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 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018-02-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mel Brooks: Unwrapped | Self (archive footage) | 2018-02-17 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self | 2013-05-20 |
| Movie | Delgo | Sedessa (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
| 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 | Keeping the Faith | Ruth Schram | 2000-04-14 |
| Movie | Up at the Villa | Princess San Ferdinando | 2000-04-14 |
| Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Unknown | 2000-10-15 |
| Movie | Deep in My Heart | Gerry Cummins | 1999-02-14 |
| Movie | Waking Ned | Villager of Tullymore | 1998-09-15 |
| Movie | Great Expectations | Ms. Dinsmoor | 1998-01-30 |
| Movie | Antz | Queen (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
| 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 | Home for the Holidays | Adele Larson | 1995-11-02 |
| 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 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) | 1994-05-01 |
| Movie | The Mother | Mrs. Fanning | 1994-11-19 |
| 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 | Love Potion No. 9 | Madame Ruth | 1992-11-13 |
| Movie | Honeymoon in Vegas | Bea Singer | 1992-08-28 |
| Series | Freddie and Max | Max Chandler | 1990-11-12 |
| Movie | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Meredith Perlestein | 1989-02-24 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| 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 | Garbo Talks | Estelle Rolfe | 1984-10-12 |
| Movie | An Audience with Mel Brooks | Self | 1984-02-04 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Elephant Man | Mrs Kendal | 1980-10-09 |
| Series | Shōgun | Narrator | 1980-09-15 |
| 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 | 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 | Walk the Proud Land | Tianay | 1956-09-01 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Nightfall | Marie Gardner | 1956-11-09 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Man Who Had Influence | Maria Cassini | 1950-05-29 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |