Anne Bancroft

Personal Info

Birthday

September 17, 1931

Day of Death

2005-06-06

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Also Known As

アン・バンクロフト

Anna Maria Louisa Italiano

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 middle of three daughters of Mildred (née Di Napoli), a telephone operator, and Michael G. Italiano, a dress pattern maker.

Known For

The Simpsons

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Great Performances

Climax!

Studio One

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Performance

Jesus of Nazareth

Filmography

2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
2008
Delgo
as Sedessa (voice)
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa
2001
In Search of Peace
as Golda Meir (voice)
Heartbreakers
as Gloria Vogal
Haven
as Mama Gruber
2000
Keeping the Faith
as Ruth Schram
Up at the Villa
as Princess San Ferdinando
1999
Deep in My Heart
as Gerry Cummins
1998
Antz
as Queen (voice)
Great Expectations
as Ms. Dinsmoor
1997
Critical Care
as Nun
G.I. Jane
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
1996
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
Homecoming
as Abigail Tillerman
1995
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Madame Ouspenskaya
Home for the Holidays
as Adele Larson
How to Make an American Quilt
as Glady Joe Cleary
1994
The Mother
as Mrs. Fanning
1993
Mr. Jones
as Dr. Catherine Holland
Malice
as Mrs. Kennsinger
Point of No Return
as Amanda
1992
Love Potion No. 9
as Madame Ruth
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Bea Singer
Mrs. Cage
as Mrs. Cage
Broadway Bound
as Kate Jerome
1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Meredith Perlestein
1988
Torch Song Trilogy
as Ma Beckoff
1987
84 Charing Cross Road
as Helene Hanff
1986
'night, Mother
as Thelma Cates
1985
Agnes of God
as Mother Miriam Ruth
1984
Garbo Talks
as Estelle Rolfe
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
To Be or Not to Be
as Anna Bronski
1982
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self
1980
The Elephant Man
as Mrs Kendal
Fatso
as Antoinette
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1978
Mickey's 50
as Self
1977
The Turning Point
as Emma
1976
Silent Movie
as Self
Lipstick
as Carla Bondi
1975
The Hindenburg
as Ursula
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Edna Edison
1972
Young Winston
as Lady Jennie Churchill
1970
Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man
as Various
1967
The Graduate
as Mrs. Robinson
1965
The Slender Thread
as Inga Dyson
7 Women
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
1964
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jo Armitage
1962
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Beth Dixon
The Restless Breed
as Angelita
1956
Nightfall
as Marie Gardner
Walk the Proud Land
as Tianay
1955
The Last Frontier
as Corinna Marston
The Naked Street
as Rosalie Regalzyk
A Life in the Balance
as María Ibinia
New York Confidential
as Kathy Lupo
1954
The Raid
as Katy Bishop
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Paula
Gorilla at Large
as Laverne Miller
1953
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
1952
Don't Bother to Knock
as Lyn Lesley
1950
The Man Who Had Influence
as Maria Cassini