her subtle smile— so sexy, you’re right. The Witches scaaaaared me when I was little but I was absolutely mesmerized by it.
I LOVE Anjelica Huston. That’s a great collection of photographs. I recently posted about her, and only out up four, you put me to shame! Your blog is wonderful, I check it every day!
First time I saw Anjelica was in a photo shoot in Vogue or Bazaar, when she was 17, I think. I still have those pages somewhere. She was photographed in Ireland with a gypsy wagon. I didn’t think she was beautiful, but I still remember them, you know? Now you must see this: http://acountryfarmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/portrait.html