Anne Bancroft
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. She also had a recurring role on the television series Modern Family. 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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- 2018 · Mel Brooks: Unwrapped as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- 2009 · Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as Self (archive)
- 2008 · Delgo as Sedessa (voice)
- 2006 · Legends as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 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
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Anne Bancroft
- 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 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies as Self
- 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 · Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Old Lucy Marsden
- 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 · Performance as Mrs. Fanning
- 1990 · Freddie and Max as Max Chandler
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dr. Zweig (voice)
- 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 · An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self
- 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 · Marco Polo as Madre di Marco
- 1982 · Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny as Self
- 1980 · The Elephant Man as Mrs Kendal
- 1980 · Fatso as Antoinette
- 1979 · The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · The Turning Point as Emma
- 1977 · Jesus of Nazareth as Mary Magdalene
- 1977 · Jesus Of Nazareth as Mary Magdalene
- 1976 · Silent Movie as Self
- 1976 · Lipstick as Carla Bondi
- 1975 · The Hindenburg as Ursula
- 1975 · The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Edna Edison
- 1974 · Flick Flack as
- 1972 · Young Winston as Lady Jennie Churchill
- 1971 · Great Performances as Mrs. Fanning
- 1970 · Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man as Various
- 1967 · The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as Virginia
- 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 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1957 · The Restless Breed as Angelita
- 1956 · Nightfall as Marie Gardner
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Isabelle Rutledge
- 1956 · Walk the Proud Land as Tianay
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 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 · Climax! as Audrey
- 1954 · Climax! as Elena Vallejo
- 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 · The Oscars as Self
- 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 as Leah
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Ann Sommers
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Kendal Browning
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Cathy
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Lolita
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Sally
- 1950 · The Man Who Had Influence as Maria Cassini
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1948 · Studio One as Maria Cassini
- 1948 · Studio One as Lisa Berzins
- 1948 · Studio One as Czechoslovakian Girl
- Future · Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer as Herself