Anne Bancroft
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. She also had a recurring role on the television series Modern Family.
Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.
Known for
The Simpsons
Dr. Zweig (voice)
Great Performances
Mrs. Fanning
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Isabelle Rutledge
Studio One
Maria Cassini
Studio One
Lisa Berzins
Studio One
Czechoslovakian Girl
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Anne Bancroft
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Climax!
Audrey
Climax!
Elena Vallejo
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Performance
Mrs. Fanning
Suspense
The Oscars
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Leah
Lux Video Theatre
Ann Sommers
Lux Video Theatre
Kendal Browning
Lux Video Theatre
Cathy
Lux Video Theatre
Lolita
Lux Video Theatre
Sally
Jesus of Nazareth
Mary Magdalene
Legends
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Old Lucy Marsden
ABC Stage 67
Virginia
Freddie and Max
Max Chandler
The Elephant Man
Mrs Kendal
Antz
Queen (voice)
Marco Polo
Madre di Marco
The Graduate
Mrs. Robinson
G.I. Jane
Senator Lillian DeHaven
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Madame Ouspenskaya
Heartbreakers
Gloria Vogal
Malice
Mrs. Kennsinger
Point of No Return
Amanda
How to Make an American Quilt
Glady Joe Cleary
Great Expectations
Ms. Dinsmoor
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Paula
The Turning Point
Emma
New York Confidential
Kathy Lupo
Young Winston
Lady Jennie Churchill
Mr. Jones
Dr. Catherine Holland
The Sunchaser
Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Keeping the Faith
Ruth Schram
Honeymoon in Vegas
Bea Singer
Home for the Holidays
Adele Larson
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Torch Song Trilogy
Ma Beckoff
Love Potion No. 9
Madame Ruth
Silent Movie
Self
To Be or Not to Be
Anna Bronski
Lipstick
Carla Bondi
The Hindenburg
Ursula
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Contessa
Delgo
Sedessa (voice)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Critical Care
Nun
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Edna Edison
Agnes of God
Mother Miriam Ruth
Homecoming
Abigail Tillerman
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self
Fatso
Antoinette
7 Women
Dr. D.R. Cartwright
The Restless Breed
Angelita
Don't Bother to Knock
Lyn Lesley
The Last Frontier
Corinna Marston
'night, Mother
Thelma Cates
The Slender Thread
Inga Dyson
Garbo Talks
Estelle Rolfe
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Nightfall
Marie Gardner
The Pumpkin Eater
Jo Armitage
The Raid
Katy Bishop
The Girl in Black Stockings
Beth Dixon
Haven
Mama Gruber
Deep in My Heart
Gerry Cummins
Walk the Proud Land
Tianay
Up at the Villa
Princess San Ferdinando
The Kid from Left Field
Marian Foley
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
Gorilla at Large
Laverne Miller
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
The Naked Street
Rosalie Regalzyk
Mickey's 50
Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man
Various
In Search of Peace
Golda Meir (voice)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Meredith Perlestein
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
Herself
Tonight We Sing
Emma Hurok
A Life in the Balance
María Ibinia
Mrs. Cage
Mrs. Cage
The Mother
Mrs. Fanning
The Man Who Had Influence
Maria Cassini
Broadway Bound
Kate Jerome
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
An Audience with...
Self