Anne Bancroft

Acting · 1.5 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005
From: 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.

Works

78 films

The Graduate

19677.6

Antz

19986.2

G.I. Jane

19976.5

The Elephant Man

19808.0

Great Expectations

19986.6

Heartbreakers

20016.1

Malice

19936.3

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

19956.1

Celebrity Naked Ambition

20035.0

The Miracle Worker

19627.9

Point of No Return

19936.2

Silent Movie

19766.5

How to Make an American Quilt

19956.4

Keeping the Faith

20006.1

Mr. Jones

19935.8

84 Charing Cross Road

19877.2

Love Potion No. 9

19926.2

'night, Mother

19867.4

The Hindenburg

19756.3

Agnes of God

19856.3

Home for the Holidays

19956.3

Mrs. Cage

19927.0

7 Women

19656.5

To Be or Not to Be

19836.7

Honeymoon in Vegas

19925.7

Don't Bother to Knock

19526.7

Demetrius and the Gladiators

19546.5

The Sunchaser

19966.3

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

20036.2

Lipstick

19765.3

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

20185.5

Gorilla at Large

19545.6

Critical Care

19976.3

Torch Song Trilogy

19887.3

The Raid

19546.5

An Audience with Mel Brooks

19847.0

The Girl in Black Stockings

19576.1

Nightfall

19566.9

Young Winston

19726.2

Deep in My Heart

19996.8

The Pumpkin Eater

19646.7

Up at the Villa

20005.3

The Last Frontier

19556.2

Homecoming

19967.1

The Muppets Go Hollywood

19796.2

Mickey's 50

19789.0

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

19756.6

Delgo

20084.6

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

19966.4

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

20138.2

The Slender Thread

19657.1

Garbo Talks

19846.3

The Turning Point

19776.5

Treasure of the Golden Condor

19536.3

Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer

20176.0

New York Confidential

19556.0

Haven

20016.8

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

19944.5

The Restless Breed

19575.5

The Naked Street

19556.2

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

19895.1

The Kid from Left Field

19537.7

So Soon to Die

19577.0

Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny

198210.0

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1957

Walk the Proud Land

19565.9

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

2009

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

1970

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

20186.4

The Mother

1994

Fatso

19805.8

A Life in the Balance

19556.4

Tonight We Sing

19539.5

Broadway Bound

19926.5

In Search of Peace

20017.0

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984

Mark Twain's America in 3D

199810.0

The Man Who Had Influence

19508.0