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.
78 movies · 24 shows
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018·5.5
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018·6.4
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
2017·6.0
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013·8.2
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009·0.0
Delgo
2008·4.6
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003·5.0
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003·6.2
In Search of Peace
2001·7.0
Heartbreakers
2001·6.1
Haven
2001·6.8
Keeping the Faith
2000·6.1
Up at the Villa
2000·5.3
Deep in My Heart
1999·6.8
Antz
1998·6.2
Mark Twain's America in 3D
1998·10.0
Great Expectations
1998·6.6
Critical Care
1997·6.3
G.I. Jane
1997·6.5
The Sunchaser
1996·6.3
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996·6.4
Homecoming
1996·7.1
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995·6.1
Home for the Holidays
1995·6.3
How to Make an American Quilt
1995·6.4
The Mother
1994·0.0
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994·4.5
Mr. Jones
1993·5.8
Malice
1993·6.3
Point of No Return
1993·6.2
Love Potion No. 9
1992·6.2
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992·5.7
Mrs. Cage
1992·7.0
Broadway Bound
1992·6.5
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989·5.1
Torch Song Trilogy
1988·7.3
84 Charing Cross Road
1987·7.2
'night, Mother
1986·7.4
Agnes of God
1985·6.3
Garbo Talks
1984·6.3
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984·7.0
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984·0.0
To Be or Not to Be
1983·6.7
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1982·10.0
The Elephant Man
1980·8.0
Fatso
1980·5.8
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979·6.2
Mickey's 50
1978·9.0
The Turning Point
1977·6.6
Silent Movie
1976·6.5
Lipstick
1976·5.3
The Hindenburg
1975·6.3
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975·6.6
Young Winston
1972·6.2
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970·0.0
The Graduate
1967·7.6
The Slender Thread
1965·7.1
7 Women
1965·6.5
The Pumpkin Eater
1964·6.7
The Miracle Worker
1962·7.9
The Girl in Black Stockings
1957·6.1
The Restless Breed
1957·5.5
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957·0.0
So Soon to Die
1957·7.0
Nightfall
1956·6.9
Walk the Proud Land
1956·5.9
The Last Frontier
1955·6.2
The Naked Street
1955·6.2
A Life in the Balance
1955·6.4
New York Confidential
1955·6.0
The Raid
1954·6.5
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954·6.5
Gorilla at Large
1954·5.6
The Kid from Left Field
1953·7.7
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953·6.3
Tonight We Sing
1953·9.5
Don't Bother to Knock
1952·6.6
The Man Who Had Influence
1950·8.0