People
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. Both of her parents' surnames were toponymic. Her parents were Italian... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped as Self (archive footage) | 2018-02-17 |
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self | 2013-05-20 |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as Self (archive) | 2009-08-11 |
Delgo as Sedessa (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Contessa | 2003-05-04 |
In Search of Peace as Golda Meir (voice) | 2001-09-21 |
Heartbreakers as Gloria Vogal | 2001-03-23 |
Haven as Mama Gruber | 2001-02-11 |
Up at the Villa as Princess San Ferdinando | 2000-04-14 |
Keeping the Faith as Ruth Schram | 2000-04-14 |
Deep in My Heart as Gerry Cummins | 1999-02-14 |
Antz as Queen (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
Great Expectations as Ms. Dinsmoor | 1998-01-30 |
Critical Care as Nun | 1997-10-31 |
G.I. Jane as Senator Lillian DeHaven | 1997-08-19 |
The Sunchaser as Dr. Renata Baumbauer | 1996-05-29 |
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage) | 1996-05-19 |
Homecoming as Abigail Tillerman | 1996-04-14 |
Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Madame Ouspenskaya | 1995-12-22 |
Home for the Holidays as Adele Larson | 1995-11-02 |
How to Make an American Quilt as Glady Joe Cleary | 1995-10-06 |
The Mother as Mrs. Fanning | 1994-11-19 |
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) | 1994-05-01 |
Mr. Jones as Dr. Catherine Holland | 1993-10-08 |
Malice as Mrs. Kennsinger | 1993-09-29 |
Point of No Return as Amanda | 1993-03-19 |
Love Potion No. 9 as Madame Ruth | 1992-11-13 |
Honeymoon in Vegas as Bea Singer | 1992-08-28 |
Mrs. Cage as Mrs. Cage | 1992-05-20 |
Broadway Bound as Kate Jerome | 1992-03-22 |
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Meredith Perlestein | 1989-02-24 |
Torch Song Trilogy as Ma Beckoff | 1988-12-14 |
84 Charing Cross Road as Helene Hanff | 1987-02-13 |
'night, Mother as Thelma Cates | 1986-09-12 |
Agnes of God as Mother Miriam Ruth | 1985-09-13 |
Garbo Talks as Estelle Rolfe | 1984-10-12 |
An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self | 1984-02-04 |
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-01-01 |
To Be or Not to Be as Anna Bronski | 1983-12-16 |
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny as Self | 1982-02-28 |
The Elephant Man as Mrs Kendal | 1980-10-09 |
Fatso as Antoinette | 1980-02-01 |
The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self | 1979-05-16 |
Mickey's 50 as Self | 1978-11-19 |
The Turning Point as Emma | 1977-11-14 |
Jesus Of Nazareth as Mary Magdalene | 1977-03-27 |
Silent Movie as Self | 1976-06-17 |
Lipstick as Carla Bondi | 1976-04-02 |
The Hindenburg as Ursula | 1975-12-25 |
The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Edna Edison | 1975-03-14 |
Young Winston as Lady Jennie Churchill | 1972-07-20 |
Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man as Various | 1970-02-18 |
The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson | 1967-12-21 |
The Slender Thread as Inga Dyson | 1965-12-15 |
7 Women as Dr. D.R. Cartwright | 1965-12-11 |
The Pumpkin Eater as Jo Armitage | 1964-07-16 |
The Miracle Worker as Annie Sullivan | 1962-05-23 |
The Girl in Black Stockings as Beth Dixon | 1957-09-24 |
The Restless Breed as Angelita | 1957-05-01 |
Nightfall as Marie Gardner | 1956-11-09 |
Walk the Proud Land as Tianay | 1956-09-01 |
The Last Frontier as Corinna Marston | 1955-12-07 |
The Naked Street as Rosalie Regalzyk | 1955-08-01 |
A Life in the Balance as María Ibinia | 1955-07-01 |
New York Confidential as Kathy Lupo | 1955-02-15 |
The Raid as Katy Bishop | 1954-08-04 |
Demetrius and the Gladiators as Paula | 1954-06-16 |
Gorilla at Large as Laverne Miller | 1954-05-01 |
The Kid from Left Field as Marian Foley | 1953-07-01 |
Treasure of the Golden Condor as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo | 1953-02-04 |
Tonight We Sing as Emma Hurok | 1953-01-26 |
Don't Bother to Knock as Lyn Lesley | 1952-07-18 |
The Man Who Had Influence as Maria Cassini | 1950-05-29 |