- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1931
- Place of Birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- June 6, 2005
Anne Bancroft
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 …
Filmography
movieHollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
movieMel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieMel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
2017 · Herself
movieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Self
movieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009 · Self (archive)
movieDelgo
2008 · Sedessa (voice)
tvLegends
2006 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003 · Contessa
movieIn Search of Peace
2001 · Golda Meir (voice)
movieHeartbreakers
2001 · Gloria Vogal
movieHaven
2001 · Mama Gruber
tvHaven
2001 · Mama Gruber
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Anne Bancroft
movieKeeping the Faith
2000 · Ruth Schram
movieUp at the Villa
2000 · Princess San Ferdinando
movieDeep in My Heart
1999 · Gerry Cummins
movieAntz
1998 · Queen (voice)
movieMark Twain's America in 3D
1998 · Narrator
movieGreat Expectations
1998 · Ms. Dinsmoor
movieCritical Care
1997 · Nun
movieG.I. Jane
1997 · Senator Lillian DeHaven
movieThe Sunchaser
1996 · Dr. Renata Baumbauer
movieShirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 · Self (archive footage)
movieHomecoming
1996 · Abigail Tillerman
movieDracula: Dead and Loving It
1995 · Madame Ouspenskaya
movieHome for the Holidays
1995 · Adele Larson
movieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Glady Joe Cleary
movieThe Mother
1994 · Mrs. Fanning
movieOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
tvOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Old Lucy Marsden
movieMr. Jones
1993 · Dr. Catherine Holland
movieMalice
1993 · Mrs. Kennsinger
moviePoint of No Return
1993 · Amanda
movieLove Potion No. 9
1992 · Madame Ruth
movieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992 · Bea Singer
Mrs. Cage
movieMrs. Cage
1992 · Mrs. Cage
movieBroadway Bound
1992 · Kate Jerome
tvPerformance
1991 · Mrs. Fanning
Freddie and Max
tvFreddie and Max
1990 · Max Chandler
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Dr. Zweig (voice)
movieBert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989 · Meredith Perlestein
movieTorch Song Trilogy
1988 · Ma Beckoff
movie84 Charing Cross Road
1987 · Helene Hanff
movie'night, Mother
1986 · Thelma Cates
movieAgnes of God
1985 · Mother Miriam Ruth
movieGarbo Talks
1984 · Estelle Rolfe
movieAn Audience with Mel Brooks
1984 · Self
movieJames Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984 · Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieTo Be or Not to Be
1983 · Anna Bronski
tvMarco Polo
1982 · Madre di Marco
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
movieWomen I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1982 · Self
movieThe Elephant Man
1980 · Mrs Kendal
movieFatso
1980 · Antoinette, Writer, Director
movieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Self
movieMickey's 50
1978 · Self
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
movieThe Turning Point
1977 · Emma
tvJesus of Nazareth
1977 · Mary Magdalene
movieSilent Movie
1976 · Self
movieLipstick
1976 · Carla Bondi
movieThe Hindenburg
1975 · Ursula
movieThe Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 · Edna Edison
tvFlick Flack
1974
movieYoung Winston
1972 · Lady Jennie Churchill
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Mrs. Fanning
movieAnnie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970 · Various
movieThe Graduate
1967 · Mrs. Robinson
tvABC Stage 67
1966 · Virginia
movieThe Slender Thread
1965 · Inga Dyson
movie7 Women
1965 · Dr. D.R. Cartwright
movieThe Pumpkin Eater
1964 · Jo Armitage
movieThe Miracle Worker
1962 · Annie Sullivan
movieThe Girl in Black Stockings
1957 · Beth Dixon
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
movieThe Restless Breed
1957 · Angelita
movieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1957 · Julie Bickford
movieSo Soon to Die
1957 · Isobel Waring
movieNightfall
1956 · Marie Gardner
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Isabelle Rutledge
movieWalk the Proud Land
1956 · Tianay
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
movieThe Last Frontier
1955 · Corinna Marston
movieThe Naked Street
1955 · Rosalie Regalzyk
movieA Life in the Balance
1955 · María Ibinia
movieNew York Confidential
1955 · Kathy Lupo
tvClimax!
1954 · Audrey, Elena Vallejo
movieThe Raid
1954 · Katy Bishop
movieDemetrius and the Gladiators
1954 · Paula
movieGorilla at Large
1954 · Laverne Miller
movieThe Kid from Left Field
1953 · Marian Foley
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieTreasure of the Golden Condor
1953 · Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
movieTonight We Sing
1953 · Emma Hurok
movieDon't Bother to Knock
1952 · Lyn Lesley
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Leah, Ann Sommers, Kendal Browning, Cathy, Lolita, Sally
movieThe Man Who Had Influence
1950 · Maria Cassini
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvSuspense
1949
tvStudio One
1948 · Maria Cassini, Lisa Berzins, Czechoslovakian Girl