Anne Bancroft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1931
- Died
- June 6, 2005 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Movie
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
Movie · as Herself
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Movie · as Self (archive)
Delgo
Movie · as Sedessa (voice)
Legends
TV · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Movie · as Contessa
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Heartbreakers
Movie · as Gloria Vogal
Haven
Movie · as Mama Gruber
In Search of Peace
Movie · as Golda Meir (voice)
Haven
TV · as Mama Gruber · 2 eps
Keeping the Faith
Movie · as Ruth Schram
Up at the Villa
Movie · as Princess San Ferdinando
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Anne Bancroft · 1 ep
Deep in My Heart
Movie · as Gerry Cummins
Antz
Movie · as Queen (voice)
Great Expectations
Movie · as Ms. Dinsmoor
Mark Twain's America in 3D
Movie · as Narrator
G.I. Jane
Movie · as Senator Lillian DeHaven
Critical Care
Movie · as Nun
The Sunchaser
Movie · as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Homecoming
Movie · as Abigail Tillerman
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie · as Glady Joe Cleary
Home for the Holidays
Movie · as Adele Larson
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Movie · as Madame Ouspenskaya
The Mother
Movie · as Mrs. Fanning
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Movie · as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
TV · as Old Lucy Marsden · 2 eps
Malice
Movie · as Mrs. Kennsinger
Point of No Return
Movie · as Amanda
Mr. Jones
Movie · as Dr. Catherine Holland
Love Potion No. 9
Movie · as Madame Ruth
Honeymoon in Vegas
Movie · as Bea Singer
Broadway Bound
Movie · as Kate Jerome
Mrs. Cage
Movie · as Mrs. Cage
Performance
TV · as Mrs. Fanning · 1 ep
Freddie and Max
TV · as Max Chandler · 6 eps
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Movie · as Meredith Perlestein
The Simpsons
TV · as Dr. Zweig (voice) · 1 ep
Torch Song Trilogy
Movie · as Ma Beckoff
84 Charing Cross Road
Movie · as Helene Hanff
'night, Mother
Movie · as Thelma Cates
Agnes of God
Movie · as Mère Miriam / Mariam Ruth
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Movie · as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Garbo Talks
Movie · as Estelle Rolfe
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Movie · as Self
To Be or Not to Be
Movie · as Anna Bronski
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Movie · as Self
Marco Polo
TV · as Madre di Marco · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Cage · 1 ep
The Elephant Man
Movie · as Mrs Kendal
Fatso
Movie · as Antoinette
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
Movie · as Self
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Turning Point
Movie · as Emma
Jesus of Nazareth
TV · as Mary Magdalene · 4 eps
Silent Movie
Movie · as Anne Bancroft
Lipstick
Movie · as Carla Bondi
The Hindenburg
Movie · as Ursula
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Movie · as Edna Edison
Flick Flack
TV · 1 ep
Young Winston
Movie · as Lady Jennie Churchill
Great Performances
TV · as Mrs. Fanning · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Movie · as Various
The Graduate
Movie · as Mrs. Robinson
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Virginia · 1 ep
7 Women
Movie · as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
The Slender Thread
Movie · as Inga Dyson
The Pumpkin Eater
Movie · as Jo Armitage
The Miracle Worker
Movie · as Annie Sullivan
The Girl in Black Stockings
Movie · as Beth Dixon
The Restless Breed
Movie · as Angelita
So Soon to Die
Movie · as Isobel Waring
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie · as Julie Bickford
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Nightfall
Movie · as Marie Gardner
Walk the Proud Land
Movie · as Tianay
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Isabelle Rutledge · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Last Frontier
Movie · as Corinna Marston
New York Confidential
Movie · as Kathy Lupo
A Life in the Balance
Movie · as María Ibinia
The Naked Street
Movie · as Rosalie Regalzyk
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Movie · as Paula
Gorilla at Large
Movie · as Laverne Miller
The Raid
Movie · as Katy Bishop
Climax!
TV · as Audrey, Elena Vallejo · 1 ep
The Kid from Left Field
Movie · as Marian Foley
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Movie · as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
Tonight We Sing
Movie · as Emma Hurok
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Don't Bother to Knock
Movie · as Lyn Lesley
The Man Who Had Influence
Movie · as Maria Cassini
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Leah, Kendal Browning, Ann Sommers, Cathy, Lolita, Sally · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Suspense
TV · 2 eps
Studio One
TV · as Maria Cassini, Czechoslovakian Girl, Lisa Berzins · 1 ep