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