Anne Bancroft
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 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.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
What's My Line?
1950
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Great Performances
1971
0Tony Awards
1956
American Playhouse
1982
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Filmography
The Simpsons
as Dr. Zweig (voice) · 1989
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Anne Bancroft · 2000
Great Performances
as Mrs. Fanning · 1971
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
American Playhouse
as Mrs. Cage · 1982
Climax!
as Audrey · 1954
Climax!
as Elena Vallejo · 1954
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self · 1957
Studio One
as Maria Cassini · 1948
Studio One
as Czechoslovakian Girl · 1948
Studio One
as Lisa Berzins · 1948
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Isabelle Rutledge · 1956
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Performance
as Mrs. Fanning · 1991
Suspense
· 1949
Lux Video Theatre
as Leah · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Kendal Browning · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Ann Sommers · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Cathy · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Lolita · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Sally · 1950
The Graduate
as Mrs. Robinson · 1967
Antz
as Queen (voice) · 1998
Legends
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2006
ABC Stage 67
as Virginia · 1966
Jesus of Nazareth
as Mary Magdalene · 1977
The Elephant Man
as Mrs Kendal · 1980
Marco Polo
as Madre di Marco · 1982
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Madame Ouspenskaya · 1995
Heartbreakers
as Gloria Vogal · 2001
G.I. Jane
as Senator Lillian DeHaven · 1997
Great Expectations
as Ms. Dinsmoor · 1998
Point of No Return
as Amanda · 1993
Love Potion No. 9
as Madame Ruth · 1992
Agnes of God
as Mother Miriam Ruth · 1985
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan · 1962
Malice
as Mrs. Kennsinger · 1993
To Be or Not to Be
as Anna Bronski · 1983
Mr. Jones
as Dr. Catherine Holland · 1993
Silent Movie
as Anne Bancroft · 1976
How to Make an American Quilt
as Glady Joe Cleary · 1995
Keeping the Faith
as Ruth Schram · 2000
Flick Flack
· 1974
84 Charing Cross Road
as Helene Hanff · 1987
Home for the Holidays
as Adele Larson · 1995
The Hindenburg
as Ursula · 1975
Haven
as Mama Gruber · 2001
Don't Bother to Knock
as Lyn Lesley · 1952
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Bea Singer · 1992
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Paula · 1954
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jo Armitage · 1964
The Last Frontier
as Corinna Marston · 1955
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
· 2018
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive) · 2009
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer · 1996
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Old Lucy Marsden · 1994
Torch Song Trilogy
as Ma Beckoff · 1988
Delgo
as Sedessa (voice) · 2008
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Critical Care
as Nun · 1997
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Edna Edison · 1975
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa · 2003
Up at the Villa
as Princess San Ferdinando · 2000
7 Women
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright · 1965
The Slender Thread
as Inga Dyson · 1965
The Turning Point
as Emma · 1977
Young Winston
as Lady Jennie Churchill · 1972
The Naked Street
as Rosalie Regalzyk · 1955
'night, Mother
as Thelma Cates · 1986
Walk the Proud Land
as Tianay · 1956
Lipstick
as Carla Bondi · 1976
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited) · 1979
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self · 2013
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo · 1953
Nightfall
as Marie Gardner · 1956
The Raid
as Katy Bishop · 1954
Mrs. Cage
as Mrs. Cage · 1992
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage) · 1996
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Beth Dixon · 1957
Deep in My Heart
as Gerry Cummins · 1999
Freddie and Max
as Max Chandler · 1990
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) · 1994
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self · 1984
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
as Herself · 2017
A Life in the Balance
as María Ibinia · 1955
The Restless Breed
as Angelita · 1957
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
as Various · 1970
Garbo Talks
as Estelle Rolfe · 1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1984
Homecoming
as Abigail Tillerman · 1996
Haven
as Mama Gruber · 2001
Gorilla at Large
as Laverne Miller · 1954
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Julie Bickford · 1957
So Soon to Die
as Isobel Waring · 1957
New York Confidential
as Kathy Lupo · 1955
The Kid from Left Field
as Marian Foley · 1953
Mickey's 50
as Self · 1978
Fatso
as Antoinette · 1980
The Man Who Had Influence
as Maria Cassini · 1950
Mark Twain's America in 3D
as Narrator · 1998
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Meredith Perlestein · 1989
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
The Mother
as Mrs. Fanning · 1994
In Search of Peace
as Golda Meir (voice) · 2001
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self · 1982
Broadway Bound
as Kate Jerome · 1992
Tonight We Sing
as Emma Hurok · 1953