Anne Bancroft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1931
- Died
- June 6, 2005
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! 2018
Actor
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer 2017
as Herself
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s 2009
as Self (archive)
Delgo 2008
as Sedessa (voice)
Celebrity Naked Ambition 2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003
as Contessa
In Search of Peace 2001
as Golda Meir (voice)
Heartbreakers 2001
as Gloria Vogal
Haven 2001
as Mama Gruber
Up at the Villa 2000
as Princess San Ferdinando
Keeping the Faith 2000
as Ruth Schram
Deep in My Heart 1999
as Gerry Cummins
Antz 1998
as Queen (voice)
Mark Twain's America in 3D 1998
as Narrator
Great Expectations 1998
as Ms. Dinsmoor
Critical Care 1997
as Nun
G.I. Jane 1997
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
The Sunchaser 1996
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Homecoming 1996
as Abigail Tillerman
Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995
as Madame Ouspenskaya
Home for the Holidays 1995
as Adele Larson
How to Make an American Quilt 1995
as Glady Joe Cleary
The Mother 1994
as Mrs. Fanning
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 1994
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Mr. Jones 1993
as Dr. Catherine Holland
Malice 1993
as Mrs. Kennsinger
Point of No Return 1993
as Amanda
Love Potion No. 9 1992
as Madame Ruth
Honeymoon in Vegas 1992
as Bea Singer
- Mrs. Cage
Mrs. Cage 1992
as Mrs. Cage
Broadway Bound 1992
as Kate Jerome
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool 1989
as Meredith Perlestein
Torch Song Trilogy 1988
as Ma Beckoff
84 Charing Cross Road 1987
as Helene Hanff
'night, Mother 1986
as Thelma Cates
Agnes of God 1985
as Mère Miriam / Mariam Ruth
Garbo Talks 1984
as Estelle Rolfe
An Audience with Mel Brooks 1984
as Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate 1984
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be 1983
as Anna Bronski
- Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny 1982
as Self
The Elephant Man 1980
as Mrs Kendal
Fatso 1980
as Antoinette, Director, Writer
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979
as Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50 1978
as Self
The Turning Point 1977
as Emma
Silent Movie 1976
as Anne Bancroft
Lipstick 1976
as Carla Bondi
The Hindenburg 1975
as Ursula
The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975
as Edna Edison
Young Winston 1972
as Lady Jennie Churchill
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man 1970
as Various
The Graduate 1967
as Mrs. Robinson
The Slender Thread 1965
as Inga Dyson
7 Women 1965
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
The Pumpkin Eater 1964
as Jo Armitage
The Miracle Worker 1962
as Annie Sullivan
The Girl in Black Stockings 1957
as Beth Dixon
The Restless Breed 1957
as Angelita
Invitation to a Gunfighter 1957
as Julie Bickford
So Soon to Die 1957
as Isobel Waring
Nightfall 1956
as Marie Gardner
Walk the Proud Land 1956
as Tianay
The Last Frontier 1955
as Corinna Marston
The Naked Street 1955
as Rosalie Regalzyk
A Life in the Balance 1955
as María Ibinia
New York Confidential 1955
as Kathy Lupo
The Raid 1954
as Katy Bishop
Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954
as Paula
Gorilla at Large 1954
as Laverne Miller
The Kid from Left Field 1953
as Marian Foley
Treasure of the Golden Condor 1953
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
Tonight We Sing 1953
as Emma Hurok
Don't Bother to Knock 1952
as Lyn Lesley
The Man Who Had Influence 1950
as Maria Cassini
Credits from TMDB.