Anne Baxter
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Columbo
Nora Chandler
1971
Series
The Love Boat
Priscilla Crawford
1977
Series
The Love Boat
Helen Williams
1977
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Ironside
Alice Flynn
1967
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Batman
Zelda
1966
Series
Batman
Olga
1966
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Janice Brandt
1962
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Laura Fletcher
1956
Series
My Three Sons
Eileen Talbot
1960
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
Dr. Kildare
Nora Willis
1961
Series
The Big Valley
Hannah Kendall
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Katherine Daly
1965
Series
Hotel
Victoria Cabot
1982
Series
Run for Your Life
Mona Morrison
1965
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Loner
1965
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Myra Sherwood
1969
Series
The Name of the Game
Magda Blain
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Betty-Jean Currier
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Magda Blaine
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Louise Harris
1968
Film
The Ten Commandments
Nefretiri
1956
Series
Checkmate
Beatrice Martin Kipp
1960
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Louise
1959
Series
Banacek
Leslie Lyle
1972
Series
Playhouse 90
Pat Bass
1956
Series
Riverboat
Ellie Jenkins
1959
Film
All About Eve
Eve Harrington
1950
Film
I Confess
Ruth Grandfort
1953
Series
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Series
East of Eden
Faye
1981
Series
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Edwina D'Orsey
1976
Film
The Razor's Edge
Sophie MacDonald
1946
Film
The Magnificent Ambersons
Lucy Morgan
1942
Film
Yellow Sky
Constance Mae 'Mike'
1948
Film
Swamp Water
Julie Keefer
1941
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Margaret Schilling
1951
Film
Cimarron
Dixie Lee
1960
Film
O. Henry's Full House
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
1952
Film
Fools' Parade
Cleo
1971
Film
Three Violent People
Lorna Hunter Saunders
1956
Film
The Blue Gardenia
Norah Larkin
1953
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Hagen
1980
Film
Five Graves to Cairo
Mouche
1943
Series
General Electric Theater
Maj. Edith Johansen
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Stella Rutledge
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Ella Harley
1953
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
The North Star
Marina Pavlov
1943
Film
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Kit Dodge Jr.
1950
Film
Walk on the Wild Side
Teresina Vidarverri
1962
Film
Crash Dive
Jean Hewlett
1943
Film
Angel on My Shoulder
Barbara Foster
1946
Film
The Family Jewels
Anne Baxter
1965
Film
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Olive
1959
Film
The Luck of the Irish
Nora
1948
Film
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
A Royal Scandal
Anna Jaschikoff
1945
Film
The Spoilers
Cherry Malotte
1955
Film
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Homecoming
Mrs. Penny Johnson
1948
Film
One Desire
Tacey Cromwell
1955
Film
The Purple Heart
Anne (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Busy Body
Margo Foster Kane
1967
Film
Little Mo
Jessamyn Connolly
1978
Film
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Self
1983
Film
20 Mule Team
Jean Johnson
1940
Film
Charley's Aunt
Amy Spettigue
1941
Film
The Great Profile
Mary Maxwell
1940
Film
You're My Everything
Hannah Adams
1949
Film
Footsteps on the Ceiling
Eve Harrington (archive footage)
2013
Film
Bedevilled
Monica Johnson
1955
Film
The Masks of Death
Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
1984
Film
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Kimberley Prescott
1958
Film
The Fighting Sullivans
Katherine Mary Sullivan
1944
Film
Stranger on the Run
Valverda Johnson
1967
Film
Marilyn
archive footage
1963
Film
Guest in the House
Evelyn Heath
1944
Film
Follow the Sun
Valerie Hogan
1951
Film
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Lilliana Zorska
1980
Film
Mother Wore Tights
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Film
If Tomorrow Comes
Miss Cramer
1971
Film
Nero Wolfe
Mrs. Rachael Bruner
1979
Film
The Come On
Rita
1956
Film
The Challengers
Stephanie York
1970
Film
The Tall Women
Mary Ann
1966
Film
Ritual of Evil
Jolene Wiley
1970
Film
The Pied Piper
Nicole Rougeron
1942
Film
Companions in Nightmare
Carlotta Mauridge
1968
Film
Lisa, Bright and Dark
Margaret Schilling
1973
Film
Carnival Story
Willi
1954
Film
The Walls of Jericho
Julia Norman
1948
Film
Smoky
Julie Richards
1946
Film
Blaze of Noon
Lucille Stewart
1947
Film
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
My Wife's Best Friend
Virginia Mason
1952
Film
The Eve of St. Mark
Janet Feller
1944
Film
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Myra Sherwood
1969
Film
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Cal
1952
Film
The Catcher
Kate
1972
Film
The Late Liz
Liz Addams Hatch
1971
Film
Armored Attack!
Marina Pavlov
1957
Film
Mix Me a Person
Dr. Anne Dyson
1962
Film
Sette donne per una strage
1967
Film
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Tessa Osborne
1944
Film
Lapin 360
Mrs. Barnes
1972
Film
Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
1983
Film
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Narrator
1983