From the Archives: Anjelica Huston on Modeling, Movie-Making, and a Life in the Spotlight

From the Archives: Anjelica Huston on Modeling, Movie-Making, and a Life in the Spotlight

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February 24, 2026 · 48 min

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Anjelica Huston shares her experiences in modeling, acting, and her life in Hollywood with Alec Baldwin.

Anjelica Huston has lived many lives, all with grace and charisma. As the daughter of John Huston (director of  The African Queen ,  The Maltese Falcon , and more) she was movie royalty from birth. But she grew up in rural Ireland and went to high school in Swinging-Sixties London. That meant she developed a set of values far removed from Hollywood high society. Her first career was as a high-end fashion model, a favorite subject of Richard Avedon and later a muse of Halston. But she had always wanted to be a movie actress, and she spent time in the trenches, working on her craft in classes and smaller roles before her Oscar-winning turn in  Prizzi's Honor . Right as she was leaving the photo studio for the movie studio, she met Jack Nicholson: "he made me laugh," she tells Alec. The couple defined Hollywood cool for almost two decades. Huston tells Alec the story of all of her transitions -- romantic, professional, and geographic. Her two wonderful memoirs are A Story Lately Told and Watch Me . Originally aired April 7th, 2020. Learn more about your ad-choices at…

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Books & works: The African Queen, The Maltese Falcon

Places: Ireland

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