Anne Baxter
Acting
Born: May 7, 1923 · Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Died: December 12, 1985 (aged 62)
Highest Rated
Biography
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress best known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the mid‑20th century. Born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and began acting on Broadway at the age of 13, earning strong reviews that helped launch her career. She moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s and signed a long‑term contract with 20th Century Fox, going on to appear in notable films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor’s Edge (1946), and The Ten Commandments (1956). For her supporting role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor’s Edge, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe, and she later earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress as Eve Harrington in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic All About Eve (1950). Throughout her career she worked with major directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, and Cecil B. DeMille, while also appearing regularly on stage and in television productions, including series such as East of Eden and Hotel. Anne Baxter died on December 12, 1985, in New York City at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy as a gifted dramatic actress with a strong presence in both classic cinema and television.
Known for
The Ten Commandments
1956
All About Eve
1950
Columbo
1971
Batman
1966
I Confess
1953
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
The Love Boat
1977
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
Yellow Sky
1948
The Blue Gardenia
1953
The Razor's Edge
1946
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Photos (7)
Movies (69)
The Ten Commandments
Nefretiri
All About Eve
Eve Harrington
The Magnificent Ambersons
Lucy Morgan
Yellow Sky
Constance Mae 'Mike'
I Confess
Ruth Grandfort
The Masks of Death
Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
The Blue Gardenia
Norah Larkin
Fools' Parade
Cleo
The Razor's Edge
Sophie MacDonald
The Spoilers
Cherry Malotte
Crash Dive
Jean Hewlett
Five Graves to Cairo
Mouche
Three Violent People
Lorna Hunter Saunders
The Tall Women
Mary Ann
My Wife's Best Friend
Virginia Mason
O. Henry's Full House
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Angel on My Shoulder
Barbara Foster
Walk on the Wild Side
Teresina Vidarverri
The North Star
Marina Pavlov
Cimarron
Dixie Lee
Swamp Water
Julie Keefer
The Fighting Sullivans
Katherine Mary Sullivan
Stranger on the Run
Valverda Johnson
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Kimberley Prescott
Mother Wore Tights
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Follow the Sun
Valerie Hogan
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Kit Dodge Jr.
Marilyn
archive footage
Armored Attack!
Marina Pavlov
The Family Jewels
Anne Baxter
The Luck of the Irish
Nora
Lisa, Bright and Dark
Margaret Schilling
Ritual of Evil
Jolene Wiley
Little Mo
Jessamyn Connolly
A Royal Scandal
Anna Jaschikoff
One Desire
Tacey Cromwell
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Cal
The Great Profile
Mary Maxwell
The Busy Body
Margo Foster Kane
Nero Wolfe
Mrs. Rachael Bruner
You're My Everything
Hannah Adams
Guest in the House
Evelyn Heath
The Purple Heart
Anne (voice) (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
Nicole Rougeron
20 Mule Team
Jean Johnson
Smoky
Julie Richards
Homecoming
Mrs. Penny Johnson
The Walls of Jericho
Julia Norman
If Tomorrow Comes
Miss Cramer
The Eve of St. Mark
Janet Feller
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Lilliana Zorska
The Catcher
Kate
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Tessa Osborne
The Come On
Rita
Footsteps on the Ceiling
Eve Harrington (archive footage)
Lapin 360
Mrs. Barnes
Mix Me a Person
Dr. Anne Dyson
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Olive
The Late Liz
Liz Addams Hatch
The Challengers
Stephanie York
Bedevilled
Monica Johnson
Carnival Story
Willi
Blaze of Noon
Lucille Stewart
Sette donne per una strage
1967
Charley's Aunt
Amy Spettigue
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Myra Sherwood
Companions in Nightmare
Carlotta Mauridge
Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
1983
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Narrator
TV Shows (36)
Columbo
Nora Chandler · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Priscilla Crawford · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Helen Williams · 2 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Ironside
Alice Flynn · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Janice Brandt · 1 eps
Batman
Zelda · 2 eps
Batman
Olga · 5 eps
The F.B.I.
Katherine Daly · 1 eps
Hotel
Victoria Cabot · 76 eps
Dr. Kildare
Nora Willis · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Eileen Talbot · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Hannah Kendall · 1 eps
Cannon
2 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Laura Fletcher · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Myra Sherwood · 2 eps
The Name of the Game
Magda Blain · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Betty-Jean Currier · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Magda Blaine · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Louise Harris · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Mona Morrison · 1 eps
Checkmate
Beatrice Martin Kipp · 1 eps
Playhouse 90
Pat Bass · 1 eps
Banacek
Leslie Lyle · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Louise · 1 eps
Riverboat
Ellie Jenkins · 1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
East of Eden
Faye · 3 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Margaret Schilling · 1 eps
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Edwina D'Orsey · 4 eps
General Electric Theater
Maj. Edith Johansen · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Stella Rutledge · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Ella Harley · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
2 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Self