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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 17, 1931
Died
June 6, 2005
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- アン・バンクロフト
- Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
Anne Bancroft
1.7 Popularity
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 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 Little Italy, in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, attended P.S. 12, later moving to 1580 Zerega Ave. Bancroft's Broadway debut in the two-character drama Two for the Seesaw (1958), brought her wide recognition for the depth of her talent and garnered her a Tony Award for best supporting actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Bancroft continued to have a successful career in film and television. She starred in a number of other films, including The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), and Agnes of God (1985), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She also had a recurring role on the television series Modern Family. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.
Known For
6.4
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
8.2
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
0.0
Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
4.5
Sedessa (voice)
Delgo
2008
5.0
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends
2006
6.1
Contessa
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003
6.5
Golda Meir (voice)
In Search of Peace
2001
6.1
Gloria Vogal
Heartbreakers
2001
6.8
Mama Gruber
Haven
2001
8.0
Anne Bancroft
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Credits
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.4
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013
8.2
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
2009
0.0
Delgo
as Sedessa (voice)
2008
4.5
Legends
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
5.0
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa
2003
6.1
In Search of Peace
as Golda Meir (voice)
2001
6.5
Heartbreakers
as Gloria Vogal
2001
6.1
Haven
as Mama Gruber
2001
6.8
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Anne Bancroft
2000
8.0
Up at the Villa
as Princess San Ferdinando
2000
5.2
Keeping the Faith
as Ruth Schram
2000
6.1
Deep in My Heart
as Gerry Cummins
1999
6.0
Antz
as Queen (voice)
1998
6.2
Great Expectations
as Ms. Dinsmoor
1998
6.6
Critical Care
as Nun
1997
6.4
G.I. Jane
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
1997
6.5
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
1996
6.2
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
1996
6.4
Homecoming
as Abigail Tillerman
1996
6.8
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Madame Ouspenskaya
1995
6.1
Home for the Holidays
as Adele Larson
1995
6.2
How to Make an American Quilt
as Glady Joe Cleary
1995
6.4
The Mother
as Mrs. Fanning
1994
0.0
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Old Lucy Marsden
1994
5.0
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
1994
5.4
Mr. Jones
as Dr. Catherine Holland
1993
5.7
Malice
as Mrs. Kennsinger
1993
6.3
Point of No Return
as Amanda
1993
6.2
Love Potion No. 9
as Madame Ruth
1992
6.2
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Bea Singer
1992
5.6
🎬
Mrs. Cage
as Mrs. Cage
1992
6.0
Broadway Bound
as Kate Jerome
1992
6.3
Performance
as Mrs. Fanning
1991
6.0
🎬
Freddie and Max
as Max Chandler
1990
5.0
The Simpsons
as Dr. Zweig (voice)
1989
8.0
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Meredith Perlestein
1989
4.4
Torch Song Trilogy
as Ma Beckoff
1988
7.3
84 Charing Cross Road
as Helene Hanff
1987
7.2
'night, Mother
as Thelma Cates
1986
7.3
Agnes of God
as Mother Miriam Ruth
1985
6.3
Garbo Talks
as Estelle Rolfe
1984
6.2
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self
1984
6.5
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
0.0
To Be or Not to Be
as Anna Bronski
1983
6.7
Marco Polo
as Madre di Marco
1982
6.8
🎬
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
as Self
1982
0.0
The Elephant Man
as Mrs Kendal
1980
8.1
Fatso
as Antoinette
1980
5.7
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
Mickey's 50
as Self
1978
0.0
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
The Turning Point
as Emma
1977
6.5
Jesus of Nazareth
as Mary Magdalene
1977
7.8
Silent Movie
as Self
1976
6.5
Lipstick
as Carla Bondi
1976
5.2
The Hindenburg
as Ursula
1975
6.3
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Edna Edison
1975
6.7
Flick Flack
1974
0.0
Young Winston
as Lady Jennie Churchill
1972
6.2
Great Performances
as Mrs. Fanning
1971
5.8
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
as Various
1970
0.0
The Graduate
as Mrs. Robinson
1967
7.6
ABC Stage 67
as Virginia
1966
6.2
The Slender Thread
as Inga Dyson
1965
7.1
7 Women
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
1965
6.5
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jo Armitage
1964
6.6
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
1962
7.9
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Beth Dixon
1957
6.1
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
The Restless Breed
as Angelita
1957
5.2
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Julie Bickford
1957
0.0
So Soon to Die
as Isobel Waring
1957
0.0
Nightfall
as Marie Gardner
1956
6.9
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Isabelle Rutledge
1956
6.0
Walk the Proud Land
as Tianay
1956
6.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956
5.9
The Last Frontier
as Corinna Marston
1955
6.1
The Naked Street
as Rosalie Regalzyk
1955
6.1
A Life in the Balance
as María Ibinia
1955
5.9
New York Confidential
as Kathy Lupo
1955
5.9
Climax!
as Audrey
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Elena Vallejo
1954
3.3
The Raid
as Katy Bishop
1954
6.5
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Paula
1954
6.4
Gorilla at Large
as Laverne Miller
1954
5.6
The Kid from Left Field
as Marian Foley
1953
7.2
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
1953
6.2
Tonight We Sing
as Emma Hurok
1953
10.0
Don't Bother to Knock
as Lyn Lesley
1952
6.6
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Leah
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Kendal Browning
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Ann Sommers
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Cathy
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Lolita
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Sally
1950
6.3
The Man Who Had Influence
as Maria Cassini
1950
8.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
Suspense
1949
4.9
Studio One
as Maria Cassini
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Czechoslovakian Girl
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Lisa Berzins
1948
5.0
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
as Herself
N/A
9.0