Actor
Anne Bancroft
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 ...

Known For
Acting
2018 -- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped | Self (archive footage)
2014 -- And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage)
2013 -- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self
2009 -- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s | Self (archive)
2008 -- Delgo | Sedessa (voice)
2003 -- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Contessa
2001 -- In Search of Peace | Golda Meir (voice)
2001 -- Heartbreakers | Gloria Vogal
2001 -- Haven | Mama Gruber
2000 -- Up at the Villa | Princess San Ferdinando
2000 -- Keeping the Faith | Ruth Schram
1999 -- Deep in My Heart | Gerry Cummins
1998 -- Antz | Queen (voice)
1998 -- Great Expectations | Ms. Dinsmoor
1997 -- Critical Care | Nun
1997 -- G.I. Jane | Senator Lillian DeHaven
1996 -- The Sunchaser | Dr. Renata Baumbauer
1996 -- Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self (archive footage)
1996 -- Homecoming | Abigail Tillerman
1995 -- Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Madame Ouspenskaya
1995 -- Home for the Holidays | Adele Larson
1995 -- How to Make an American Quilt | Glady Joe Cleary
1994 -- The Mother | Mrs. Fanning
1994 -- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
1993 -- Mr. Jones | Dr. Catherine Holland
1993 -- Malice | Mrs. Kennsinger
1993 -- Point of No Return | Amanda
1992 -- Love Potion No. 9 | Madame Ruth
1992 -- Honeymoon in Vegas | Bea Singer
1992 -- Mrs. Cage | Mrs. Cage
1992 -- Broadway Bound | Kate Jerome
1989 -- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Meredith Perlestein
1988 -- Torch Song Trilogy | Ma Beckoff
1987 -- 84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff
1986 -- 'night, Mother | Thelma Cates
1985 -- Agnes of God | Mother Miriam Ruth
1984 -- Garbo Talks | Estelle Rolfe
1984 -- An Audience with Mel Brooks | Self
1984 -- James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 -- To Be or Not to Be | Anna Bronski
1982 -- Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | Self
1980 -- The Elephant Man | Mrs Kendal
1980 -- Fatso | Antoinette
1979 -- The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self
1978 -- Mickey's 50 | Self
1977 -- The Turning Point | Emma
1977 -- Jesus Of Nazareth | Mary Magdalene
1976 -- Silent Movie | Self
1976 -- Lipstick | Carla Bondi
1975 -- The Hindenburg | Ursula
1975 -- The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Edna Edison
1972 -- Young Winston | Lady Jennie Churchill
1970 -- Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man | Various
1967 -- The Graduate | Mrs. Robinson
1965 -- The Slender Thread | Inga Dyson
1965 -- 7 Women | Dr. D.R. Cartwright
1964 -- The Pumpkin Eater | Jo Armitage
1962 -- The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan
1957 -- The Girl in Black Stockings | Beth Dixon
1957 -- The Restless Breed | Angelita
1956 -- Nightfall | Marie Gardner
1956 -- Walk the Proud Land | Tianay
1955 -- The Last Frontier | Corinna Marston
1955 -- The Naked Street | Rosalie Regalzyk
1955 -- A Life in the Balance | María Ibinia
1955 -- New York Confidential | Kathy Lupo
1954 -- The Raid | Katy Bishop
1954 -- Demetrius and the Gladiators | Paula
1954 -- Gorilla at Large | Laverne Miller
1953 -- The Kid from Left Field | Marian Foley
1953 -- Treasure of the Golden Condor | Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
1953 -- Tonight We Sing | Emma Hurok
1952 -- Don't Bother to Knock | Lyn Lesley
1950 -- The Man Who Had Influence | Maria Cassini
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