Anne Baxter
69 movies · 29 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1923
- Died
- Dec 12, 1985 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Michigan City, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Annie Baxter · アン・バクスター · آن بکستر · آن بنکرافت
Biography
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress best known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the mid‑20th century. Born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and began acting on Broadway at the age of 13, earning strong reviews that helped launch her career. She moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s and signed a long‑term contract with 20th Century Fox, going on to appear in notable films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor’s Edge (1946), and The Ten Commandments (1956). For her supporting role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor’s Edge, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe, and she later earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress as Eve Harrington in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic All About Eve (1950). Throughout her career she worked with major directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, and Cecil B. DeMille, while also appearing regularly on stage and in television productions, including series such as East of Eden and Hotel. Anne Baxter died on December 12, 1985, in New York City at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy as a gifted dramatic actress with a strong presence in both classic cinema and television.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Anne Baxter: movies and TV shows
Acting (98)
- 2013 Footsteps on the Ceiling
as Eve Harrington (archive footage)
- 1984 The Masks of Death
as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
- 1983 The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
as Narrator
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980 Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Lilliana Zorska
- 1980
- 1979 Nero Wolfe
as Mrs. Rachael Bruner
- 1978 Little Mo
as Jessamyn Connolly
- 1977
- 1976
- 1973 Lisa, Bright and Dark
as Margaret Schilling
- 1972 Lapin 360
as Mrs. Barnes
- 1972
- 1972 The Catcher
as Kate
- 1971 If Tomorrow Comes
as Miss Cramer
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 The Late Liz
as Liz Addams Hatch
- 1971 Fools' Parade
as Cleo
- 1970 Ritual of Evil
as Jolene Wiley
- 1970 The Challengers
as Stephanie York
- 1969
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
as Myra Sherwood
- 1968 Companions in Nightmare
as Carlotta Mauridge
- 1968 The Name of the Game · TV
as Magda Blain / Betty-Jean Currier / Magda Blaine / Louise Harris · 4 episodes
- 1967 Stranger on the Run
as Valverda Johnson
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 The Busy Body
as Margo Foster Kane
- 1967
- 1966 The Tall Women
as Mary Ann
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 The Family Jewels
as Anne Baxter
- 1963 Marilyn
as archive footage
- 1962
- 1962 Mix Me a Person
as Dr. Anne Dyson
- 1962 Walk on the Wild Side
as Teresina Vidarverri
- 1961
- 1960 Cimarron
as Dixie Lee
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
as Olive
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Kimberley Prescott
- 1957 Armored Attack!
as Marina Pavlov
- 1956 Three Violent People
as Lorna Hunter Saunders
- 1956 The Ten Commandments
as Nefretiri
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The Come On
as Rita
- 1955 The Spoilers
as Cherry Malotte
- 1955 One Desire
as Tacey Cromwell
- 1955 Bedevilled
as Monica Johnson
- 1954 Carnival Story
as Willi
- 1953 The Blue Gardenia
as Norah Larkin
- 1953 I Confess
as Ruth Grandfort
- 1953
- 1952 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Cal
- 1952 My Wife's Best Friend
as Virginia Mason
- 1952 O. Henry's Full House
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 Follow the Sun
as Valerie Hogan
- 1950 All About Eve
as Eve Harrington
- 1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Kit Dodge Jr.
- 1949 You're My Everything
as Hannah Adams
- 1948 Yellow Sky
as Constance Mae 'Mike'
- 1948 The Walls of Jericho
as Julia Norman
- 1948 The Luck of the Irish
as Nora
- 1948 Homecoming
as Mrs. Penny Johnson
- 1947 Mother Wore Tights
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 Blaze of Noon
as Lucille Stewart
- 1946 The Razor's Edge
as Sophie MacDonald
- 1946 Angel on My Shoulder
as Barbara Foster
- 1946 Smoky
as Julie Richards
- 1945 A Royal Scandal
as Anna Jaschikoff
- 1944 Guest in the House
as Evelyn Heath
- 1944 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
as Tessa Osborne
- 1944 The Eve of St. Mark
as Janet Feller
- 1944 The Purple Heart
as Anne (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 The Fighting Sullivans
as Katherine Mary Sullivan
- 1943 The North Star
as Marina Pavlov
- 1943 Five Graves to Cairo
as Mouche
- 1943 Crash Dive
as Jean Hewlett
- 1942 The Pied Piper
as Nicole Rougeron
- 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons
as Lucy Morgan
- 1941 Swamp Water
as Julie Keefer
- 1941 Charley's Aunt
as Amy Spettigue
- 1940 The Great Profile
as Mary Maxwell
- 1940 20 Mule Team
as Jean Johnson
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 2006
- 2003
- 2000
- 1985
- 1983
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
2 episodes