Name
Anne Baxter
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-05-07
Deathday
1985-12-12 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Michigan City, Indiana, USA
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.
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- 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons as Lucy Morgan
- 1950 All About Eve as Eve Harrington
- 1953 I Confess as Ruth Grandfort
- 1948 Yellow Sky as Constance Mae 'Mike'
- 1953 The Blue Gardenia as Norah Larkin
- 1958 Chase a Crooked Shadow as Kimberley Prescott
- 1952 O. Henry's Full House as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
- 1956 The Ten Commandments as Nefretiri
- 1946 Angel on My Shoulder as Barbara Foster
- 1952 The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Cal
- 1984 The Masks of Death as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
- 1944 Guest in the House as Evelyn Heath
- 1967 The Busy Body as Margo Foster Kane
- 1943 Five Graves to Cairo as Mouche
- 1962 Walk on the Wild Side as Teresina Vidarverri
- 1944 The Fighting Sullivans as Katherine Mary Sullivan
- 1941 Charley's Aunt as Amy Spettigue
- 1954 Carnival Story as Willi
- 1941 Swamp Water as Julie Keefer
- 1956 The Come On as Rita
- 1960 Cimarron as Dixie Lee
- 1971 Fools' Parade as Cleo
- 1943 The North Star as Marina Pavlov
- 1949 You're My Everything as Hannah Adams
- 1956 Three Violent People as Lorna Hunter Saunders
- 1946 The Razor's Edge as Sophie MacDonald
- 1943 Crash Dive as Jean Hewlett
- 1942 The Pied Piper as Nicole Rougeron
- 1945 A Royal Scandal as Anna Jaschikoff
- 1966 The Tall Women as Mary Ann
- 1948 Homecoming as Mrs. Penny Johnson
- 1959 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll as Olive
- 1967 Stranger on the Run as Valverda Johnson
- 1947 Mother Wore Tights as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 The Luck of the Irish as Nora
- 1948 The Walls of Jericho as Julia Norman
- 1955 Bedevilled as Monica Johnson
- 1955 One Desire as Tacey Cromwell
- 1940 The Great Profile as Mary Maxwell
- 1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk as Kit Dodge Jr.
- 2000 Backstory: 'All About Eve' as Self (archive footage)
- 1940 20 Mule Team as Jean Johnson
- 1980 Jane Austen in Manhattan as Lilliana Zorska
- 1952 My Wife's Best Friend as Virginia Mason
- 1971 If Tomorrow Comes as Miss Cramer
- 1946 Smoky as Julie Richards
- 1951 Follow the Sun as Valerie Hogan
- 1947 Blaze of Noon as Lucille Stewart
- 1944 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier as Tessa Osborne
- 1979 Nero Wolfe as Mrs. Rachael Bruner
- 1944 The Eve of St. Mark as Janet Feller
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities as Myra Sherwood
- 1967 Sette donne per una strage
- 1944 The Purple Heart as Anne (voice) (uncredited)
- 1965 The Family Jewels as Anne Baxter
- 1983 The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright as Narrator
- 1955 The Spoilers as Cherry Malotte
- 1970 Ritual of Evil as Jolene Wiley
- 1985 Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1968 Companions in Nightmare as Carlotta Mauridge
- 1978 Little Mo as Jessamyn Connolly
- 1970 The Challengers as Stephanie York
- 1972 Lapin 360 as Mrs. Barnes
- 1962 Mix Me a Person as Dr. Anne Dyson
- 1971 The Late Liz as Liz Addams Hatch
- 1973 Lisa, Bright and Dark as Margaret Schilling
- 1957 Armored Attack! as Marina Pavlov
- 1983 Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano as Self
- 1972 The Catcher as Kate
- 2013 Footsteps on the Ceiling as Eve Harrington (archive footage)
- 1983 Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
- 2003 The Making of The Ten Commandments as Self (archive footage)
- 1963 Marilyn as archive footage
- 2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Katherine Daly
- 1966 Batman ( 2 episodes ) as Zelda
- 1960 Checkmate ( 1 episode ) as Beatrice Martin Kipp
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ( 2 episodes ) as Myra Sherwood
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Hotel ( 76 episodes ) as Victoria Cabot
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Maj. Edith Johansen
- 1971 Cannon ( 2 episodes )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Margaret Schilling
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Run for Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Mona Morrison
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 2 episodes )
- 1965 The Big Valley ( 1 episode ) as Hannah Kendall
- 1965 The Loner ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Ellie Jenkins
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Laura Fletcher
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Nora Willis
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson ( 1 episode ) as Louise
- 1980 Hagen ( 1 episode )
- 1960 My Three Sons ( 1 episode ) as Eileen Talbot
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Nora Chandler
- 1972 Banacek ( 1 episode ) as Leslie Lyle
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Stella Rutledge
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Ella Harley
- 1976 Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers ( 4 episodes ) as Edwina D'Orsey
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Magda Blain
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Betty-Jean Currier
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Magda Blaine
- 1956 Playhouse 90 ( 1 episode ) as Pat Bass
- 1981 East of Eden ( 3 episodes ) as Faye
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Priscilla Crawford
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Helen Williams
- 1966 Batman ( 5 episodes ) as Olga
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Janice Brandt
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1967 The Danny Thomas Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Louise Harris
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Alice Flynn
