 Dunaway followed the success with another hit, "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968), in which she played Vicki Anderson, an insurance investigator who becomes involved with Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen), a millionaire who attempts to pull off the perfect crime.Norman Jewison hired Dunaway after he saw scenes from "Bonnie and Clyde" before its release.As Arthur Penn had needed to persuade Warren Beatty to cast Dunaway, Jewison had to convince McQueen that she was right for the part.