Anne Bancroft

ActorDirectorWriter Sep 17 (died age 73) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1948–2018 (70 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Elephant Man

Mrs Kendal

Film

The Graduate

Mrs. Robinson

Film

Antz

Queen (voice)

Film

Jesus of Nazareth

Mary Magdalene

Film

G.I. Jane

Senator Lillian DeHaven

Film

The Miracle Worker

Annie Sullivan

Film

Great Expectations

Ms. Dinsmoor

Film

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Madame Ouspenskaya

Filmography

Acting (100)

Movies (78)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018

5.5

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

as Self

8.2

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

2009

as Self (archive)

Delgo

2008

as Sedessa (voice)

4.5

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

2003

as Contessa

6.1

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Heartbreakers

as Gloria Vogal

Haven

as Mama Gruber

In Search of Peace

as Golda Meir (voice)

Keeping the Faith

as Ruth Schram

Up at the Villa

as Princess San Ferdinando

Deep in My Heart

as Gerry Cummins

Great Expectations

as Ms. Dinsmoor

Antz

as Queen (voice)

Mark Twain's America in 3D

1998

as Narrator

G.I. Jane

1997

as Senator Lillian DeHaven

Critical Care

as Nun

Homecoming

as Abigail Tillerman

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

The Sunchaser

1996

as Dr. Renata Baumbauer

6.3

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1995

as Madame Ouspenskaya

6.1

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Glady Joe Cleary

6.4

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Adele Larson

6.2

The Mother

1994

as Mrs. Fanning

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994

as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)

Point of No Return

as Amanda

Malice

as Mrs. Kennsinger

Mr. Jones

as Dr. Catherine Holland

Honeymoon in Vegas

as Bea Singer

Love Potion No. 9

as Madame Ruth

Mrs. Cage

as Mrs. Cage

Broadway Bound

as Kate Jerome

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

1989

as Meredith Perlestein

4.4

Torch Song Trilogy

1988

as Ma Beckoff

7.3

84 Charing Cross Road

as Helene Hanff

'night, Mother

as Thelma Cates

Agnes of God

as Mother Miriam Ruth

6.3

Garbo Talks

1984

as Estelle Rolfe

6.2

An Audience with Mel Brooks

1984

as Self

6.5

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

6.7

Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny

1982

as Self

The Elephant Man

as Mrs Kendal

Fatso

as Antoinette

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.2

Mickey's 50

1978

as Self

The Turning Point

as Emma

Silent Movie

as Self

Lipstick

as Carla Bondi

The Hindenburg

as Ursula

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

as Edna Edison

6.7

Young Winston

1972

as Lady Jennie Churchill

6.2

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

1970

as Various

The Graduate

1967

as Mrs. Robinson

7.6

7 Women

1965

as Dr. D.R. Cartwright

The Slender Thread

as Inga Dyson

The Pumpkin Eater

as Jo Armitage

The Miracle Worker

as Annie Sullivan

So Soon to Die

as Isobel Waring

The Restless Breed

1957

as Angelita

5.2

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1957

as Julie Bickford

The Girl in Black Stockings

as Beth Dixon

Nightfall

as Marie Gardner

Walk the Proud Land

as Tianay

The Last Frontier

as Corinna Marston

The Naked Street

as Rosalie Regalzyk

New York Confidential

1955

as Kathy Lupo

5.9

A Life in the Balance

as María Ibinia

Gorilla at Large

as Laverne Miller

Demetrius and the Gladiators

as Paula

The Raid

as Katy Bishop

Treasure of the Golden Condor

1953

as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo

6.2

Tonight We Sing

1953

as Emma Hurok

10.0

The Kid from Left Field

1953

as Marian Foley

7.2

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Lyn Lesley

6.6

The Man Who Had Influence

1950

as Maria Cassini

8.0

Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer

as Herself

9.0

Television (22)

Legends

2006

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

as Anne Bancroft

8.0

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998

as Self

8.2

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Old Lucy Marsden

Performance

as Mrs. Fanning

Freddie and Max

as Max Chandler

The Simpsons

as Dr. Zweig (voice)

Marco Polo

as Madre di Marco

An Audience with...

as Self

Jesus of Nazareth

as Mary Magdalene

Flick Flack

Great Performances

as Mrs. Fanning

ABC Stage 67

as Virginia

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Isabelle Rutledge

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Climax!

as Audrey

The Oscars

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Lux Video Theatre

as Leah

Suspense

Studio One

as Maria Cassini

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Fatso

Director

Fatso

Writer