Anne Bancroft

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-09-17 (74 years old)

Deathday

2005-06-06

Place of Birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Anne Bancroft

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' surn...

Acting

1962

The Miracle Worker

as Annie Sullivan

1993

Malice

as Mrs. Kennsinger

1980

The Elephant Man

as Mrs Kendal

1993

2001

Heartbreakers

as Gloria Vogal

1997

G.I. Jane

as Senator Lillian DeHaven

1976

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

1985

Agnes of God

as Mother Miriam Ruth

1995

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

1967

The Graduate

as Mrs. Robinson

1997

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

2000

Up at the Villa

as Princess San Ferdinando

1965

7 Women

as Dr. D.R. Cartwright

1965

The Slender Thread

as Inga Dyson

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

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

1996

Homecoming

as Abigail Tillerman

1989

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

as Meredith Perlestein

1957

1992

Broadway Bound

as Kate Jerome

1956

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

1993

Mr. Jones

as Dr. Catherine Holland

1995

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

as Madame Ouspenskaya

2018

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

as Self (archive footage)

1953

Tonight We Sing

as Emma Hurok

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

1978

1950

2001

Haven

as Mama Gruber

2001

In Search of Peace

as Golda Meir (voice)

2007

I Could Never Be Your Woman

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

1980

Fatso

as Director

1980

Fatso

as Writer

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