Anne Bancroft
Acting
Born: September 17, 1931 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died: June 6, 2005 (aged 73)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
Antz
1998
The Elephant Man
1980
The Graduate
1967
G.I. Jane
1997
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
Heartbreakers
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Point of No Return
1993
Great Expectations
1998
Keeping the Faith
2000
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Photos (8)
Movies (67)
The Graduate
Mrs. Robinson
Antz
Queen (voice)
The Elephant Man
Mrs Kendal
G.I. Jane
Senator Lillian DeHaven
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Madame Ouspenskaya
Great Expectations
Ms. Dinsmoor
Point of No Return
Amanda
Heartbreakers
Gloria Vogal
Love Potion No. 9
Madame Ruth
Malice
Mrs. Kennsinger
Silent Movie
Anne Bancroft
The Last Frontier
Corinna Marston
Mr. Jones
Dr. Catherine Holland
84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
How to Make an American Quilt
Glady Joe Cleary
Honeymoon in Vegas
Bea Singer
The Sunchaser
Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Keeping the Faith
Ruth Schram
Agnes of God
Mother Miriam Ruth
Don't Bother to Knock
Lyn Lesley
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Paula
To Be or Not to Be
Anna Bronski
The Hindenburg
Ursula
Gorilla at Large
Laverne Miller
Up at the Villa
Princess San Ferdinando
7 Women
Dr. D.R. Cartwright
Garbo Talks
Estelle Rolfe
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Home for the Holidays
Adele Larson
Young Winston
Lady Jennie Churchill
Critical Care
Nun
'night, Mother
Thelma Cates
Nightfall
Marie Gardner
Torch Song Trilogy
Ma Beckoff
The Turning Point
Emma
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Contessa
The Pumpkin Eater
Jo Armitage
The Raid
Katy Bishop
The Naked Street
Rosalie Regalzyk
Lipstick
Carla Bondi
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Edna Edison
Delgo
Sedessa (voice)
The Slender Thread
Inga Dyson
Homecoming
Abigail Tillerman
New York Confidential
Kathy Lupo
The Girl in Black Stockings
Beth Dixon
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Deep in My Heart
Gerry Cummins
The Mother
Mrs. Fanning
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
Walk the Proud Land
Tianay
Fatso
Antoinette
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Meredith Perlestein
Haven
Mama Gruber
So Soon to Die
Isobel Waring
The Restless Breed
Angelita
Broadway Bound
Kate Jerome
A Life in the Balance
María Ibinia
Mark Twain's America in 3D
Narrator
The Kid from Left Field
Marian Foley
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Various
In Search of Peace
Golda Meir (voice)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Julie Bickford
The Man Who Had Influence
Maria Cassini
Tonight We Sing
Emma Hurok
TV Shows (18)
The Simpsons
Dr. Zweig (voice) · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Anne Bancroft · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Mrs. Cage · 1 eps
Great Performances
Mrs. Fanning · 1 eps
Climax!
Audrey · 1 eps
Climax!
Elena Vallejo · 1 eps
Studio One
Maria Cassini · 1 eps
Studio One
Czechoslovakian Girl · 1 eps
Studio One
Lisa Berzins · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Isabelle Rutledge · 1 eps
Performance
Mrs. Fanning · 1 eps
Suspense
2 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Mary Magdalene · 4 eps
ABC Stage 67
Virginia · 1 eps
Marco Polo
Madre di Marco · 1 eps
Haven
Mama Gruber · 2 eps
Flick Flack
1 eps
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Old Lucy Marsden · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 5 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 3 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
Herself
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self
Mickey's 50
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self