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: Acting

Born: Bronx, New York, USA, 1931-09-17

Died: 2005-06-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	The Man Who Had Influence	Maria Cassini	80
2	1952	Don't Bother to Knock	Lyn Lesley	66
3	1953	Tonight We Sing	Emma Hurok	100
4	1953	Treasure of the Golden Condor	Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo	62
5	1953	The Kid from Left Field	Marian Foley	72
6	1954	Gorilla at Large	Laverne Miller	56
7	1954	Demetrius and the Gladiators	Paula	65
8	1954	The Raid	Katy Bishop	65
9	1955	New York Confidential	Kathy Lupo	58
10	1955	A Life in the Balance	María Ibinia	59
11	1955	The Naked Street	Rosalie Regalzyk	60
12	1955	The Last Frontier	Corinna Marston	60
13	1956	Walk the Proud Land	Tianay	61
14	1956	Nightfall	Marie Gardner	69
15	1957	The Restless Breed	Angelita	57
16	1957	The Girl in Black Stockings	Beth Dixon	61
17	1962	The Miracle Worker	Annie Sullivan	78
18	1964	The Pumpkin Eater	Jo Armitage	67
19	1965	7 Women	Dr. D.R. Cartwright	65
20	1965	The Slender Thread	Inga Dyson	71
21	1967	The Graduate	Mrs. Robinson	76
22	1970	Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man	Various	0
23	1972	Young Winston	Lady Jennie Churchill	62
24	1975	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Edna Edison	67
25	1975	The Hindenburg	Ursula	63
26	1976	Lipstick	Carla Bondi	53
27	1976	Silent Movie	Self	65
28	1977	Jesus of Nazareth	Mary Magdalene	90
29	1977	The Turning Point	Emma	66
30	1978	Mickey's 50	Self	0
31	1979	The Muppets Go Hollywood	Self	63
32	1980	Fatso	Antoinette	57
33	1980	The Elephant Man	Mrs Kendal	80
34	1982	Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny	Self	0
35	1983	To Be or Not to Be	Anna Bronski	67
36	1984	James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate	Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)	0
37	1984	An Audience with Mel Brooks	Self	65
38	1984	Garbo Talks	Estelle Rolfe	61
39	1985	Agnes of God	Mother Miriam Ruth	62
40	1986	'night, Mother	Thelma Cates	74
41	1987	84 Charing Cross Road	Helene Hanff	71
42	1988	Torch Song Trilogy	Ma Beckoff	73
43	1989	Bert Rigby, You're a Fool	Meredith Perlestein	56
44	1992	Broadway Bound	Kate Jerome	70
45	1992	Mrs. Cage	Mrs. Cage	60
46	1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	Bea Singer	56
47	1992	Love Potion No. 9	Madame Ruth	62
48	1993	Point of No Return	Amanda	62
49	1993	Malice	Mrs. Kennsinger	63
50	1993	Mr. Jones	Dr. Catherine Holland	58
51	1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All	Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)	54
52	1994	The Mother	Mrs. Fanning	0
53	1995	How to Make an American Quilt	Glady Joe Cleary	64
54	1995	Home for the Holidays	Adele Larson	63
55	1995	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Madame Ouspenskaya	61
56	1996	Homecoming	Abigail Tillerman	69
57	1996	Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels	Self (archive footage)	62
58	1996	The Sunchaser	Dr. Renata Baumbauer	62
59	1997	G.I. Jane	Senator Lillian DeHaven	65
60	1997	Critical Care	Nun	64
61	1998	Great Expectations	Ms. Dinsmoor	66
62	1998	Antz	Queen (voice)	62
63	1999	Deep in My Heart	Gerry Cummins	60
64	2000	Keeping the Faith	Ruth Schram	61
65	2000	Up at the Villa	Princess San Ferdinando	52
66	2001	Haven	Mama Gruber	69
67	2001	Heartbreakers	Gloria Vogal	61
68	2001	In Search of Peace	Golda Meir (voice)	65
69	2003	The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone	Contessa	63
70	2008	Delgo	Sedessa (voice)	45
71	2009	Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s	Self (archive)	0
72	2013	Mel Brooks: Make a Noise	Self	82
73	2018	Mel Brooks: Unwrapped	Self (archive footage)	67
74		Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer	Herself	90
75	2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Studio One	Maria Cassini	47
2	1948	Studio One	Lisa Berzins	47
3	1948	Studio One	Czechoslovakian Girl	47
4	1949	Suspense		46
5	1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest	69
6	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Leah	60
7	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Ann Sommers	60
8	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Kendal Browning	60
9	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Cathy	60
10	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Lolita	60
11	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Sally	60
12	1953	The Oscars	Self	70
13	1954	Climax!	Audrey	30
14	1954	Climax!	Elena Vallejo	30
15	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	46
16	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Isabelle Rutledge	55
17	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	65
18	1966	ABC Stage 67	Virginia	60
19	1971	Great Performances	Mrs. Fanning	52
20	1974	Flick Flack		0
21	1977	Jesus of Nazareth	Mary Magdalene	78
22	1978	An Audience with...	Self	53
23	1982	Marco Polo	Madre di Marco	68
24	1989	The Simpsons	Dr. Zweig (voice)	80
25	1990	Freddie and Max	Max Chandler	50
26	1991	Performance	Mrs. Fanning	60
27	1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All	Old Lucy Marsden	50
28	1998	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies	Self	81
29	2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Anne Bancroft	80
30	2006	Legends	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	50