Cast
Anne Bancroft
Acting
Cast
Anne Bancroft
Known for
Acting
Born
1931-09-17
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2005-06-06
Also known as γ’γ³γ»γγ³γ―γγγ, Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
Biography
Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 β 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 (nΓ©e 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.
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7.6
MOVIE1967
The Graduate
as Mrs. Robinson
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8.0
MOVIE1980
The Elephant Man
as Mrs Kendal
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6.2
MOVIE1998
Antz
as Queen (voice)
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6.1
MOVIE1995
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Madame Ouspenskaya
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6.5
MOVIE1997
G.I. Jane
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
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6.6
MOVIE1998
Great Expectations
as Ms. Dinsmoor
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6.3
MOVIE1993
Malice
as Mrs. Kennsinger
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MOVIE2001
Heartbreakers
as Gloria Vogal
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7.0
MOVIE1992
Mrs. Cage
as Mrs. Cage
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7.4
MOVIE1986
'night, Mother
as Thelma Cates
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6.2
MOVIE1993
Point of No Return
as Amanda
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MOVIE1987
84 Charing Cross Road
as Helene Hanff
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5.8
MOVIE1993
Mr. Jones
as Dr. Catherine Holland
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6.5
MOVIE1965
7 Women
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
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5.6
MOVIE1954
Gorilla at Large
as Laverne Miller
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8.0
MOVIE2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
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6.2
MOVIE1992
Love Potion No. 9
as Madame Ruth
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6.5
MOVIE1976
Silent Movie
as Self
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6.4
MOVIE1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Glady Joe Cleary
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6.1
MOVIE2000
Keeping the Faith
as Ruth Schram
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MOVIE1962
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
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MOVIE1992
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Bea Singer
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6.3
MOVIE1997
Critical Care
as Nun
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MOVIE1964
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jo Armitage
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5.5
MOVIE2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
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MOVIE1972
Young Winston
as Lady Jennie Churchill
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6.8
MOVIE1999
Deep in My Heart
as Gerry Cummins
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6.7
MOVIE1983
To Be or Not to Be
as Anna Bronski
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6.3
MOVIE1995
Home for the Holidays
as Adele Larson
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6.3
MOVIE1975
The Hindenburg
as Ursula
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6.2
MOVIE2003
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa
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MOVIE2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
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6.5
MOVIE1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Paula
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6.6
MOVIE1952
Don't Bother to Knock
as Lyn Lesley
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MOVIE1977
The Turning Point
as Emma
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6.3
MOVIE1985
Agnes of God
as Mother Miriam Ruth
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6.4
MOVIE1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
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5.3
MOVIE1976
Lipstick
as Carla Bondi
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6.5
MOVIE1954
The Raid
as Katy Bishop
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MOVIE1996
Homecoming
as Abigail Tillerman
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6.2
MOVIE1955
The Last Frontier
as Corinna Marston
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6.4
MOVIE2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
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6.2
MOVIE1955
The Naked Street
as Rosalie Regalzyk
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6.4
MOVIE1955
A Life in the Balance
as MarΓa Ibinia
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MOVIE1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
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MOVIE2001
Haven
as Mama Gruber
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MOVIE1956
Nightfall
as Marie Gardner
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6.3
MOVIE1996
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
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MOVIE1965
The Slender Thread
as Inga Dyson
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MOVIE2008
Delgo
as Sedessa (voice)
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MOVIE1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Beth Dixon
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5.9
MOVIE1956
Walk the Proud Land
as Tianay
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9.0
MOVIE1978
Mickey's 50
as Self
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7.3
MOVIE1988
Torch Song Trilogy
as Ma Beckoff
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6.0
MOVIE2017
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
as Herself
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6.6
MOVIE1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Edna Edison
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6.3
MOVIE1984
Garbo Talks
as Estelle Rolfe
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5.3
MOVIE2000
Up at the Villa
as Princess San Ferdinando
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5.5
MOVIE1957
The Restless Breed
as Angelita
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7.0
MOVIE1957
So Soon to Die
as Isobel Waring
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6.0
MOVIE1955
New York Confidential
as Kathy Lupo
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6.5
MOVIE1992
Broadway Bound
as Kate Jerome
MOVIE2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
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10.0
MOVIE1982
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self
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6.3
MOVIE1953
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
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7.0
MOVIE2001
In Search of Peace
as Golda Meir (voice)
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7.0
MOVIE1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self
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4.5
MOVIE1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
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9.5
MOVIE1953
Tonight We Sing
as Emma Hurok
MOVIE1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Julie Bickford
MOVIE1994
The Mother
as Mrs. Fanning
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MOVIE1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Meredith Perlestein
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7.7
MOVIE1953
The Kid from Left Field
as Marian Foley
MOVIE1970
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
as Various
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MOVIE1980
Fatso
as Antoinette
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8.0
MOVIE1950
The Man Who Had Influence
as Maria Cassini
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10.0
MOVIE1998
Mark Twain's America in 3D
as Narrator
MOVIE1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)