credits of
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 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. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 1st, 2018 | Hollywood: No Sex, Please! | TBD | 5.5 | |
February 17th, 2018 | Mel Brooks: Unwrapped | Self (archive footage) | 6.4 | |
May 20th, 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self | 8.2 | |
August 11th, 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s | Self (archive) | TBD | |
December 12th, 2008 | Delgo | Sedessa (voice) | 4.5 | |
July 19th, 2003 | Celebrity Naked Ambition | Self (archive footage) | 8 | |
May 4th, 2003 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Contessa | 6.2 | |
September 21st, 2001 | In Search of Peace | Golda Meir (voice) | 7 | |
March 23rd, 2001 | Heartbreakers | Gloria Vogal | 6.1 | |
February 11th, 2001 | Haven | Mama Gruber | 6.8 | |
April 14th, 2000 | Keeping the Faith | Ruth Schram | 6.1 | |
April 14th, 2000 | Up at the Villa | Princess San Ferdinando | 5.3 | |
February 14th, 1999 | Deep in My Heart | Gerry Cummins | 6.8 | |
October 2nd, 1998 | Antz | Queen (voice) | 6.2 | |
July 2nd, 1998 | Mark Twain's America in 3D | Narrator | 10 | |
January 30th, 1998 | Great Expectations | Ms. Dinsmoor | 6.6 | |
October 31st, 1997 | Critical Care | Nun | 6.4 | |
August 19th, 1997 | G.I. Jane | Senator Lillian DeHaven | 6.5 | |
May 29th, 1996 | The Sunchaser | Dr. Renata Baumbauer | 6.3 | |
May 19th, 1996 | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self (archive footage) | 6.4 | |
April 14th, 1996 | Homecoming | Abigail Tillerman | 7.1 | |
December 22nd, 1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Madame Ouspenskaya | 6.1 | |
November 2nd, 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Adele Larson | 6.2 | |
October 6th, 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Glady Joe Cleary | 6.4 | |
November 19th, 1994 | The Mother | Mrs. Fanning | TBD | |
May 1st, 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) | 5.4 | |
October 8th, 1993 | Mr. Jones | Dr. Catherine Holland | 5.8 | |
September 29th, 1993 | Malice | Mrs. Kennsinger | 6.3 | |
March 19th, 1993 | Point of No Return | Amanda | 6.2 | |
November 13th, 1992 | Love Potion No. 9 | Madame Ruth | 6.2 | |
August 28th, 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Bea Singer | 5.7 | |
May 20th, 1992 | Mrs. Cage | Mrs. Cage | 7 | |
March 22nd, 1992 | Broadway Bound | Kate Jerome | 6.5 | |
February 24th, 1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Meredith Perlestein | 5.1 | |
December 14th, 1988 | Torch Song Trilogy | Ma Beckoff | 7.3 | |
February 13th, 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | 7.2 | |
September 12th, 1986 | 'night, Mother | Thelma Cates | 7.4 | |
September 13th, 1985 | Agnes of God | Mother Miriam Ruth | 6.3 | |
October 12th, 1984 | Garbo Talks | Estelle Rolfe | 6.3 | |
February 4th, 1984 | An Audience with Mel Brooks | Self | 7 | |
January 1st, 1984 | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited) | TBD | |
December 16th, 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Anna Bronski | 6.7 | |
February 28th, 1982 | Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | Self | 10 | |
October 9th, 1980 | The Elephant Man | Mrs Kendal | 8 | |
February 1st, 1980 | Fatso | Antoinette | 5.8 | |
May 16th, 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 6.3 | |
November 19th, 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self | 9 | |
November 14th, 1977 | The Turning Point | Emma | 6.6 | |
June 17th, 1976 | Silent Movie | Self | 6.5 | |
April 2nd, 1976 | Lipstick | Carla Bondi | 5.3 | |
December 25th, 1975 | The Hindenburg | Ursula | 6.3 | |
March 14th, 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Edna Edison | 6.6 | |
July 20th, 1972 | Young Winston | Lady Jennie Churchill | 6.2 | |
February 18th, 1970 | Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man | Various | TBD | |
December 21st, 1967 | The Graduate | Mrs. Robinson | 7.6 | |
December 15th, 1965 | The Slender Thread | Inga Dyson | 7.1 | |
December 11th, 1965 | 7 Women | Dr. D.R. Cartwright | 6.4 | |
July 16th, 1964 | The Pumpkin Eater | Jo Armitage | 6.7 | |
May 23rd, 1962 | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | 7.9 | |
September 24th, 1957 | The Girl in Black Stockings | Beth Dixon | 6.1 | |
May 1st, 1957 | The Restless Breed | Angelita | 5.4 | |
March 7th, 1957 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Julie Bickford | TBD | |
January 17th, 1957 | So Soon to Die | Isobel Waring | 7 | |
November 9th, 1956 | Nightfall | Marie Gardner | 6.9 | |
September 1st, 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Tianay | 6.1 | |
December 7th, 1955 | The Last Frontier | Corinna Marston | 6.1 | |
August 1st, 1955 | The Naked Street | Rosalie Regalzyk | 6.2 | |
July 1st, 1955 | A Life in the Balance | María Ibinia | 6.4 | |
February 15th, 1955 | New York Confidential | Kathy Lupo | 6 | |
August 4th, 1954 | The Raid | Katy Bishop | 6.5 | |
June 16th, 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Paula | 6.6 | |
May 1st, 1954 | Gorilla at Large | Laverne Miller | 5.7 | |
July 1st, 1953 | The Kid from Left Field | Marian Foley | 7.9 | |
February 4th, 1953 | Treasure of the Golden Condor | Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo | 6.3 | |
TBD | Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer | Herself | 6 | |
January 26th, 1953 | Tonight We Sing | Emma Hurok | 9.5 | |
July 18th, 1952 | Don't Bother to Knock | Lyn Lesley | 6.6 | |
May 29th, 1950 | The Man Who Had Influence | Maria Cassini | 6 |