Name
Anne Bancroft
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1931-09-17
Deathday
2005-06-06 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
Known For
7.632
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daught...
8.049
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a ...
6.072
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins hi...
6.643
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tal...
7.413
A mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill...
6.217
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in th...
6.134
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine ...
- 1962 The Miracle Worker as Annie Sullivan
- 1993 Malice as Mrs. Kennsinger
- 1980 The Elephant Man as Mrs Kendal
- 1993 Point of No Return as Amanda
- 2001 Heartbreakers as Gloria Vogal
- 1997 G.I. Jane as Senator Lillian DeHaven
- 1976 Silent Movie as Self
- 1955 The Last Frontier as Corinna Marston
- 2000 Keeping the Faith as Ruth Schram
- 2008 Delgo as Sedessa (voice)
- 1994 The Mother as Mrs. Fanning
- 1983 To Be or Not to Be as Anna Bronski
- 1984 James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1952 Don't Bother to Knock as Lyn Lesley
- 1985 Agnes of God as Mother Miriam Ruth
- 1995 How to Make an American Quilt as Glady Joe Cleary
- 1988 Torch Song Trilogy as Ma Beckoff
- 1998 Antz as Queen (voice)
- 1998 Great Expectations as Ms. Dinsmoor
- 1992 Love Potion No. 9 as Madame Ruth
- 1995 Home for the Holidays as Adele Larson
- 1992 Honeymoon in Vegas as Bea Singer
- 1956 Nightfall as Marie Gardner
- 1986 'night, Mother as Thelma Cates
- 1955 New York Confidential as Kathy Lupo
- 1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators as Paula
- 1967 The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson
- 1977 The Turning Point as Emma
- 1997 Critical Care as Nun
- 1957 The Girl in Black Stockings as Beth Dixon
- 1987 84 Charing Cross Road as Helene Hanff
- 1996 The Sunchaser as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
- 1980 Fatso as Antoinette
- 1972 Young Winston as Lady Jennie Churchill
- 1975 The Hindenburg as Ursula
- 2000 Up at the Villa as Princess San Ferdinando
- 1965 7 Women as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
- 1965 The Slender Thread as Inga Dyson
- 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Edna Edison
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater as Jo Armitage
- 1954 Gorilla at Large as Laverne Miller
- 1954 The Raid as Katy Bishop
- 1976 Lipstick as Carla Bondi
- 1996 Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
- 1955 A Life in the Balance as María Ibinia
- 1999 Deep in My Heart as Gerry Cummins
- 1955 The Naked Street as Rosalie Regalzyk
- 1984 Garbo Talks as Estelle Rolfe
- 1953 The Kid from Left Field as Marian Foley
- 1996 Homecoming as Abigail Tillerman
- 1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Meredith Perlestein
- 1957 The Restless Breed as Angelita
- 2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Contessa
- 1992 Broadway Bound as Kate Jerome
- 1956 Walk the Proud Land as Tianay
- 1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
- 1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
- 1992 Mrs. Cage as Mrs. Cage
- 2013 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- 1993 Mr. Jones as Dr. Catherine Holland
- 1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Madame Ouspenskaya
- 2018 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer as Herself
- 1984 An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self
- 1953 Tonight We Sing as Emma Hurok
- 1970 Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man as Various
- 1978 Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1950 The Man Who Had Influence as Maria Cassini
- 2001 Haven as Mama Gruber
- 2001 In Search of Peace as Golda Meir (voice)
- 1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as Self (archive)
- 1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny as Self
- 1957 So Soon to Die as Isobel Waring
- 1957 Invitation to a Gunfighter as Julie Bickford
- 2018 Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
- 2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Mark Twain's America in 3D as Narrator
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Zweig (voice)
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Maria Cassini
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 1 episode ) as Anne Bancroft
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Leah
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Audrey
- 1966 ABC Stage 67 ( 1 episode ) as Virginia
- 1949 Suspense ( 2 episodes )
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Isabelle Rutledge
- 1977 Jesus of Nazareth ( 4 episodes ) as Mary Magdalene
- 1953 The Oscars ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Freddie and Max ( 6 episodes ) as Max Chandler
- 1991 Performance ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Fanning
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Ann Sommers
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Kendal Browning
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Cathy
- 1978 An Audience with... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Lolita
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Sally
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1974 Flick Flack ( 1 episode )
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Lisa Berzins
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Czechoslovakian Girl
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Elena Vallejo
- 2006 Legends ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 Marco Polo ( 1 episode ) as Madre di Marco
- 1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All ( 2 episodes ) as Old Lucy Marsden
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Fanning
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Haven ( 2 episodes ) as Mama Gruber
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Cage
