Anne Baxter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1923
- Died
- December 12, 1985
- Birthplace
- Michigan City, Indiana, USA
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.
Filmography
Footsteps on the Ceiling 2013
as Eve Harrington (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story 2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'All About Eve' 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
The Masks of Death 1984
as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano 1983
as Self
Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell 1983
Actor
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright 1983
as Narrator
Jane Austen in Manhattan 1980
as Lilliana Zorska
Nero Wolfe 1979
as Mrs. Rachael Bruner
Little Mo 1978
as Jessamyn Connolly
Lisa, Bright and Dark 1973
as Margaret Schilling
Lapin 360 1972
as Mrs. Barnes
The Catcher 1972
as Kate
If Tomorrow Comes 1971
as Miss Cramer
The Late Liz 1971
as Liz Addams Hatch
Fools' Parade 1971
as Cleo
Ritual of Evil 1970
as Jolene Wiley
The Challengers 1970
as Stephanie York
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities 1969
as Myra Sherwood
Companions in Nightmare 1968
as Carlotta Mauridge
Stranger on the Run 1967
as Valverda Johnson
The Busy Body 1967
as Margo Foster Kane
Sette donne per una strage 1967
Actor
The Tall Women 1966
as Mary Ann
The Family Jewels 1965
as Anne Baxter
Marilyn 1963
as archive footage
Mix Me a Person 1962
as Dr. Anne Dyson
Walk on the Wild Side 1962
as Teresina Vidarverri
Cimarron 1960
as Dixie Lee
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll 1959
as Olive
Chase a Crooked Shadow 1958
as Kimberley Prescott
Armored Attack! 1957
as Marina Pavlov
Three Violent People 1956
as Lorna Hunter Saunders
The Ten Commandments 1956
as Nefretiri
The Come On 1956
as Rita
The Spoilers 1955
as Cherry Malotte
One Desire 1955
as Tacey Cromwell
Bedevilled 1955
as Monica Johnson
Carnival Story 1954
as Willi
The Blue Gardenia 1953
as Norah Larkin
I Confess 1953
as Ruth Grandfort
The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1952
as Cal
My Wife's Best Friend 1952
as Virginia Mason
O. Henry's Full House 1952
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Follow the Sun 1951
as Valerie Hogan
All About Eve 1950
as Eve Harrington
A Ticket to Tomahawk 1950
as Kit Dodge Jr.
You're My Everything 1949
as Hannah Adams
Yellow Sky 1948
as Constance Mae 'Mike'
The Walls of Jericho 1948
as Julia Norman
The Luck of the Irish 1948
as Nora
Homecoming 1948
as Mrs. Penny Johnson
Mother Wore Tights 1947
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon 1947
as Lucille Stewart
The Razor's Edge 1946
as Sophie MacDonald
Angel on My Shoulder 1946
as Barbara Foster
Smoky 1946
as Julie Richards
A Royal Scandal 1945
as Anna Jaschikoff
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier 1944
as Tessa Osborne
Guest in the House 1944
as Evelyn Heath
The Eve of St. Mark 1944
as Janet Feller
The Purple Heart 1944
as Anne (voice) (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans 1944
as Katherine Mary Sullivan
The North Star 1943
as Marina Pavlov
Five Graves to Cairo 1943
as Mouche
Crash Dive 1943
as Jean Hewlett
The Pied Piper 1942
as Nicole Rougeron
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942
as Lucy Morgan
Swamp Water 1941
as Julie Keefer
Charley's Aunt 1941
as Amy Spettigue
The Great Profile 1940
as Mary Maxwell
20 Mule Team 1940
as Jean Johnson
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