Anne Bancroft
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Dr. Zweig (voice)
1989
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Anne Bancroft
2000
Series
Great Performances
Mrs. Fanning
1971
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Climax!
Audrey
1954
Series
Climax!
Elena Vallejo
1954
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Isabelle Rutledge
1956
Series
Studio One
Maria Cassini
1948
Series
Studio One
Lisa Berzins
1948
Series
Studio One
Czechoslovakian Girl
1948
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
Performance
Mrs. Fanning
1991
Lux Video Theatre
Leah
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Ann Sommers
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Kendal Browning
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Cathy
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lolita
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Sally
1950
Series
Jesus of Nazareth
Mary Magdalene
1977
Film
The Graduate
Mrs. Robinson
1967
Series
Legends
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Series
ABC Stage 67
Virginia
1966
Film
Antz
Queen (voice)
1998
Series
Marco Polo
Madre di Marco
1982
Film
The Elephant Man
Mrs Kendal
1980
Film
Great Expectations
Ms. Dinsmoor
1998
Film
G.I. Jane
Senator Lillian DeHaven
1997
Film
Heartbreakers
Gloria Vogal
2001
Film
Malice
Mrs. Kennsinger
1993
Film
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Madame Ouspenskaya
1995
Series
Flick Flack
1974
Film
Point of No Return
Amanda
1993
Film
The Sunchaser
Dr. Renata Baumbauer
1996
Film
The Hindenburg
Ursula
1975
Film
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
1962
Film
7 Women
Dr. D.R. Cartwright
1965
Film
Mr. Jones
Dr. Catherine Holland
1993
Film
Haven
Mama Gruber
2001
Film
Home for the Holidays
Adele Larson
1995
Film
Honeymoon in Vegas
Bea Singer
1992
Film
How to Make an American Quilt
Glady Joe Cleary
1995
Film
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Paula
1954
Film
Critical Care
Nun
1997
Freddie and Max
Max Chandler
1990
Film
84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
1987
Film
Love Potion No. 9
Madame Ruth
1992
Film
Delgo
Sedessa (voice)
2008
Film
Homecoming
Abigail Tillerman
1996
Film
Silent Movie
Self
1976
Film
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
1996
Series
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Old Lucy Marsden
1994
Film
The Pumpkin Eater
Jo Armitage
1964
Film
Keeping the Faith
Ruth Schram
2000
Film
Don't Bother to Knock
Lyn Lesley
1952
Film
Agnes of God
Mother Miriam Ruth
1985
Film
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Lipstick
Carla Bondi
1976
Film
Young Winston
Lady Jennie Churchill
1972
Film
Up at the Villa
Princess San Ferdinando
2000
Film
The Slender Thread
Inga Dyson
1965
Film
Nightfall
Marie Gardner
1956
Film
To Be or Not to Be
Anna Bronski
1983
Film
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Edna Edison
1975
Film
The Last Frontier
Corinna Marston
1955
Film
Garbo Talks
Estelle Rolfe
1984
Film
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Contessa
2003
Film
The Turning Point
Emma
1977
Film
Fatso
Antoinette
1980
Film
Gorilla at Large
Laverne Miller
1954
Film
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979
Film
The Restless Breed
Angelita
1957
Mrs. Cage
Mrs. Cage
1992
Film
'night, Mother
Thelma Cates
1986
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
2009
Film
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
2013
Film
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
1994
Film
The Raid
Katy Bishop
1954
Film
The Naked Street
Rosalie Regalzyk
1955
Film
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Meredith Perlestein
1989
Film
Torch Song Trilogy
Ma Beckoff
1988
Film
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
1953
Film
The Mother
Mrs. Fanning
1994
Film
Walk the Proud Land
Tianay
1956
Film
The Girl in Black Stockings
Beth Dixon
1957
Film
Broadway Bound
Kate Jerome
1992
Film
In Search of Peace
Golda Meir (voice)
2001
Film
Deep in My Heart
Gerry Cummins
1999
Film
New York Confidential
Kathy Lupo
1955
Film
A Life in the Balance
María Ibinia
1955
Film
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Film
Tonight We Sing
Emma Hurok
1953
Film
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self
1984
Film
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Film
The Man Who Had Influence
Maria Cassini
1950
Film
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Various
1970
Film
The Kid from Left Field
Marian Foley
1953
Film
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Mark Twain's America in 3D
Narrator
1998
Film
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Julie Bickford
1957
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Self
1982
Film
So Soon to Die
Isobel Waring
1957
Film
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
Herself
2017