Anne Bancroft
68 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 17, 1931
- Died
- Jun 6, 2005 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- アン・バンクロフト · Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
Biography
Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of only 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa (or Luisa) Italiano on September 17, 1931, in the Bronx, New York City, the middle of three daughters of Mildred (née Di Napoli), a telephone operator, and Michael G. Italiano, a dress pattern maker. Both of her parents' surnames were toponymic. Her parents were Italian immigrants from Southern Italy. In an interview, she stated that her family was originally from Muro Lucano, in the province of Potenza. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bancroft was raised in Little Italy, in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, attended P.S. 12, later moving to 1580 Zerega Ave.
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Bancroft's Broadway debut in the two-character drama Two for the Seesaw (1958), brought her wide recognition for the depth of her talent and garnered her a Tony Award for best supporting actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967).
Bancroft continued to have a successful career in film and television. She starred in a number of other films, including The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), and Agnes of God (1985), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.
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Known for
Anne Bancroft: movies and TV shows
Acting (84)
- 2018
- 2008 Delgo
as Sedessa (voice)
- 2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa
- 2001 In Search of Peace
as Golda Meir (voice)
- 2001 Heartbreakers
as Gloria Vogal
- 2001 Haven
as Mama Gruber
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Keeping the Faith
as Ruth Schram
- 2000 Up at the Villa
as Princess San Ferdinando
- 1999 Deep in My Heart
as Gerry Cummins
- 1998 Antz
as Queen (voice)
- 1998 Mark Twain's America in 3D
as Narrator
- 1998 Great Expectations
as Ms. Dinsmoor
- 1997 Critical Care
as Nun
- 1997 G.I. Jane
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
- 1996 The Sunchaser
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
- 1996 Homecoming
as Abigail Tillerman
- 1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Madame Ouspenskaya
- 1995 Home for the Holidays
as Adele Larson
- 1995 How to Make an American Quilt
as Glady Joe Cleary
- 1994 The Mother
as Mrs. Fanning
- 1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
- 1994
- 1993 Mr. Jones
as Dr. Catherine Holland
- 1993 Malice
as Mrs. Kennsinger
- 1993 Point of No Return
as Amanda
- 1992 Love Potion No. 9
as Madame Ruth
- 1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
as Bea Singer
- 1992 Mrs. Cage
as Mrs. Cage
- 1992 Broadway Bound
as Kate Jerome
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Meredith Perlestein
- 1988 Torch Song Trilogy
as Ma Beckoff
- 1987 84 Charing Cross Road
as Helene Hanff
- 1986 'night, Mother
as Thelma Cates
- 1985 Agnes of God
as Mother Miriam Ruth
- 1984 Garbo Talks
as Estelle Rolfe
- 1984 James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983 To Be or Not to Be
as Anna Bronski
- 1982
- 1982
- 1980 The Elephant Man
as Mrs Kendal
- 1980 Fatso
as Antoinette
- 1977 The Turning Point
as Emma
- 1977
- 1976 Silent Movie
as Anne Bancroft
- 1976 Lipstick
as Carla Bondi
- 1975 The Hindenburg
as Ursula
- 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Edna Edison
- 1972 Young Winston
as Lady Jennie Churchill
- 1971
- 1970 Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
as Various
- 1967 The Graduate
as Mrs. Robinson
- 1966
- 1965 The Slender Thread
as Inga Dyson
- 1965 7 Women
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater
as Jo Armitage
- 1962 The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
- 1957 The Girl in Black Stockings
as Beth Dixon
- 1957 The Restless Breed
as Angelita
- 1957 Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Julie Bickford
- 1957 So Soon to Die
as Isobel Waring
- 1956 Nightfall
as Marie Gardner
- 1956
- 1956 Walk the Proud Land
as Tianay
- 1955 The Last Frontier
as Corinna Marston
- 1955 The Naked Street
as Rosalie Regalzyk
- 1955 A Life in the Balance
as María Ibinia
- 1955 New York Confidential
as Kathy Lupo
- 1954
- 1954 The Raid
as Katy Bishop
- 1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Paula
- 1954 Gorilla at Large
as Laverne Miller
- 1953 The Kid from Left Field
as Marian Foley
- 1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
- 1953 Tonight We Sing
as Emma Hurok
- 1952 Don't Bother to Knock
as Lyn Lesley
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre · TV
as Leah / Ann Sommers / Kendal Browning / Cathy / Lolita / Sally · 6 episodes
- 1950 The Man Who Had Influence
as Maria Cassini
- 1949
- 1948
Behind the camera (1)
- 1980 Fatso
Writer, Director
Talk shows and appearances (18)
- 2018
- 2017
- 2013
- 2009
- 2006 Legends
1 episode
- 2003
- 1996
- 1984
- 1982
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 An Audience with...
1 episode
- 1974 Flick Flack
1 episode
- 1971 Film '72
1 episode
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
3 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
5 episodes
- 1950 What's My Line?
3 episodes