Acting
Anne Bancroft
EN, XX cinema · 78 credits
Born
17 September 1931
Died
6 June 2005 (aged 73)
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
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
Filmography
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
Delgo
as Sedessa (voice)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Heartbreakers
as Gloria Vogal
Haven
as Mama Gruber
In Search of Peace
as Golda Meir (voice)
Keeping the Faith
as Ruth Schram
Up at the Villa
as Princess San Ferdinando
Deep in My Heart
as Gerry Cummins
Antz
as Queen (voice)
Great Expectations
as Ms. Dinsmoor
Mark Twain's America in 3D
as Narrator
G.I. Jane
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
Homecoming
as Abigail Tillerman
How to Make an American Quilt
as Glady Joe Cleary
Home for the Holidays
as Adele Larson
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Madame Ouspenskaya
The Mother
as Mrs. Fanning
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Malice
as Mrs. Kennsinger
Point of No Return
as Amanda
Mr. Jones
as Dr. Catherine Holland
Love Potion No. 9
as Madame Ruth
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Bea Singer
Broadway Bound
as Kate Jerome
Mrs. Cage
1992
Mrs. Cage
as Mrs. Cage
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Meredith Perlestein
Torch Song Trilogy
as Ma Beckoff
84 Charing Cross Road
as Helene Hanff
'night, Mother
as Thelma Cates
Agnes of God
as Mère Miriam / Mariam Ruth
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Garbo Talks
as Estelle Rolfe
To Be or Not to Be
as Anna Bronski
The Elephant Man
as Mrs Kendal
Fatso
as Antoinette, Writer, Director
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
as Self
Silent Movie
as Anne Bancroft
Lipstick
as Carla Bondi
The Hindenburg
as Ursula
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Edna Edison
Young Winston
as Lady Jennie Churchill
The Graduate
as Mrs. Robinson
7 Women
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
The Slender Thread
as Inga Dyson
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jo Armitage
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Beth Dixon
The Restless Breed
as Angelita
So Soon to Die
as Isobel Waring
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Julie Bickford
Nightfall
as Marie Gardner
Walk the Proud Land
as Tianay
The Last Frontier
as Corinna Marston
New York Confidential
as Kathy Lupo
A Life in the Balance
as María Ibinia
The Naked Street
as Rosalie Regalzyk
Gorilla at Large
as Laverne Miller
The Raid
as Katy Bishop
The Kid from Left Field
as Marian Foley
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
Tonight We Sing
as Emma Hurok
Don't Bother to Knock
as Lyn Lesley
The Man Who Had Influence
as Maria Cassini