Anne Bancroft

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1931-09-17

Deathday 2005-06-06 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Bronx, New York, USA

Also Known As アン・バンクロフト, Anna Maria Louisa Italiano

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' 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

Actor

2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

as Self (archive footage)

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Delgo

as Sedessa (voice)

2006
Legends

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
In Search of Peace

as Golda Meir (voice)

2001
Heartbreakers

as Gloria Vogal

2001
Haven

as Mama Gruber

2000
Keeping the Faith

as Ruth Schram

2000
Up at the Villa

as Princess San Ferdinando

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Anne Bancroft

1999
Deep in My Heart

as Gerry Cummins

1998
Antz

as Queen (voice)

1998
Great Expectations

as Ms. Dinsmoor

1997
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)

1993
Mr. Jones

as Dr. Catherine Holland

1993
Malice

as Mrs. Kennsinger

1993
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
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

as Meredith Perlestein

1989
The Simpsons

as Dr. Zweig (voice)

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
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

1980
The Elephant Man

as Mrs Kendal

1980
Fatso

as Antoinette

1978
Mickey's 50

as Self

1977
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

1972
Young Winston

as Lady Jennie Churchill

1971
Great Performances

as Mrs. Fanning

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
1957
The Restless Breed

as Angelita

1956
Nightfall

as Marie Gardner

1956
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Isabelle Rutledge

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
The Raid

as Katy Bishop

1954
Gorilla at Large

as Laverne Miller

1954
Climax!

as Audrey

1954
Climax!

as Elena Vallejo

1953
The Kid from Left Field

as Marian Foley

1953
Treasure of the Golden Condor

as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo

1953
Tonight We Sing

as Emma Hurok

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Don't Bother to Knock

as Lyn Lesley

1950
The Man Who Had Influence

as Maria Cassini

1950
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Kendal Browning

1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Ann Sommers

1950
1950
1950
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1948
Studio One

as Maria Cassini

1948
Studio One

as Czechoslovakian Girl

1948
Studio One

as Lisa Berzins

Writer

1980
Fatso

as Writer

Director

1980
Fatso

as Director