Anne Bancroft biography
Anne Bancroft was an American actress, born on 17 September 1931 in The Bronx, who died on 6 June 2005.
Anne Bancroft's screen career began in 1951 with The Web, playing Actress.
Anne Bancroft had 96 screen credits between 1951 and 2008.
Honours include Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and Academy Award for Best Actress.
- Also known as
- Anna Maria Louise Italiano
- Born
- 17 September 1931
- Died
- 6 June 2005 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx
- Work
- Film actor, Voice actor, Screenwriter, Film director, Character actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1951 to 2005
- Awards
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama
Anne Bancroft filmography
96 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Delgo | Empress Sedessa | Voice role; posthumous release | |
| 2003 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Contessa | Television film | |
| 2002 | Occupant | Louise Nevelson | Off-Broadway | |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers | Gloria Vogal / Barbara | ||
| 2001 | In Search of Peace | Golda Meir | Voice role; documentary film | |
| 2001 | Haven | Mama Gruber | Television film | |
| 2000 | Keeping the Faith | Ruth Schram | ||
| 2000 | Up at the Villa | Princess San Ferdinando | ||
| 2000 | The Living Edens | Narrator | Episode: "Anamalai: India's Elephant Mountain" | |
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart | Geraldine "Gerry" Eileen Cummins | Television film | |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Mrs. Dinsmoor | ||
| 1998 | Mark Twain's America in 3D | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1998 | Living with Cancer: A Message of Hope | Narrator | Television documentary film | |
| 1998 | Antz | Queen Ant | Voice role | |
| 1997 | G.I. Jane | Senator Lillian DeHaven | ||
| 1997 | Critical Care | Nun | ||
| 1996 | Homecoming | Abigail Tillerman | Television film | |
| 1996 | The Sunchaser | Dr. Renata Baumbauer | ||
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Adele Larson | ||
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Older Glady Joe Cleary | ||
| 1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Madame Ouspenskaya / Gypsy Woman | ||
| 1994 | The Simpsons | Dr. Zweig | Voice role; Episode: "Fear of Flying" | |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Lucy Marsden (age 99 to 100) | Television film | |
| 1994 | Great Performances | Mrs. Fanning | Episode: "Paddy Chayefsky's 'The Mother'" | |
| 1993 | Malice | Mrs. Kennsinger |
Show all 96 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Amanda | ||
| 1993 | Mr. Jones | Dr. Catherine Holland | ||
| 1992 | Love Potion No. 9 | Madame Ruth | ||
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Bea Singer | ||
| 1992 | Mrs. Cage | Lillian Cage | Television film | |
| 1992 | Broadway Bound | Kate Jerome | Television film | |
| 1990 | Freddie and Max | Maxine "Max" Chandler | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| 1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Meredith Perlestein | ||
| 1988 | Torch Song Trilogy | Ma Beckoff | ||
| 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | ||
| 1986 | 'night, Mother | Thelma Cates | ||
| 1985 | Agnes of God | Mother Miriam Ruth / Anna Maria Burchetti | ||
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Estelle Rolfe | ||
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Anna Bronski | ||
| 1982 | Marco Polo | Marco's Mother | Episode: "1.1" | |
| 1981 | Duet for One | Stephanie Abrahams | December 7, 1981 , January 2, 1982 | |
| 1980 | The Elephant Man | Madge Kendal | ||
| 1980 | Fatso | Antoinette | Also director and writer | |
| 1980 | Shōgun | Narrator | Miniseries; US version | |
| 1977 | The Turning Point | Emma Jacklin | ||
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Mary Magdalene | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 1977 | Golda | Golda Meir | November 2, 1977 , February 15, 1978 | |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | English | ||
| 1976 | Lipstick | Carla Bondi | ||
| 1976 | The August | Director | Short film; also writer and editor | |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Edna Edison | ||
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Ursula von Reugen | ||
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Woman in Church Congregation | Uncredited extra | |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Lady Randolph Churchill | ||
| 1968 | A Cry of Players | Anne | November 14, 1968 , February 15, 1969 | |
| 1967 | The Graduate | Mrs. Robinson | ||
| 1967 | The Little Foxes | Regina Giddens | October 20, 1967 , January 20, 1968 | |
| 1967 | ABC Stage 67 | Virginia | Episode: "I'm Getting Married" | |
| 1966 | 7 Women | Dr. D.R. Cartwright | ||
| 1965 | The Slender Thread | Inga Dyson | ||
| 1965 | The Devils | Sister Jean of the Angels | November 3, 1965 , January 22, 1966 | |
| 1964 | The Pumpkin Eater | Jo Armitage | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress | |
| 1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Faye Benet Garret | Episode: "Out on the Outskirts of Town" | |
| 1963 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Mother Courage | March 25, 1963 , May 11, 1963 | |
| 1962 | The Miracle Worker | Anne Sullivan | Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1959 | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | October 19, 1959 , February 5, 1961 | |
| 1958 | Two for the Seesaw | Gittel Mosca | January 16, 1958 , June 27, 1959 | |
| 1958 | The Frank Sinatra Show | Carol Welles | Episode: "A Time to Cry" | |
| 1957 | The Restless Breed | Angelita | ||
| 1957 | The Girl in Black Stockings | Beth Dixon | ||
| 1957 | The Alcoa Hour | Alegre / Giselle | Episodes: "Key Largo" and "Hostages to Fortune" | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | Isobel Waring / Julie Bickford | Episodes: "So Soon to Die" and "Invitation to a Gunfighter" | |
| 1957 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Isabelle Rutledge | Episode: "Episode in Darkness" | |
| 1956 | Nightfall | Marie Gardner | ||
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Tianay | ||
| 1956 | Climax! | Audrey / Elena | Episodes: "Fear Is the Hunter" and "The Mad Bomber" | |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | Katherine "Kathy" Lupo | ||
| 1955 | The Naked Street | Rosalie Regalzyk | ||
| 1955 | The Last Frontier | Corinna Marston | ||
| 1955 | A Life in the Balance | María Ibinia | ||
| 1954 | The Raid | Katy Bishop | ||
| 1954 | Gorilla at Large | Laverne Miller | ||
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Paula | ||
| 1953 | Treasure of the Golden Condor | Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo | ||
| 1953 | The Kid from Left Field | Marian Foley | ||
| 1953 | Tonight We Sing | Emma Hurok | ||
| 1953 | Omnibus | Paco's Sister | Episode: "The Capital of the World" | |
| 1953 | Kraft Television Theatre | Actress | Episode: "To Live in Peace" | |
| 1952 | Don't Bother to Knock | Lyn Lesley | Film debut (singing voice provided by Eve Marley) | |
| 1951 | The Web | Actress | Episode: "The Customs of the Country" | |
| 1951 | The Goldbergs | Joyce | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |
| 1951 | The Ford Theatre Hour | Actress | Episode: "The Golden Mouth" | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Ellery Queen | Actress | Episode: "The Chinese Mummer Mystery" | |
| 1951 | Suspense | Actress | Episodes: "Night Break" and "A Vision of Death" | |
| 1951 | Lights Out | Helen Drome | Episode: "The Deal" | |
| 1951 | Danger | Gangster's Moll / Heidi | Episodes: "The Killer Scarf" and "Murderer's Face" |