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