Anne Bancroft
Age: N/A | From: Bronx, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: アン・バンクロフト , Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Bronx, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 16
Most Famous Work
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. 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.
Most Famous Work
Studio One
(1948) Lisa Berzins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Isabelle Rutledge
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - Presenter
The Oscars
(1953) Self
Climax!
(1954) Elena Vallejo
Jesus of Nazareth
(1977) Mary Magdalene
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
(1998) Self
Shōgun
(1980) NarratorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Self | |
| 2008 | Sedessa (voice) | |
| 2006 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | Contessa | |
| 2001 | Golda Meir (voice) | |
| Gloria Vogal | ||
| Mama Gruber | ||
| 2000 | Anne Bancroft | |
| Ruth Schram | ||
| Princess San Ferdinando | ||
| 1999 | Gerry Cummins | |
| 1998 | Queen (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Ms. Dinsmoor | ||
| 1997 | Nun | |
| Senator Lillian DeHaven | ||
| 1996 | Dr. Renata Baumbauer | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Abigail Tillerman | ||
| 1995 | Madame Ouspenskaya | |
| Adele Larson | ||
| Glady Joe Cleary | ||
| 1994 | Mrs. Fanning | |
| Old Lucy Marsden | ||
| Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) | ||
| 1993 | Dr. Catherine Holland | |
| Mrs. Kennsinger | ||
| Amanda | ||
| 1992 | Madame Ruth | |
| Bea Singer | ||
| Mrs. Cage | ||
| Kate Jerome | ||
| 1991 | Mrs. Fanning | |
| 1990 | Max Chandler | |
| 1989 | Dr. Zweig (voice) | |
| Meredith Perlestein | ||
| 1988 | Ma Beckoff | |
| 1987 | Helene Hanff | |
| 1986 | Thelma Cates | |
| 1985 | Mother Miriam Ruth | |
| 1984 | Estelle Rolfe | |
| Self | ||
| Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 1983 | Anna Bronski | |
| 1982 | Madre di Marco | |
| 1980 | Mrs. Kendal | |
| Narrator | ||
| Antoinette | ||
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 1977 | Emma | |
| Mary Magdalene | ||
| 1976 | Self | |
| Carla Bondi | ||
| 1975 | Ursula | |
| Edna Edison | ||
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Lady Jennie Churchill | |
| 1971 | Mrs. Fanning | |
| 1970 | Various | |
| 1967 | Mrs. Robinson | |
| 1966 | Virginia | |
| Dr. D.R. Cartwright | ||
| 1965 | Inga Dyson | |
| 1964 | Jo Armitage | |
| 1962 | Annie Sullivan | |
| 1957 | Beth Dixon | |
| Self | ||
| Angelita | ||
| 1956 | Marie Gardner | |
| Isabelle Rutledge | ||
| Tianay | ||
| Self - Presenter | ||
| 1955 | Corinna Marston | |
| Rosalie Regalzyk | ||
| María Ibinia | ||
| Kathy Lupo | ||
| 1954 | Audrey | |
| Elena Vallejo | ||
| Katy Bishop | ||
| Paula | ||
| Laverne Miller | ||
| 1953 | Marian Foley | |
| Self | ||
| Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo | ||
| Emma Hurok | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| Lyn Lesley | ||
| 1950 | Leah | |
| Lolita | ||
| Sally | ||
| Kendal Browning | ||
| Ann Sommers | ||
| Cathy | ||
| Maria Cassini | ||
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1949 | N/A | |
| 1948 | Maria Cassini | |
| Czechoslovakian Girl | ||
| Lisa Berzins | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |