Anne Bancroft
Acting
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.
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
Delgo
Sedessa (voice)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Contessa
In Search of Peace
Golda Meir (voice)
Heartbreakers
Gloria Vogal
Haven
Mama Gruber
Up at the Villa
Princess San Ferdinando
Keeping the Faith
Ruth Schram
Deep in My Heart
Gerry Cummins
Antz
Queen (voice)
Mark Twain's America in 3D
Narrator
Great Expectations
Ms. Dinsmoor
Critical Care
Nun
G.I. Jane
Senator Lillian DeHaven
The Sunchaser
Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Homecoming
Abigail Tillerman
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Madame Ouspenskaya
Home for the Holidays
Adele Larson
How to Make an American Quilt
Glady Joe Cleary
The Mother
Mrs. Fanning
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Mr. Jones
Dr. Catherine Holland
Malice
Mrs. Kennsinger
Point of No Return
Amanda
Love Potion No. 9
Madame Ruth
Honeymoon in Vegas
Bea Singer
Mrs. Cage
Mrs. Cage
Broadway Bound
Kate Jerome
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Meredith Perlestein
Torch Song Trilogy
Ma Beckoff
84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
'night, Mother
Thelma Cates
Agnes of God
Mother Miriam Ruth
Garbo Talks
Estelle Rolfe
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
Anna Bronski
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Self
The Elephant Man
Mrs Kendal
Fatso
Antoinette
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Mickey's 50
Self
The Turning Point
Emma
Silent Movie
Self
Lipstick
Carla Bondi
The Hindenburg
Ursula
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Edna Edison
Young Winston
Lady Jennie Churchill
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Various
The Graduate
Mrs. Robinson
The Slender Thread
Inga Dyson
7 Women
Dr. D.R. Cartwright
The Pumpkin Eater
Jo Armitage
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
The Girl in Black Stockings
Beth Dixon
The Restless Breed
Angelita
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Julie Bickford
So Soon to Die
Isobel Waring
Nightfall
Marie Gardner
Walk the Proud Land
Tianay
The Last Frontier
Corinna Marston
The Naked Street
Rosalie Regalzyk
A Life in the Balance
María Ibinia
New York Confidential
Kathy Lupo
The Raid
Katy Bishop
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Paula
Gorilla at Large
Laverne Miller
The Kid from Left Field
Marian Foley
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
Tonight We Sing
Emma Hurok
Don't Bother to Knock
Lyn Lesley
The Man Who Had Influence
Maria Cassini