Acting · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Born September 17, 1931
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.
MovieHollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
MovieMel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
2017
as Herself
MovieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
MovieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self (archive)
MovieDelgo
2008
as Sedessa (voice)
TVLegends
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003
as Contessa
MovieIn Search of Peace
2001
as Golda Meir (voice)
MovieHeartbreakers
2001
as Gloria Vogal
MovieHaven
2001
as Mama Gruber
TVHaven
2001
as Mama Gruber
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Anne Bancroft
MovieKeeping the Faith
2000
as Ruth Schram
MovieUp at the Villa
2000
as Princess San Ferdinando
MovieDeep in My Heart
1999
as Gerry Cummins
MovieAntz
1998
as Queen (voice)
MovieMark Twain's America in 3D
1998
as Narrator
MovieGreat Expectations
1998
as Ms. Dinsmoor
MovieCritical Care
1997
as Nun
MovieG.I. Jane
1997
as Senator Lillian DeHaven
MovieThe Sunchaser
1996
as Dr. Renata Baumbauer
MovieShirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHomecoming
1996
as Abigail Tillerman
MovieDracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
as Madame Ouspenskaya
MovieHome for the Holidays
1995
as Adele Larson
MovieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Glady Joe Cleary
MovieThe Mother
1994
as Mrs. Fanning
MovieOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
TVOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Old Lucy Marsden
MovieMr. Jones
1993
as Dr. Catherine Holland
MovieMalice
1993
as Mrs. Kennsinger
MoviePoint of No Return
1993
as Amanda
MovieLove Potion No. 9
1992
as Madame Ruth
MovieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992
as Bea Singer
Mrs. Cage
1992
as Mrs. Cage
MovieBroadway Bound
1992
as Kate Jerome
TVPerformance
1991
as Mrs. Fanning
Freddie and Max
1990
as Max Chandler
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Dr. Zweig (voice)
MovieBert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Meredith Perlestein
MovieTorch Song Trilogy
1988
as Ma Beckoff
Movie84 Charing Cross Road
1987
as Helene Hanff
Movie'night, Mother
1986
as Thelma Cates
MovieAgnes of God
1985
as Mother Miriam Ruth
MovieGarbo Talks
1984
as Estelle Rolfe
MovieAn Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self
MovieJames Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieTo Be or Not to Be
1983
as Anna Bronski
TVMarco Polo
1982
as Madre di Marco
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1982
as Self
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Mrs. Cage
MovieThe Elephant Man
1980
as Mrs Kendal
MovieFatso
1980
as Antoinette
MovieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
MovieMickey's 50
1978
as Self
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
MovieThe Turning Point
1977
as Emma
TVJesus of Nazareth
1977
as Mary Magdalene
MovieSilent Movie
1976
as Self
MovieLipstick
1976
as Carla Bondi
MovieThe Hindenburg
1975
as Ursula
MovieThe Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
as Edna Edison
TVFlick Flack
1974
MovieYoung Winston
1972
as Lady Jennie Churchill
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Mrs. Fanning
MovieAnnie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970
as Various
MovieThe Graduate
1967
as Mrs. Robinson
TVABC Stage 67
1966
as Virginia
MovieThe Slender Thread
1965
as Inga Dyson
Movie7 Women
1965
as Dr. D.R. Cartwright
MovieThe Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Jo Armitage
MovieThe Miracle Worker
1962
as Annie Sullivan
MovieThe Girl in Black Stockings
1957
as Beth Dixon
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MovieThe Restless Breed
1957
as Angelita
MovieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Julie Bickford
MovieSo Soon to Die
1957
as Isobel Waring
MovieNightfall
1956
as Marie Gardner
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Isabelle Rutledge
MovieWalk the Proud Land
1956
as Tianay
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Last Frontier
1955
as Corinna Marston
MovieThe Naked Street
1955
as Rosalie Regalzyk
MovieA Life in the Balance
1955
as María Ibinia
MovieNew York Confidential
1955
as Kathy Lupo
TVClimax!
1954
as Audrey
MovieThe Raid
1954
as Katy Bishop
MovieDemetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Paula
MovieGorilla at Large
1954
as Laverne Miller
MovieThe Kid from Left Field
1953
as Marian Foley
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieTreasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
MovieTonight We Sing
1953
as Emma Hurok
MovieDon't Bother to Knock
1952
as Lyn Lesley
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Leah
MovieThe Man Who Had Influence
1950
as Maria Cassini
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVSuspense
1949
TVStudio One
1948
as Maria Cassini
