Ella Beatty

Ella Beatty (born April 8, 2000) is an American actress. The daughter of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, she made her screen debut in 2024 with a recurring role in the FX on Hulu anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. She made her film debut in the A24 drama If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. On stage, she made her Broadway debut in a replacement role in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play Appropriate (2024). She returned to theater in an off-Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts (2025).

Early life and education Beatty was born in 2000 to Annette Bening and Warren Beatty; she is the youngest of the pair's four children. In 2022, she graduated from the Juilliard School, where she studied drama. The following year she returned to theater playing a flirtatious maid, Regina Engstrand in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts (2025) at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater off-Broadway.

Beatty appeared in the A24 film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, directed by Mary Bronstein, which had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Acting credits

Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2025 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Kate Feature film debut

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Kerry O'Shea 4 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Playwright Venue Ref. 2024 Appropriate River Rayner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Belasco Theatre, Broadway debut 2025–2026Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes AnnieHannah MoscovitchMinetta Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway