Anne Bancroft
Anna Maria Italiano was born 1931 in the Bronx, New York. She made her cinema debut in 1952 in Don't Bother to Knock (1952). In the fifties she made a lot of movies as a supporting actress until she became a star with The Miracle Worker (1962), directed by Arthur Penn, for which she won an Academy Award. The sixties in general were her best years: The Pumpkin Eater (1964) directed by Jack Clayton, 7 Women (1966) directed by John Ford and The Graduate (1967) directed by Mike Nichols. In 1964 she married Mel Brooks. After the sixties she reduced her appearances in movies but still had some important roles like, for example, Garbo Talks (1984) directed by Sidney Lumet. She also began to make some TV films. IMDb Mini Biography By: Volker Boehm
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- Born:
- Sep 17, 1931 In Bronx, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 87
- First Appeared:
- In the series Studio One 1948-11-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self | 2013-05-20 |
| Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
| Movie | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s | Self (archive) | 2009-08-11 |
| Movie | Delgo | Sedessa (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
| Movie | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-05-11 |
| Movie | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Contessa | 2003-05-04 |
| Movie | Haven | Mama Gruber | 2001-02-11 |
| Movie | Heartbreakers | Gloria Vogal | 2001-03-23 |
| Movie | In Search of Peace | Golda Meir (voice) | 2001-09-21 |
| Movie | Up at the Villa | Princess San Ferdinando | 2000-04-14 |
| Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Unknown | 2000-10-15 |
| Movie | Keeping the Faith | Ruth Schram | 2000-04-14 |
| Movie | Deep in My Heart | Gerry Cummins | 1999-02-14 |
| Movie | Antz | Queen (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
| Movie | Great Expectations | Ms. Dinsmoor | 1998-01-30 |
| Movie | Waking Ned | Villager of Tullymore | 1998-11-20 |
| Movie | G.I. Jane | Senator Lillian DeHaven | 1997-08-19 |
| Movie | Critical Care | Nun | 1997-10-31 |
| Movie | Homecoming | Abigail Tillerman | 1996-04-14 |
| Movie | The Sunchaser | Dr. Renata Baumbauer | 1996-05-29 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Glady Joe Cleary | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Madame Ouspenskaya | 1995-12-22 |
| Movie | Home for the Holidays | Adele Larson | 1995-11-02 |
| Movie | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) | 1994-05-01 |
| Movie | Malice | Mrs. Kennsinger | 1993-09-29 |
| Movie | Point of No Return | Amanda | 1993-03-19 |
| Movie | Mr. Jones | Dr. Catherine Holland | 1993-10-08 |
| Movie | Broadway Bound | Kate Jerome | 1992-03-22 |
| Movie | Mrs. Cage | Mrs. Cage | 1992-05-20 |
| Movie | Honeymoon in Vegas | Bea Singer | 1992-08-28 |
| Movie | Love Potion No. 9 | Madame Ruth | 1992-11-13 |
| Series | Freddie and Max | Max Chandler | 1990-11-12 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Meredith Perlestein | 1989-02-24 |
| Movie | Torch Song Trilogy | Ma Beckoff | 1988-12-14 |
| Movie | 84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | 1987-02-13 |
| Movie | 'night, Mother | Thelma Cates | 1986-09-12 |
| Movie | Agnes of God | Mother Miriam Ruth | 1985-09-13 |
| Movie | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | An Audience with Mel Brooks | Self | 1984-02-04 |
| Movie | Garbo Talks | Estelle Rolfe | 1984-10-12 |
| Movie | To Be or Not to Be | Anna Bronski | 1983-12-16 |
| Series | Marco Polo | Marco's Mother | 1982-12-05 |
| Movie | Fatso | Antoinette | 1980-02-01 |
| Series | Shōgun | Narrator | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | The Elephant Man | Mrs Kendal | 1980-10-09 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Series | An Audience with... | Herself | 1978-01-08 |
| Movie | Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
| Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Mary Magdalene | 1977-03-27 |
| Movie | The Turning Point | Emma | 1977-11-14 |
| Movie | Lipstick | Carla Bondi | 1976-04-02 |
| Movie | Silent Movie | Self | 1976-06-17 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Edna Edison | 1975-03-14 |
| Movie | The Hindenburg | Ursula | 1975-12-25 |
| Movie | Blazing Saddles | Churchgoer (uncredited) | 1974-02-07 |
| Movie | Young Winston | Lady Jennie Churchill | 1972-07-20 |
| Movie | Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man | Various | 1970-02-18 |
| Movie | The Graduate | Mrs. Robinson | 1967-12-21 |
| Series | ABC Stage 67 | Unknown | 1966-09-14 |
| Movie | 7 Women | Dr. D.R. Cartwright | 1965-12-11 |
| Movie | The Slender Thread | Inga Dyson | 1965-12-15 |
| Movie | The Pumpkin Eater | Jo Armitage | 1964-07-16 |
| Movie | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | 1962-05-23 |
| Movie | The Restless Breed | Angelita | 1957-05-01 |
| Movie | The Girl in Black Stockings | Beth Dixon | 1957-09-24 |
| Movie | Nightfall | Marie Gardner | 1956-11-09 |
| Movie | Walk the Proud Land | Tianay | 1956-09-01 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | New York Confidential | Kathy Lupo | 1955-02-15 |
| Movie | A Life in the Balance | María Ibinia | 1955-07-01 |
| Movie | The Last Frontier | Corinna Marston | 1955-12-07 |
| Movie | The Naked Street | Rosalie Regalzyk | 1955-08-01 |
| Movie | Gorilla at Large | Laverne Miller | 1954-05-01 |
| Movie | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Paula | 1954-06-16 |
| Movie | The Raid | Katy Bishop | 1954-08-04 |
| Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
| Movie | Treasure of the Golden Condor | Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo | 1953-02-04 |
| Movie | Tonight We Sing | Emma Hurok | 1953-01-26 |
| Movie | The Kid from Left Field | Marian Foley | 1953-07-01 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Don't Bother to Knock | Lyn Lesley | 1952-07-18 |
| Series | Omnibus | Unknown | 1952-11-09 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |